Events and Activities Page

The following are upcoming and past links to various event activities that StorageIO is involved with. View the StorageIO Portfolio page here which contains links to articles, white papers, conference presentations, videos, web casts, pod casts along with tips and FAQs. Topics include big data, little data, high performance, storage optimization, data footprint reduction (DFR), DCIM, server, storage (SAN, NAS, Object), IO and networking, data protection modernization (backup/restore, BC, DR, HA, archiving), cloud, virtualization, Green and efficient IT, flash SSD, industry trends, management tools among other related themes.

Upcoming and Previous StorageIO Events and Activities

Updated 5/21/13

When	Venue	Event Name	Location
August 26-29, 2013	VMworld	VMworld	San Francisco
May 30, 2013	21st CIT	Live web chat: Storage and IO trends, from SSD to Software Defined	Online Noon ET
May 6-8, 2013	EMCworld	EMCworld	Las Vegas, NV
April 24, 2013		Guest expert: Optimizing your data center performance and business efficiencies with solid state storage.	Twitter 12-1PM CT
April 9, 2013	NAB	NAB Event	Las Vegas NV
April 4, 2013		Analyst Perspective: Increase Your Return on Innovation (The New ROI) With Data Management and Dedupe	Orlando FL 10:30AM ET
April 3, 2013		Analyst Perspective: Metrics that Matter - Meritage of Data Management and Data Protection	Orlando FL 5:00PM ET
April 3, 2013		Analyst Perspective: Time to Rethink Data Protection Including BC and DR	Orlando FL 10:30AM ET
March 11, 2013		Guest: 5 Smart ways to improve VM backups	Live video from New York, NY Video replay
March 8, 2013	21st CIT	Live web chat: Dont be scared of clouds, be prepared	Online 2PM ET
January 5, 2013		Presenting - Surviving downtime in the datacenter	Webinar Noon ET
December 6, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Seattle WA
December 6, 2012		Future proofing IT, Clouds, Virtualization and Data Protection	Live Webinar 11AM PT
December 4, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Dallas TX
November 29, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Toronto ON
November 14, 2012		Guest: 5 Smart Things Every Company Should Know About Cloud Backup	Live video from New York, NY Video replay
November 8 & 9, 2012		Data Center and Storage Networking: Trends in Data Storage Networking. Contact info@brouwerconsultancy.com for more information	Nijkerk Holland Netherlands
November 7, 2012		Storage technology deep dive seminar. Contact info@brouwerconsultancy.com for more information	Nijkerk Holland Netherlands
November 5 & 6, 2012		Backup/BC/DR and Archiving seminar. Contact info@brouwerconsultancy.com for more information	Nijkerk Holland Netherlands
November 1, 2012		Presenting: Cloud, Virtualization and Data Storage Networking trends and perspectives	Utrecht Holland Netherlands
November 1, 2012		Presenting: SSD is in your future, question is where, when, why, how and with what	Utrecht Holland Netherlands
October 30-31, 2012	SNW Europe		Frankfurt
October 16-17, 2012	SNW USA	Book signing event	Santa Clara CA
September 27, 2012		Guest: Realigning Backups With the Business	Live video from New York, NY Video replay
September 27, 2012		Guest: Making the Cloud Part of Your Business Continuity Team	Live video from New York, NY Video replay
September 13, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	King of Prussia PA
September 11, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Portland OR
September 10, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	St Louis MO
August 29, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Mashantucket, CT (Mohegan Sun)
August 28, 2012	VMworld	Meetings and Book signing 1PM VMworld book store	San Francisco
Aug 23, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Los Angeles CA
August 23, 2012	Flash Memory Summit	Flash Memory Summit	San Jose, CA
Aug 22, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	San Diego CA
Aug 16, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Washington DC
Aug 15, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Atlanta GA
Aug 14, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Raliegh NC
Aug 8, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Cleavland OH
July 17, 2012		Guest presenter: 5 Easy Ways to Streamline Backup for SMBs	Live video from New York, NY Video replay
June 28, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	New York, NY
June 26, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Houston, TX
June 21, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Palo Alto, CA
June 18, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Chicago, IL
June 14, 2012		Moderate Dell Customer Advisory Panel (CAP) event	Boston, MA
June 13, 2012		Keynote: Virtualization, Cloud and the new realities for data protection	Boston, MA
June 12-13, 2012	Dell Storage Forum	Dell Storage Forum	Boston, MA
May 25, 2012	21cIT	Guest: EMCworld follow-up and discussion	Live chat
May 21-23, 2012	EMCworld	EMCworld	Las Vegas, NV
May 11, 2012		Private event	Netherlands
May 10, 2012		Around the Cloud Seminar: Clouds and Virtualization trends	Almere Holland Netherlands
