DR Planning.org founder, Jon Toigo, is delighted to be participating once again in the Storage Decisions Conferences from TechTarget.  After a five year hiatus, Toigo returns to deliver two original presentations related to business continuity and data management.

DR Testing Programs-How Useful Are They?

Over the past couple of years, a new DR product category has emerged—disaster recovery testing tools. These applications can scan your storage environment and alert you to any potential gaps in your recovery plan.

Sound too good to be true? This session will take a close look at the handful of products in this category and reveal:

• What they can tell you, what they can't
• How accurate are the results these programs provide
• How easy or difficult is it to implement and use these tools
• How will these tools impact your storage environment
• If these tools are comprehensive enough to use in place of testing, or can reduce the need for testing
• How you can justify the cost of acquiring one of these products  

Managing the Four Cs – Cost Containment, Compliance, Continuity and Carbon Footprint

Nearly every company today has an set of front burner issues that come down to 4 “C’s”: Cost Containment, Compliance, Continuity and Carbon Reduction. At root, every one of these issues requires a strategy for improved data management. In this presentation, Toigo will address the following topics based on his new book, Making IT Matter (currently being developed as a BLOOK by Toigo, and co-author Randy Chalfant, CTO, Sun Microsystems).

This will include:

• The central role of data and storage management in realizing C-4 objectives
• The state of current storage and data management tools
• Guidelines for building a data management initiative in your company
• Prospects for the future

When and Where

The kickoff of the Storage Decisions Conference season commenced in May. The Chicago event was well attended and Toigo's presentations garnered high praise from delegates. 

There are still several more SD Conferences to go in 2008:  Toronto in June, then New York in September, followed by San Francisco in December.  Check HERE for details and to register for these free events.