The "Green" Data Center - Applying Common Sense Principles to Achieving Power Efficiency
10/9/2008 9:30:00 AM
Technology vendors are vigorously selling the concept of "green" computing these days, but often without a lot of relevance to the needs of IT buyers. Going green he is a commendable goal, but without a compelling business context, it's a difficult idea to sell to management. Green computing should be thought of in the context of power conservation and energy efficiency, concepts that resonate with any power-hungry business in these days of high fuel prices. The challenge for IT executives is to evaluate green initiatives in a context that makes sense for senior management. Bob McFarlane cuts through the hype and offers practical and actionable advice for making green computing a goal that everyone can embrace
Speakers:
Bob McFarlane
Principal
Shen Milsom & Wilke
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Data Center Resilience
10/9/2008 1:30:00 PM
This presentation will provide you with valuable insight into the new approaches that companies are taking to provide rapid restore times and data synchronization without huge costs. The discussion will start with the presentation of models that can be used to build a business case for resilience versus recovery.
The ideal characteristics of a recovery solution;
Methods for choosing the right mitigation strategy for your organization;
Considerations for data center resilience;
Data protection options; and
Technical challenges that IT organizations face in the process.
This session is for anybody who is considering enhancing the availability and recovery of their data center; is involved in a major data center consolidation or migration; or is implementing an enterprise-wide ERP application.
Speakers:
Damian Walch
Director, Enterprise Risk Services
Deloitte & Touche
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