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Information Lifecycle Management: Cost Reduction for Your Bottom Line

Paul Lancour — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:30:10 +0000

Join BearingPoint Senior Manager Pat Tobin as he explores the importance of Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) and how it can directly impact your bottom line. With a 50 percent growth in storage data of companies in recent years, the ILM Solution has evolved heavily over the past seven years. Companies that typically used a centralized system to store data now want much more control over their information and are turning to the ILM solution for that support.

The ILM Solution is also heavily used for E-discovery. With E-discovery costs on the rise, organizations are in need of a solution that assists with gathering only the necessary data, and not just a compilation of tons of document that are not needed. With every litigation suite, there is only a certain amount of documentation needed. Clients can experience massive cost decreases when just the necessary data is pulled.

With the many positives of designing an effective ILM solution come some struggles. Firms have legacy data all over the place. It is a very big obstacle trying to balance all of the data, plus input anything new. Another challenge is the need for a lot of governance. With all of the legalities, it’s extremely important to know the regulations and compliance issues up front. Lastly, an organization needs guidance on how to initiate this solution and where it should end. This is where BearingPoint can assist. ILM is a journey, but a journey worth pursuing. This journey will result in massive cost reduction and extreme efficiency for all your storage needs.

Tags: BearingPoint, Pat Tobin, Information Lifecycle Management, ILM, E-discovery

IT Architecture: Plan for Success

Jason Lopez — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:47:01 +0000

It may seem obvious that planning pays. But for those CIOs and their staffs, managing an IT infrastructure often occurs in an environment where problems are moving targets. Many organizations have little time to plan ahead. But they must. “You’re not going to get there unless you have a plan,” says Bob Stoddard, Intel IT Architect. He was on the team that molded Intel’s IT plan starting in late 1990s. Almost a decade later, Intel’s IT shop is seeing dividends from that plan in the form of lower TCO and improved client efficiency. “vPro is really a beachhead for us in cracking the code to get closer to an end-to-end management solution, not just for the client, but across compute network and storage,” says Prasad Rampalli, vice president of Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group. “vPro transcends clients all the way to the data center.” In this podcast, Intel’s Josh Hilliker, Prasad Rampalli and Bob Stoddard discuss the role of planning and why IT architecture is crucial to success.

Tags: CIO, IT infrastructure, Bob Stoddard, Intel, vPro, Prasad Rampalli, Digital Enterprise Group, Josh Hilliker, IT architecture

Designing and Implementing a Scalable Virtual Desktop Deployment, part 4

editor — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:01:42 +0000

In this podcast, John Dodge and Tyler Rohrer explore some of the tips and tricks that have proven to be successful for early adopters of VMware virtual desktop infrastructure. By learning from past deployments, companies of all sizes can save themselves lost time, and longer ROI periods by utilizing the best practices that have been, and are, being developed weekly by VMware and our 100,000 customers around the world. Specific to VDI, this podcast focuses on storage reduction and configuration, end user experience, elegant application delivery using THINAPP (formerly thinstall), flexible deployment scenarios, as well as operating system and hardware considerations.

Speakers:
J. Tyler Rohrer, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, VMware
John Dodge, Worldwide Release Engineer, VMware

Tags: J. Tyler Rohrer, John Dodge, VMware, Thinapp, VDI, Thinstall, virtualization, ROI

The Heart of Visual Media: Data Storage

Jason Lopez — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:04:29 +0000

Enterprise storage is often associated with companies that produce volumes of business data. But the need for mission-critical data storage is growing acutely in one area that many users take for granted: video. It’s a data hog. Now, with high definition looming and increasing demand for video on the Web, the need for storage in our home devices and in professional settings is only going to require better performing storage solutions. In this podcast interview, Joe Rorke, of Rorke Data, discusses the rise of video and the best practices for media storage.

Tags: Enterprise storage, data storage, Joe Rorke, Rorke Data, media storage

Designing and Implementing a Scalable Virtual Desktop Deployment, part 2

editor — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 03:00:04 +0000

This podcast is the second in a series covering the basic design considerations that customers of all sizes should be mindful of as they begin to explore the many benefits of VDI. John Dodge takes a pragmatic, layered approach in working towards a framework in designing flexible, and scalable VDI deployments, as is discussed in this podcast. From Thin Clients, to PC’s, to connectivity and networks, to security, DMZ, and firewall considerations, to connection broker topology, then into the host, hypervisor, storage, operating system, and lastly application and user profile layer - all combine to provide a best practices model for elegantly designing new desktop architectures using VMware VDI and Thinapp.

