Data Center Transformation (Spring 2010)

The data center of the future is possible today for IT environments that are willing to create an architecture that leverages technology where appropriate. This session is designed for storage administrators and storage architects. We will explore the business and technology changes necessary to transform existing data center''s into efficient, service oriented operations that leverage existing infrastructure.

All too often, new technology is sold as the solution. We will look beyond the vendor hype to help you choose the operational models and technologies best suited for your environment.

Learning Objectives

• You will gain an understanding of what technologies you should investigate, and those to ignore. This session will help you create an architecture that leverages technologies to transform your data-center, without risking your IT operations, your company or your job.
• Virtualization, Data de-duplication, Network Consolidation, Green Data-centers and Cloud Storage are all components of future data centers. The most successful organizations will use these technologies and concepts synergistically to lower costs, while meeting service and availability needs.
• Attendees will gain an understanding of how emerging technologies can help your data-center improve efficiency while lowering costs and risks including:
• IT as a Service - or ITaaS
• Public and private cloud delivery of ITaaS