Managing data overload – how virtualisation can help

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Title:	Managing data overload – how virtualisation can help
When:	Tuesday 2nd October 2007, 3:00pm BST
Duration:	One Hour

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Event Overview
Every IT manager knows that the amount of information they have to store is growing faster than ever. But where is all that data – on PC hard drives, servers, standalone storage devices, or all these and more? One of the biggest operational challenges for IT is to control that growth in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Virtualisation is attracting interest from IT managers as a potential solution to this information overload. The technology allows you to manage all your storage centrally, but to give users the appearance that they have their data locally. In an increasingly multi-vendor technology environment, virtualisation can help make sure your storage assets are fully utilised and well managed, with a reduced risk of compliance failure. And there are even benefits for your green computing strategy too.

This Computing web seminar, in association with Hitachi Data Systems, will examine the benefits of storage virtualisation and the emerging best practice in managing the technology. Real-life case studies will demonstrate how organisations are making virtualisation work for them, and you will have the opportunity to put your questions to our expert panel.

Speaker Biographies

Tony Reid - UK Services Director, Hitachi Data Systems

Tony Reid is the Services Director for Hitachi Data Systems UK. His main responsibilities include Hitachi Data Systems’ Managed Services, Customer Service and Support (CS&S), and Global Solutions Services (GSS) organisations, delivering managed storage services, customer engineering services and professional services to U.K. customers.

Tony has worked almost 30 years in the computer and Information Technology industry and joined Hitachi Data Systems 16 years ago as the European product support manager. Initially he was responsible for the technical planning and European launch of several disk and tape storage products. Later, with the introduction of Hitachi Data Systems’ 7700 disk array, he moved from technical planning into sales planning and support before taking over his current service delivery role.

Tony started his career at IBM in the Office Products division, and quickly moved on to the Large Systems division in the UK London Banking branch. He also gained extensive experience in the storage marketplace through his roles in the Storage Support Centre at the Berlin manufacturing facility.

Bob Plumridge - member of the Board of Directors, SNIA Europe.

Bob has been on the board of directors for 18 months and is the treasurer.

Rupert Eve - Senior Executive, Accenture

Rupert Eve is a Senior Executive in Accenture’s Systems Integration practice and is responsible for delivering some of the largest infrastructure projects within the UK.

Rupert has been involved in a number of large IT Transformation projects for Accenture, advising on technology feasibility and cost reduction.

Rupert has worked for Accenture for 14 years across a wide variety of industry sectors. Rupert is currently working for a large UK healthcare provider.

Education
Imperial College, London. MEng, Chemical Engineering (1992).

Rupert is married with two children and lives in London.