Storage Decisions New York is our flagship event, bringing together over 500 end-users, independent experts, analysts and top solution providers to engage in thought-provoking presentations, interactive networking opportunities, and sponsor showcases featuring the latest trends and technologies impacting the storage industry. This 2-day conference is the only place you can find the industry’s foremost independent experts – and the most qualified group of storage professionals – under one roof!

This year we’ll be celebrating 13 years of providing independent and actionable advice to storage-focused IT pros. Attending is like money in your pocket. Your organization wins and you win. With FREE registration, access to today’s top independent experts and reps from 30+ tech vendors – we’ll save you time, money and countless headaches by fulfilling your research needs in just one place.

Media and entertainment has attracted the interest of a number of storage vendors —both big and small —and spawned unique storage systems and architectures to provide direct attached, local networked and cloud-based storage to serve the various needs of this market. Arguably the "original" big data app, the information processing needs of media and entertainment organizations imposes unique demands on storage systems. Many creative processes are collaborative efforts that can require local simultaneous access and changes in files – which combined with the potential size of media files – place daunting requirements for storage and other studio infrastructure.

Join Storage Decisions for Action! Configuring Storage for Media and Entertainment Applications – the only vendor-neutral event 100% devoted to the media and entertainment industry’s unique data storage needs.

The trends are clear – storage is moving to the cloud. Cloud storage has certainly been one of IT’s hottest topics the past few years. But it isn’t just a hot topic anymore – cloud storage is a fundamental change to storage architecture. IT shops are collectively onboard with the idea that the cloud is viable, and are moving past the fundamental reservations held in the recent past.

With dozens of cloud storage providers, including resellers and regional services, and an assortment of cloud models – hybrid, private, and public – it’s a tough market for IT pros to navigate. Storage Decisions is here to help decipher face from fiction with our all new dinner series – Integrating Cloud Storage – featuring independent expert Stephen Foskett. Join Foskett as he cuts through the market hype and gets real about the cloud – presenting facts and technical advice that will help you determine how your organization can leverage the cloud to meet your business needs.

Is software-defined networking (SDN) truly ready to deliver on its much hyped promises? At this exclusive dinner event, virtual networking expert, John Burke of Nemertes Research, will explore the promises of SDN and what role it will play in the future. Discover what you need to build a software-defined network, what is a realistic timeframe for SDN implementation and more. Register today online!

Network security technologies are shifting rapidly and the nature of the endpoint is increasingly shifting toward mobile and multi-platform. Now more than ever, it’s critical to rethink how you strategize about protecting the computer – the endpoint – and the network itself. Space is limited, lockdown your complimentary seat today!

Join industry veteran and Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) expert Lee Mackey at this complimentary, half-day event to discuss the latest UCC solutions, available options, examples of how UCC is working for your peers, and most importantly, how you can make it work for you. Walk away from this morning session with a strong UCC implementation strategy tailored to meet your business initiatives. Register online now!

Today’s leaders of business intelligence (BI) and analytics programs are faced with the difficult task of setting the strategy and direction that will deliver optimum business value from their organization’s data resources. Join us at one of our upcoming BI Leadership dinners, led by thought leader Wayne Eckerson, to interact with like-minded BI directors and managers and discuss the latest BI technologies and trends, share ideas and best practices for overcoming common BI challenges, and network with like-minded peers in a relaxed, after-work setting.

Coming to 23 cities across the globe this year, independent industry experts will guide you through proven ways to deal with Windows apps and desktops in a world of tablets, BYO, and web. Spend just a few hours out of the office to take advantage of a live Q&A, peer networking opportunities and tons of valuable information regarding how to effectively manage your users’ desktops in the consumerization era.

In response to rising server and desktop virtualization adoption rates – we have developed this seminar to help IT pros like you overcome the many challenges of configuring storage for virtual servers and desktops - and to help make the evaluation and implementation of storage products easier on you and your budget. Our keynote speaker, Howard Marks discusses the complications virtualization presents for storage management and the new processes, tools and technologies you can use to overcome these challenges – and all around enhance the capabilities of virtualization in your IT shop.