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An Introduction to Windows Powered NAS
In this session, Mark will set the stage by talking about trends in the storage market, why Windows Powered NAS is important, what Windows Powered NAS is, and the key benefits that Windows Powered NAS provides. Do you have Windows NT systems that need to be consolidated? Or perhaps you're still changing tapes in dozens of remote offices. Or maybe you don't have a disaster recovery plan in the event your building is destroyed. Windows Powered NAS can be the cost-effective answer to these and many other storage solutions. In this presentation, you'll learn how Windows Powered NAS can do more than add storage to your existing servers; it can actually replace your file servers. Mark will tell you what you need to know about Windows Powered NAS to save your company time and money. In this talk, you'll find answers to questions such as:
How can NAS save you time and money?
Does the NAS OS matter?
What can I do with Window Powered NAS?
Who has partnered with Microsoft to build Windows Powered NAS solutions?
How do I buy a Windows Powered NAS appliance?
What's the difference between NAS and SAN? Are they mutually exclusive?
You'll learn about the key requirements fueling the growth in Windows Powered NAS and the factors that you must consider when designing a storage network. And you'll learn what the future holds for the coexistence of Network Attached Storage and Storage Area Networks.
Windows Powered NAS for File Server Consolidation and AD Design and OS Migration
In this session, Mark will host a live demonstration by NAS experts from Quest and HP who will demonstrate a file server consolidation. You'll see a step-by-step demonstration of how to move from a Windows NT 4.0 environment to the latest NAS hardware and Active Directory environment. You'll also see how to use Windows Powered NAS to migrate an Exchange 5.5 environment to Exchange 2000/Win2k. You learn whether SAN plus NAS is the ultimate storage solution. The techniques and tips you learn in this session will provide valuable help in planning any migrations to Windows Server 2003.
Using Windows Powered NAS to Significantly Improve Business Continuity
In this session, Mark will host a live demonstration by NAS experts from NSI, Microsoft, and HP. You'll see how to use Windows Powered NAS to provide hot recovery sites, increase uptime, improve backup performance, improve backup management, and significantly improve recover scenarios. You'll also learn how the marriage of SAN and NAS can dramatically improve your current infrastructure and provide you with the platform that can handle the explosive growth of storage requirements in the future.
Windows Powered NAS Panel and Q & A
In this session, Mark will moderate a panel of Windows Powered NAS experts from Microsoft, HP, Quest, NSI, and other storage solution providers, who can answer your storage questions. You'll also learn about the next version of Windows Powered NAS (version 3.0) and how to plan for your future storage needs. Panelists will be armed with the latest research on how Windows Powered NAS will affect your technical and business costs.
Conclusion: Wrap-up, Action Plan, and Prizes
Each attendee receives a bag of valuable information. Mark Smith will walk you through the items, explaining how you can use them to make educated storage planning decisions.
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