May 7-9, 2012		Data Center and Storage Networking: Trends in Data Storage Networking. Contact info@brouwerconsultancy.com for more information	Nijkerk Holland Netherlands
April 26, 2012		Keynote: Building a Virtual Data Center with Confidence	Washington, DC
April 5, 2012		Keynote: Building a Virtual Data Center with Confidence	San Francisco, CA
Apr 2, 2012		Analyst Perspective: Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking	Dallas TX
March 8, 2012	eWeek	Presenting: Squeeze more out of your data centers with virtualization technology	Webinar
March 6, 2012		Keynote: Building a Virtual Data Center with Confidence	New York, NY
January 4, 2012		Guest SMBauthority - Continuous Data Protection: Essential or Overkill?	3PM ET Live chat
December 8, 2011		Guest participant - Backing Up to the Cloud: Combining Mobility with Availability	On demand eSeminar
December 1, 2011	MSP CMG	Cloud, Virtualization and Data Storage Networking	Minneapolis, MN
November 30, 2011	Nexus	NexSTEP - Nexus Annual IT Conference	Minnetonka, MN
November 9, 2011	CloudExpo	CloudExpo	Santa Clara, CA
November 9, 2011	InformationWeek	Virtualization everywhere	Webcast
November 8, 2011		Data Center Summit BC and DR Track Key note speaker: Protect, preserve and server your organizations essential applications and information services in an affordable manner	Seattle, WA
November 1, 2011		Data Center Summit BC and DR Track Key note speaker: Protect, preserve and server your organizations essential applications and information services in an affordable manner	Chicago, IL
October 27, 2011		Data Center Summit BC and DR Track Key note speaker: Protect, preserve and server your organizations essential applications and information services in an affordable manner	Atlanta, GA
October 25, 2011		Data Center Summit BC and DR Track Key note speaker: Protect, preserve and server your organizations essential applications and information services in an affordable manner	Los Angeles, CA
Oct 10-12, 2011	SNW USA	SNW USA	Orlando, FL
October 6, 2011		Data Center Summit BC and DR Track Key note speaker: Protect, preserve and server your organizations essential applications and information services in an affordable manner	Denver, CO
Oct 3-4, 2011		Next Generation Data Center and Storage Networking: Trends in Data Storage Networking. Please contact info@brouwerconsultancy.com for more information	Nijkerk Holland Netherlands
September 22, 2011		Data Center Summit BC and DR Track Key note speaker: Protect, preserve and server your organizations essential applications and information services in an affordable manner	Minneapolis, MN
Aug 29-31	VMworld	VMworld	Las Vegas, NV
July 28, 2011		Data Center Summit BC and DR Track Key note speaker: Protect, preserve and server your organizations essential applications and information services in an affordable manner	Houston, TX
July 21, 2011		Event keynote Speaker: Data Center Summit: Virtualization, Business Continuity and Cloud Computing	Raleigh, NC
June 28, 2011		Data Center Summit BC and DR Track Key note speaker: Protect, preserve and server your organizations essential applications and information services in an affordable manner	Boston, MA
June 23, 2011		Data Center Summit BC and DR Track Key note speaker: Protect, preserve and server your organizations essential applications and information services in an affordable manner	New York City
June 21, 2011		Event keynote Speaker: Data Center Summit: Virtualization, Business Continuity and Cloud Computing	Tampa, FL
June 9, 2011		Presenter: Cloud storage, dont be scared however look before you leap (What you need to know to be prepared) See more here including viewing the webcast	Virtual event
June 7-8, 2011	Dell	Dell Storage Forum	Orlando FL
May 24-25, 2011		Next Generation Data Center and Storage Networking: Trends in Data Storage Networking. Please contact info@brouwerconsultancy.com for more information	Nijkerk Netherlands
May 18, 2011		Keynote: 2011 Virtualization Best Practices	Irvine, CA
May 12, 2011		Keynote: 2011 Virtualization Best Practices	Chicago, IL
May 10, 2011		Keynote: 2011 Virtualization Best Practices	Dallas, TX
May 5, 2011		Keynote: 2011 Virtualization Best Practices	New York, NY
May 3, 2011		Keynote: 2011 Virtualization Best Practices	Boston, MA
April 28, 2011		Data Center Summit BC and DR Track Key note speaker: Protect, preserve and server your organizations essential applications and information services in an affordable manner	Dallas, TX
April 27, 2011		Guest presenter - Storage And The Cloud: The Smart Transition	11:00AM ET On demand eSeminar
April 12, 2011		Event keynote Speaker: Data Center Summit: Virtualization, Business Continuity and Cloud Computing	St. Louis, MO
April 5-6, 2011	SNW	Storagebeers and meetings	Santa Clara, CA
March 29, 2011	Webcast	Cloud and Virtual BC/DR	Webcast
March 24, 2011	Webcast	Tapes Evolving Data Storage Role	Webcast
March 15, 2011	Wildfire Grille	Keynote: Virtualization, storage and the enterprise cloud	Eden Prairie, MN
February 10, 2011		Guest participant - Enabling safe and secure SaaS	On demand eSeminar
January 31, 2011	century College	Cloud and Virtual Data Storage Networking: Industry Trends	Mahtomedi MN
January 12, 2011 Noon ET		Presenter - E2E Awareness and insight for cloud, virtualized and legacy IT environments See more here including viewing the webcast	Virtual event More information
