Big Data

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Explosive data growth has caused backup windows to disappear, storage capacity to bloat and IT to stagger under the management load. Furthermore, “big data” – a term applied to data sets so large and complex that they become difficult to capture, store, search, share and analyse – has added complexity to current backup processes and storage architectures.

As companies look to derive more value from the information they hold, they need to ensure the data is always available, protected and backed-up.

This track includes sessions that share how our innovations in backup, storage management, archiving and eDiscovery are helping customers to:

• Consolidate and contain server and storage growth
• Ensure high availability, efficient storage utilisation and simpler backups
• Enable data collection, identification, analysis, review and production
• Reduce storage costs and management overheads associated with “big data”
• Optimise existing IT investments and improve efficiencies

These innovations are also helping customers adopt virtualisation and cloud computing faster – with less risk and at lower cost.

This track is especially relevant for IT and business professionals and leaders responsible for:

• Virtual & physical infrastructure
• Infrastructure operations & systems management
• Storage management & data protection
• Business continuity & disaster recovery

 

Session Descriptions
Best Practices on How to Protect Big Data and Large Databases
New challenges in data management, including database growth and the need to embrace the extreme information issues of volume, variety, velocity and complexity are testing traditional data management approaches. We will discuss methods available today to meet SLAs in these environments.
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Backup Exec 2012 & Backup Exec 3600 Appliance: Delivering Better Backup
Learn about the exciting new features in Backup Exec 2012 that solve your modern data protection needs. Backup Exec 2012 unites the physical and virtual backup world, eliminates backup complexity with a streamlined management console, integrates disaster recovery capabilities, and offers new editions designed to meet the needs of SMBs all the way up to the enterprise.
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Where Does Your Data Hide? Understanding the Clearwell eDiscovery Platform
Application and storage media growth are showing no signs of slowing down. Email, laptops, SharePoint and Web-based applications have transformed the way people live and work. At the same time, for each legal case or investigation, that also means there are a growing number of places where data may reside. How do you collect from these data sources while also maintaining the defensibility of the collection process? How do you ensure that the task doesn’t overwhelm already overworked staff members? What do you do once you have the data? In this Clearwell eDiscovery session, you will understand and see the next-generation practices that allow you to build a repeatable and defensible process for eDiscovery across your organisation.
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Giving Structure to Unstructured Data
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One part of today’s information management challenge is how to realise the greatest value from the data which is occupying your storage. Centrally storing your company data in an archive allows for storage savings but with Symantec Enterprise Vault 10 you can now automatically classify every item, providing you with a better understanding of your data, and greater control. This control is demonstrable for legislative requirements and other compliance reasons but is still applicable for every organisation, not just those with a watchful eye on particular regulations. Control allows you to delete with confidence, to discover efficiently, and provides defensible protection. After people, your company's data is its most valuable asset: don’t leave it to gather dust - give it structure, and give it to your staff to use in a timely and intuitive way. Realise its maximum value!
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NetBackup Appliances Technical Deep Dive
Are you interested in learning more about what makes the NetBackup 5220 and 5020 Appliances the best choice for your backup infrastructure? Then this session is for you. We’ll discuss in detail capabilities you will only find on the NetBackup Appliances, such as our WAN optimization technology for improved network performance when replicating images off-site. You’ll see how simple and easy the Appliances are to deploy and manage. This is the session to attend if you are refreshing media servers, need an all-in-one solution for remote offices or virtualised environments, want easy DR automation, or just want to make your job easier.
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Data Insight: Improve Unstructured Data Governance through Insights into Data Ownership and Usage
With the rapid growth of unstructured data, organisations face an increasing risk of inappropriate data usage and of rising storage costs due to ineffective data management. Symantec Data Insight enables organisations to improve data governance by providing visibility into data ownership and by providing the context in which the unstructured data is used. In this session, learn how Data Insight offers an integrated approach for helping organisations align their data assets to business goals by simplifying the remediation of exposed critical data as well as by optimising their storage environment.
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Improving Information Governance & eDiscovery Practices
Applications and storage media growth are showing no signs of slowing down. Email, laptops, SharePoint and Web-based applications have transformed the way people live and work. At the same time, for each legal case or FOI investigation, that also means there are a growing number of places where data may reside. What data is important? How do you collect from these data sources while also maintaining the defensibility of the collection process? How do you ensure that the task doesn’t overwhelm already overworked staff members? What do you do once you have the data? In this session, you will understand the growing importance of Information Governance to your organisation, and understand the steps you can take now to get better outcomes. Also see the next-generation practices that allow you to build and leverage a repeatable and defensible process for eDiscovery across the Enterprise.
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