Speakers:
J. Tyler Rohrer, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, VMware
John Dodge, Worldwide Release Engineer, VMware

Tags: VDI, John Dodge, Thin Clients, Thinapp, VMware, virtual desktop deployment

Server Consolidation Best Practices with VMware and HP

editor — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:49:10 +0000

In this podcast, learn best practices for planning server virtualization and consolidation from VMware and HP experts. Ensure your virtualization project is a success with these tips on target applications, storage and networking considerations, process changes and much more. Listen to Rob Smoot of VMware and James Lomonaco from HP as they offer real-world advice on how to get the most out of your virtual infrastructure using assessment services as well as advanced functionality that will improve availability, drive up utilization and make your administrators more productive.

Speakers:
Rob Smoot, Group Manager, Product Marketing, VMware
James Lomonaco, HP ISS, Product Marketing Manager, HP

Tags: virtualization, VMware, HP, storage, networking, Rob Smoot, James Lomonaco

Information Management Series: The Importance of Business Intelligence (BI) and Performance Management

Paul Lancour — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:58:00 +0000

Join BearingPoint Senior Manager John Gill as he explores Information Management, but more specifically, the importance of BI and Performance Management. Information Management is focused on identifying the best way to get information to the proper channels. In many instances, this involves looking at three keys areas; analytics, sharing and storage. Analytics focuses on deciding who should get what type of information to make better decisions that will impact the company’s performance. Sharing determines how to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of a solution and storage is needed to decide what to do with the information once it’s received. These three areas are the main focus of our IM practice and what constitutes success for our clients. Many businesses are looking for Business Intelligence and Performance Management (BI/PM) which goes beyond traditional management reporting. Our BI/PM solution enables an information-based business strategy and assists with charting a path to financial services success. BI, which encompasses the analysis, presentation and delivery of information to business users, is a significant tool in assisting with the reduction of overall spending and making better business decisions. BearingPoint’s new thinking has focused its attention on providing IM solutions around credit crisis risk, management reporting and a better understanding of data. We are dedicated to providing our clients with information in a faster fashion to enable our clients to have better information management. With our wide selection of offerings, this is an exciting time for IM.

Tags: BearingPoint, John Gill, Information Management, BI, Performance Management, Analytics, IM, Business Intelligence, Performance Management

Vision 2008 Podcast: Symantec and Citrix Announce Veritas Virtual Infrastructure

editor — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:34:24 +0000

In this podcast, Sean Derrington, Director of Storage Management at Symantec, and Matt Fairbanks, VP of Product Marketing at Citrix, discuss the partnership between the two companies in introducing Veritas Virtual Infrastructure. For more information, visit the business section at www.symantec.com or http://vision.symantec.com .

Tags: Sean Derrington, Storage Management, Matt Fairbanks, Product Marketing, Citrix, Veritas, Virtual Infrastructure, Data Protection, Storage, Symantec

Vision 2008 Podcast: Veritas Virtual Infrastructure Overview

editor — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:30:14 +0000

In this podcast, Sean Derrington, Director of Storage Management & High Availability, provides an overview of Veritas Virtual Infrastructure, which was introduced at Symantec Vision 2008. For more information, visit the business section at www.symantec.com or http://vision.symantec.com.

Tags: Sean Derrington, Storage Management, High Availability, Veritas, Virtual Infrastructure, Vision, Data Protection, Storage, Symantec

Vision 2008 Podcast: Next Generation Data Protection

editor — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:29:07 +0000

In this podcast, Matt Kixmoeller, VP of Product Management for Veritas NetBackup and Pat Hanavan, VP of Product Management for Backup Exec, have a high-level discussion around Symantec’s Next Generation Data Protection strategy. For more information, visit the business section at www.symantec.com or www.netbackup.com.

Tags: Matt Kixmoeller, Veritas, NetBackup, Pat Hanavan, Backup Exec, Next Generation Data Protection, Data Security, Storage, Symantec

Vision 2008 Podcast: NetBackup 6.5.2 Product Overview

editor — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:27:43 +0000

In this podcast, Marty Ward, Director of Product Marketing in the Data Protection group, discusses the updated NetBackup platform, and how it is a part of Symantec’s Next Generation Data Protection strategy. For more information, visit the business section at www.symantec.com.