December 14, 2010 2PM ET		Guest speaker - Importance of gaining End to End (E2E) Situational Awareness for abstracted cloud and virtualized environments	Webcast
November 10, 2010		Geek Fest 2010 - Keynote and event Emcee host	Minnetonka MN
November 5, 2010		Speaker - Smarter Storage - It's All About the Information	Webcast 1PM ET
October 12, 2010	SNW	Storage Networking World (SNW)	Dallas TX
September 16, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Business Continuity Planning 2010: Ensuring Network, Data and System Availability	San Jose, CA
Aug 31 and Sep 1, 2010	VMworld		San Francisco, CA
July 22, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Storage and Virtualization Essentials for 2010	Louisville KY
July 21, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Storage and Virtualization Essentials for 2010	Tampa FL
July 20, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Storage and Virtualization Essentials for 2010	Miami FL
July 14, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Storage and Virtualization Essentials for 2010	Cleavland OH
July 13, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Storage and Virtualization Essentials for 2010	Stamford CT
July 8, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Identifying Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Data Centers Sponsored by Viridity	Online Webcast Noon ET
June 16, 2010		Seminar Speaker: Industry Trends and Perspectives	Nijkerk, Netherland
May 27, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Business Continuity Planning 2010: Ensuring Network, Data and System Availability	Indianapolis, IN
April 28th, 2010	Century College	Event keynote Speaker: IT Trends, issues, and solutions	Mahtomedi MN
April 27th, 2010	How Green is Your Data Center Seminar	Event keynote Speaker: The Green and Virtual Data Center	Mountain View, CA
April 21st, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Storage and Virtualization Essentials for 2010	Philadelphia, PA
April 20th, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Storage and Virtualization Essentials for 2010	Columbus, OH
April 15th, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Storage and Virtualization Essentials for 2010	Chicago, IL
April 14th, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Virtualization Best Practices 2010	Atlanta, GA
April 13th, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Storage and Virtualization Essentials for 2010	Toronto, ON
April 7th, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Virtualization Best Practices 2010	Boston, MA
April 6th, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Virtualization Best Practices 2010	New York City
March 31st, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Virtualization Best Practices 2010	Irvine, CA
March 26, 2010	MSP Area CMG	Minneapolis CMG - Getting ready for IT Cloud Infrastructure: Don’t be Scared, however look before YOU leap!	Minneapolis, MN
March 25th, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Virtualization Best Practices 2010	Reston, VA
March 15-17, 2010			New York City
March 9, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Business Continuity Planning 2010: Ensuring Network, Data and System Availability	Miami, FL
March 3, 2010	Virtual Trade show	Panelist: Transforming the Data Center: Taking Virtualization to the Next Level	Web based 12:301:15PM ET
February 24-27, 2010	FujiFilm	Event Speaker: Demystifying Storage Hype Life beyond Buzzword Bingo	Austin, TX
February 3, 2010	Green Data Center Conference	Event Speaker: Life Beyond Consolidation: Enabling a Green, Efficient Virtual Data Center	San Diego, CA
February 2, 2010	EPA Energy Star for Server and Storage workshop	EnergyStar workshop for data center server and storage. RSVP to servers@energystar.gov or storage@energystar.gov no later than Friday, January 22 2010.	San Jose, CA Marriott
Evening January 21, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Dynamic IT Infrastructure: Using todays transformational technologies to optimize the data center and improve business agility.	Beverly Hills, CA
Morning January 21, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: The Green and Virtual Data Center - Enabling Efficient, Productive, Economical and Environmental Friendly IT Services	San Diego, CA
January 19, 2010		Event keynote Speaker: Dynamic IT Infrastructure: Using todays transformational technologies to optimize the data center and improve business agility.	Miami, FL
December 3, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Detroit, MI
November 19, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Cleveland, OH
October 22, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Milwaukee, WI
September 23, 2009		Presenting: Efficient Storage - Optimizing for Power, Performance and Cost Effectiveness	New York City
September 22, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Chicago, IL
September 16, 2009	Virtual Trade Show (VTS)	Panel Speaker: 2009 State of the Data Center: Power Management and Green IT (Webcast)	Web Event
September 16, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Dedupe School: Data Reduction and Data Deduplication Seminar	Toronto, ON
