Business Continuity Planning 2008: Architecting a Reliable Data Management and Protection Plan

IT pros are invited to attend a special free breakfast seminar featuring noted disaster recovery and business continuity expert Jon William Toigo and technology experts from CDW.  Business Continuity Planning 2008: Architecting a Reliable Data Management and Protection Plan is being held in select cities to help you address key challenges and opportunities in 2008.

To reserve your seat, apply online or call Delegate Relations Manager Amanda Lamb at (508) 621-5574.

You know that bulletproof continuity planning is no longer a “nice to have” – it is a “need to have”.

You also know that there are two types of components making up your IT infrastructure: those that have failed and those that will fail. In order to survive, you need to build in continuity across your data center and beyond – to account for servers, storage, applications, databases, virtualization, backup, archiving, remote offices, WANs – the list goes on.

At this seminar, Jon Toigo will show what he sees as he works with DR planners at all types of organizations. Toigo will explain how to proactively build failover into your architecture, so can know the answer to the question, “What do I do when XYZ fails?”

Toigo will speak in common-sense terms on how he sees IT managers incorporating fresh approaches with fresh technologies. It’s not about always buying the latest and greatest, it’s about getting serious about data protection and data management and having a smart system for testing your plan.

And since a good business continuity plan -- by definition -- never gets recognized by anyone outside IT, Toigo will then advise you on how you can get buy-in from management for funding. He will give tips on how to get the attention of the suits so they can’t ignore the need.

Finally, experts from the CDW business continuity professional services practice will tell you not only which technologies they are seeing successfully deployed in the field, they’ll also show you examples of how these technologies are being applied and the gains its customers have seen as a result.

This is a rare opportunity to get out of the office for a morning, hear the most current advice from the world’s leading expert on business continuity and DR planning – and network with your IT peers.

Don't miss this exclusive opportunity -- attendance at each seminar is limited. Reserve your seat today; complete our quick online registration form or call Amanda Lamb at (508) 621-5574.

About Jon William Toigo

Jon William Toigo is CEO and Managing Principal of Toigo Partners International LLC, an independent consultancy and information technology research & analysis firm focused on providing meaningful guidance to IT consumers and decision makers. He is also chairman of The Data Management Institute LLC, a professional development organization he founded for those who design, plan, manage and administer storage infrastructure and data assets. He is a 20-year IT veteran who has worked both as an operative within corporate information systems departments and as a senior consultant with two international systems integrators. He is also a prolific writer with 15 books and thousands of articles in the technology trade press to his credit. His technology columns in seven popular print and on-line media garner a loyal readership of more than 500,000 per month worldwide.

About CDW

CDW provides business continuity solutions that keep your critical functions running during an emergency.  Our dedicated team of business continuity specialists focuses on backup, archiving and high availability to ensure a well-planned recovery strategy.  CDW, ranked No. 39 on Forbes’ list of America’s Largest Private Companies, is a leading provider of technology solutions for business, government and education and was founded in 1984. 

For more information, visit CDW.com.

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