Tags: Marty Ward, Data Protection, NetBackup, Data Security, Storage, Symantec

Robert Taylor, formerly of Fulton County, GA

editor — Thu, 15 May 2008 21:36:01 +0000

Robert Taylor, CEO of KennTechnologies, Inc. and former CIO at Fulton County, Georgia, spoke with Patrick E. Spencer, Symantec’s director of publishing and customer marketing programs and editor in chief of CIO Digest, about the unique IT challenges local government CIOs face today, ranging from email and document archiving and e-discovery, to endpoint security, to storage management. Under Robert’s direction, the IT department at Fulton County, Georgia received numerous accolades and awards for its technology thought leadership. The role and importance of technology was accentuated in the story surrounding Andrew Speaker, the TB patient who flew to France for his wedding and returned to the U.S. through Canada. For more on Robert and how the technologies his team implemented helped in uncovering email and voice mail related to Andrew Speaker and his interaction with Fulton County, check out the InfoWorld article .

For more Executive Spotlight Podcasts from Symantec, visit http://go.symantec.com/esp.

Tags: CIO Digest, IT, Symantec, Robert Taylor, Fulton County, Patrick E. Spencer, KennTechnologies, Andrew Speaker

Classic Scoble : Making storage easier with Fabrik

Robert Scoble — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:58:00 +0000

What was Scoble up to one year ago today? Check out today’s video for a trip down memory lane.
And for more context, check out his blog, from one year ago today!

Mike Cordano, CEO and co-founder of Fabrik shows me the new SimpleTech’s software and we talk about the storage, er, hard drive, business and how they are trying to differentiate themselves with software that makes backing up and finding files easier.

Other posts from a year ago:
Attention security experts: BlueLane protects your virtual machines
The day the Web changed

Tags: Mike Cordano, Fabrik, SimpleTech

SNWSpotlight: The Week In Review

Paul Lancour — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:30:00 +0000

It’s a busy time of year for storage folks. For the many who made it to Orlando for this show, and for those who followed online from around the world, there was plenty to learn and share, from the floor (where you might have seen this IBM System Storage on display) to the Xiotech announcement. In this podcast, an overview of the week at Storage Networking World from keynote speakers, analysts, and industry leaders.

SNWSpotlight is your source for the latest information from Storage Networking World. It’s brought to you by LSI.

Tags: storage, Xiotech, Storage Networking World, SNWSpotlight, LSI

SNWSpotlight: 8G FC and FCoE, Solid State Storage

Paul Lancour — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:29:11 +0000

In this podcast, a focus on the state of 8-Gigabit fibre channel and fibre channel over Ethernet. Joining the conversation, Tom Hammond-Doel, senior alliance manager at LSI and vice chairman of the Fibre Channel Industry Association, and Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst with The StorageIO Group. Also in this podcast, a look at solid state storage with Texas Memory Systems Executive Vice President Woody Hutsell and LSI Storage Architect Brian McKean.

SNWSpotlight is your source for the latest information from Storage Networking World. It’s brought to you by LSI.

Tags: 8-Gigabit fibre channel, 8-Gigabit, fibre, fibre channel over Ethernet, FCoE, Ethernet, Tom Hammond-Doel, FCIA, Greg Schulz, The StorageIO Group, solid state storage, Brian McKean, Texas Memory Systems, LSI, storage, SNWSpotlight, Storage Networking World

SNWSpotlight: High Performance Computing, Green Data Center

Paul Lancour — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:30:25 +0000

In this podcast, we hear about a new development in the high performance computing market from Raj Das of SGI and Greg Schulz, analyst with The StorageIO Group, weighs in on the “green gap” in the data center.

SNWSpotlight is your source for the latest information from Storage Networking World. It’s brought to you by LSI.

Tags: Raj Das, SGI, Greg Schulz, green IT, Storage Networking World, LSI, high performance computing, SNWSpotlight, data center

SNWSpotlight: Storage Virtualization, Green Data Centers

Paul Lancour — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:58:55 +0000

In this podcast, reporter Michael Johnson delves into storage virtualization technology, speaking with Don Fautt, LSI director of software marketing, and Doug Jury, LSI’s director of software business sales. Catherine Girardeau tackles power efficiency in the data center, speaking with Dave Vellante and William Souder about Vellante’s Wikibon Project. It’s had a terrific impact on the bottom line at Berry College, where Sounder is director of information technology.

SNWSpotlight is your source for the latest information from Storage Networking World. It’s brought to you by LSI.

Tags: Michael Johnson, storage virtualization, Catherine Girardeau, power efficiency, data center, SNWSpotlight, Storage Networking World, LSI, Wikibon Project, Dave Vellante, Berry College, William Souder, Doug Jury, Don Fautt

SNWSpotlight: Harry Mason and Dr. Claudine Simson, at SNW

Paul Lancour — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:30:50 +0000

In this podcast, we chat with Harry Mason, president of the SCSI Trade Association. Also, Dr. Claudine Simson, chief technology officer for LSI, gives us a preview of her keynote address. SNWSpotlight is your source for the latest information from Storage Networking World. It’s brought to you by LSI.