September 15, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Dedupe School: Data Reduction and Data Deduplication Seminar	Minneapolis, MN
September 1, 2009	VMworld	Attending	San Francisco, CA
July 23, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Portland, OR
July 21, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Seattle, WA
July 16, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Princeton, NJ
July 14, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Columbus, OH
June 17, 2009	ZDnet	Panelist: Technology Trends	Online
June 16, 2009		Presenting: The Other Green -- Storage Efficiency and Optimization Server Virtualization, BC and DR	Toronto, ON
June 11, 2009		Keynote Aligning Virtualization Techniques	Philadelphia, PA
June 1-2, 2009		Presenting: The Other Green -- Storage Efficiency and Optimization Server Virtualization, BC and DR	Chicago, IL
May 20th, 2009	Web Event	InfoWorld Virtual Event - Panel Discussion: Getting the Green Light: Building an Air-Tight Business Case for Virtualization	Online
May 13th, 2009	CDW	CDW Event - Keynote Speaker	Chicago, IL
May 5, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Denver, CO
April 30, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Data Center Optimization: An executive dinner discussion on strategies for thriving in tough economic times	Kansas City, MO
April 29th, 2009	Webcast	Tapes Role in Long Term Data Retention	Online - TBA
April 28th, 2009	Webcast	Data Center Transformation Webinar	Online - TBA
April 23, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Providence, RI
April 21, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Parsippany, NJ
April 2, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Minneapolis, MN
March 31, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for Your Virtual and Optimized Environment	Santa Ana, CA
March 26, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Cincinnati, OH
March 25, 2009		"Innovations in Storage - Virtualization, The Next Wave: Life Beyond Consolidation”. Panel discussion: "Building a Real-World Case for Storage Virtualization"	Webcast Virtual Conference
March 24, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Birmingham, AL
March 20, 2009	MSP Area CMG	Minneapolis CMG - Presenting The Many Faces of Storage Efficiency	Minneapolis, MN
March 10-11, 2009		CDW Event - Keynote Speaker	Las Vegas, NV
March 5, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Los Angles, CA
February 26, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Miami, FL
February 24, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Infrastructure Optimization and Planning Best Practices 2009: Doing more with less without sacrificing storage, system or network capabilities	Tampa, FL
February10, 2009		Event keynote Speaker: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for Your Virtual and Optimized Environment	Dallas, TX
February 5-6, 2009		FujiFilm Customer Event - Speaker	Cancun, MX
January 22, 2009		Event - Keynote Speaker	Tucson, AZ
January 21, 2009	SNIA 2009 Winter Symposium	Keynote Speaker - 2009: State of the Storage Industry	San Jose, CA
December 17, 2008		Keynote Speaker - BC/DR, Virtualization and Data Center Transformation	New York City
December 10, 2008		Keynote Speaker - BC/DR and Related Topics For Server and Storage Virtualization	San Antonio, TX
November 17-19 2008		San Francisco Presenting at "Storage Strategies For Channel Pro's" Seminar Also presenting: Green Storage: Practical Ways to Reduce Power Consumption Clustered Storage--From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0	San Francisco, CA
November 12, 2008		Storage Expo 2008 - Presenting "Storage Industry Trends and Perspectives: Beyond Hype and Green Washing"	Utrecht, Netherlands
October 23, 2008		Keynote Speaker - BC/DR and Related Topics For Server and Storage Virtualization	Boston, MA
October 22, 2008		Keynote Speaker - BC/DR and Related Topics For Server and Storage Virtualization	Dallas, TX
October 14 2008		Storage Network World (Fall)	Dallas, TX
October 9, 2008	Minneapolis, St. Paul CMG Group	Keynote Speaker - The Green and Virtual Data Center - Life Beyond The Wash and Carbon Footprints: Enabling Efficient IT Computing	Minneapolis, MN
October 8, 2008		Keynote Speaker - Data Classification and Archiving	San Antonio, TX
October 1, 2008		Keynote Speaker - BC/DR and Related Topics For Server and Storage Virtualization	Calgary, AB
September 22-25 2008		Storage Decisions - New York Presenting at "Storage Strategies For Channel Pro's" Seminar Also presenting: Green Storage: Practical Ways to Reduce Power Consumption Clustered Storage--From SMB, to Scientific, to Social Networking and Web 2.0	New York, NY
September 18, 2008		Keynote Speaker - BC/DR and Related Topics For Server and Storage Virtualization	Chicago, IL
September 16, 2008		Keynote Speaker - BC/DR and Related Topics For Server and Storage Virtualization	New Orleans, LA
August 20, 2008		Top Ten I/O Strategies for the Green and Virtual Data Center	Webcast
August 13, 2008		Keynote Speaker - BC/DR and Related Topics For Server and Storage Virtualization	Salt Lake City, UT

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