If Not Now, When? Create a DR Plan Today!

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Jim Spooner,UK Strategy Services Manager, GlassHouse Technologies UK Ltd

Jim Spooner is the Strategy Services Practice Manager for GlassHouse Technologies UK, where he brings over 20 years experience within data storage and IT service delivery.

During his time at GlassHouse, Jim has worked at numerous organisations delivering projects that focus on transforming the way in which IT is delivered as a service to the business.
Jim joined GlassHouse from Accenture where he was a Senior Consultant delivering strategy and process related projects, in particular assisting clients in the areas of storage management and disaster recovery.

During this time Jim also developed an archiving strategy for an enterprise organisation and implemented an email archiving solution to support up to 6,000 users.

Prior to GlassHouse, Jim was at StorageNetworks, where he worked with clients to support the development and implementation of consolidated storage and backup services within major clients across the globe. In his early career, Jim spent 15 years working for a number of technology manufacturers and solution providers within the field of storage, backup/recovery and archiving.

Jim holds a BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Portsmouth Polytechnic.

Session Synopsis

DR is a crucial component of any business, so it’s essential that delegates understand the implications of not having a strong DR plan in place.  Having a comprehensive DR plan in can really impact profitability; without it businesses are risking everything.  The moment a company experiences downtime they begin to lose money.

If they’re unable to recover quickly, the downtime dramatically impacts profitability and in many cases businesses don’t recover at all.  The time taken to move from a ‘down’ business to a running business again, can also impact reputation and customer trust.
This session will provide delegates with the knowledge they need to protect their businesses.

Today's businesses require very sophisticated storage management capabilities to fully protect critical business information and keep it highly available and readily recoverable.

While many IT professionals are aware of the consequences a disaster can have on their critical infrastructure and overall business, some continue to delay creating a disaster recovery plan.

This session addresses the reasons some IT professionals are failing to implement practical DR plans and offers some best practice tips to successfully design a DR strategy, including the tools and policies that should be included a DR plan if they already arent. Additionally, the session will highlight financial and organisational impact of DR without a plan.

Who should attend this session?
This session should be attended by IT decision makers CIO, CTO, IT managers.  It will also be informative for lower level employees.

What will delegates learn from this session?
In this session, attendees will gain knowledge of recovery management technologies that provide the necessary multi-layered protection for business information across the enterprise.  They will have a better understanding of how to set and meet recovery point and recovery time objectives in line with business requirements. They will also have a much clearer idea of how to design and test their own DR plan and launch a successful campaign for business support to establish a DR plan.


Session date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 2:15pm

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