Tags: Harry Mason, SCSI Trade Association, Claudine Simson, LSI, SNWSpotlight, Storage Networking World

SNWSpotlight Conference Preview: Security Partnerships

Paul Lancour — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:03:01 +0000

SNWSpotlight is your source for the latest information from Storage Networking World.

Here at the Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla., we start our coverage with a preview of the conference, featuring Derek Hulitzky of Computerworld, and we preview a security partnership among some industry leaders. SNWSpotlight is brought to you by LSI.

Tags: SNWSpotlight, Storage Networking World, Derek Hulitzky, Computerworld, LSI

Encryption Key Management and Enterprise Data Security

Michael Johnson — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:32:29 +0000

In this third of three podcasts on enterprise data security, PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Bob Cancilla, vice president of disk systems at IBM. Cancilla explains the important role of encryption key management across the enterprise data storage security space, especially with an encrypted drive. Cancilla says that key management, paired with smart storage arrays, and fully encrypted drives presents a formidable security matrix. IBM will soon be presenting its next generation Tivoli Key Life Cycle Management Tool.

Tags: Tivoli, Bob Cancilla, data center, enterprise, FDE, Full Disk Encryption, Seagate, security IBM, self-encrypting

The Role of the Controller and Storage System in Enterprise Data

Michael Johnson — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:31:52 +0000

In this second of three podcasts on enterprise data security, PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Phil Bullinger, executive vice president and general manager of the Engenio Storage Group at LSI Corporation. Bullinger explains the role of the storage system in the enterprise data storage security ecosystem. Bullinger says that LSI’s storage system works to authenticate encrypted disk drives, yielding a comprehensive data security picture.
Seagate, IBM, and LSI have been working to make
changes in how data is protected in enterprise data centers. Today, Seagate announced it is making available the world’s first self-encrypting hard drive for data centers. For more information go to:
fdesecurityleaders.com

Tags: enterprise data security, Phil Bullinger, Engenio, data center, LSI, Phil Bullinger, Security, self-encrypting, storage system

Self-Encrypting Disk Drives to Move into Data Centers

Michael Johnson — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:30:41 +0000

Seagate, IBM, and LSI have been working to make changes in how data is protected in enterprise Data Centers. Today Seagate announced it is making available the world’s first self-encrypting hard drive for data centers. PodTech spoke with key executives at Seagate, IBM, and LSI about this new technology shift, how it works and why enterprise data center managers should know more about the next phase in enterprise security.

In this first of three podcasts, PodTech’s Michael Johnson speaks with Sherman Black, senior vice president and general manager of the enterprise compute business at Seagate. Black explains how Full Disk Encryption (FDE) is crucial for enterprise data storage security, as all drives eventually leave the data center, whether for repair, retirement, or maintenance. For more information go to:
fdesecurityleaders.com

Tags: Sherman Black, data center, enterprise, FDE, Full Disk Encryption, Seagate, self-encrypting

SNW Spotlight Spring 2008

Catherine Girardeau — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:20:28 +0000

SNW Spotlight, the latest news from Storage Networking World, will be brought to you by LSI twice daily during the SNW conference, held April 7-10 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Fla. Subscribe now for daily podcasts of news from the conference, as well as stories on hot topics featuring industry leaders. This spring’s conference will include keynote presentations by renowned inventor Raymond Kurzweil; Laura Campbell of the Library of Congress, and many others. Follow conference tracks on issues of vital importance to storage and networking professionals, from High Performance Computing to the Next-Generation Data Center.

Tags: SNW Spotlight, Storage Networking World, LSI, Raymond Kurzweil, Laura Campbell, High Performance Computing, Data Center

IT Risk Management Report, Volume 2: Part Three

editor — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:01:20 +0000

This is the final segment of a 3 part podcast interview with Darren Thomson and Jeremy Ward on the Symantec IT Risk Management Report, Volume 2. In this segment, Thomson and Ward provide insights on vertical markets and key findings of the report. For more info, visit:
www.symantec.com/riskreport

Tags: Darren Thomson, Jeremy Ward, Information Risk Management, Security, Storage, Symantec

IT Risk Management Report, Volume 2: Part Two

editor — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:01:39 +0000

This is the second segment of a 3 part podcast interview with Darren Thomson and Jeremy Ward on the Symantec IT Risk Management Report, Volume 2. In this segment, Thomson and Ward provide a general overview and key findings of the report. For more info, visit:
www.symantec.com/riskreport

Tags: Darren Thomson, Jeremy Ward, Information Risk Management, Security, Storage, Symantec