Columbus, OH Event: 3 Enterprise Storage Problems You Can Solve Today

October 14, 2009 By Stephen Leave a Comment

This summer, I presented three use cases for public cloud storage at the Nth Generation Symposium in LA. I will reprise this presentation next Wednesday (October 21) in Columbus, OH within the excellent confines of TechColumbus. This is a free lunch-time event (sponsored by Nirvanix) and all are welcome to attend. Please register if you plan to attend so we can plan lunch numbers.

Evaluating and adopting new storage technologies often takes weeks, months and sometimes years! Certain applications of cloud storage, however, transcend these timelines. In his presentation Stephen Foskett will present 3 Enterprise storage problems that can be solved today using your existing infrastructure:

Get critical data off-site now

Implement true tiered storage

Create a scalable archive

All three use cases will include essential input for your business case, including TCO/ROI and critical success factors.

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