Panel Discussion: Practical Considerations – Enterprise Backup to the Storage Cloud

Moderator: Eric Burgener, Senior Analyst and Consultant, Taneja Group

Panelist: Chander Kant, CEO and Founder, Zmanda Inc.

This panel consisting of users, technology providers and analyst will take a hard look at practical considerations when choosing the storage cloud for enterprise backup storage and disaster recovery. The panelists will discuss key considerations including performance, security, manageability, recovery time objective, recovery point objective, service level requirements, regulatory compliance as well as financial considerations. Additionally, the panel will share lessons learned from past deployments and their recommendations on the best way to leverage the storage cloud as the backup storage media.

As a result of participating in this session, attendees will be able to:

• Determine the benefits of storage cloud versus traditional onsite and offsite media options
  
• Gain knowledge of the do’s and don’ts associated with backing up to the storage cloud
  
• More effectively leverage the storage cloud for enterprise backup & recovery