SILICON VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StorSimple, the leading provider of Windows optimized Hybrid Cloud Storage technology, today announced that CMO Dr. Ian Howells will present on Disaster Recovery in the Cloud at the Cloud Connect 2011 conference in Silicon Valley, Calif., on March 9, 2011. The session, “Everyone Can Now Afford a Disaster Recovery Center,” will detail the ways in which cloud computing has disrupted the cost dynamics of disaster recovery.
The economics of cloud computing have changed the disaster recovery game, allowing everyone to afford a DR center and pay for DR services only when they are needed. Attendees of this session will learn about new strategies for data protection and disaster recovery in the Cloud. Attendees will also be provided with a working framework for cloud-based DR.
“Cloud computing is revolutionizing Disaster Recovery,” said Dr. Ian Howells, CMO at StorSimple. “The natural advantages of the cloud being available from anywhere with high availability, elasticity and utility billing make it ideal for next generation Disaster Recovery strategies that are now affordable for widespread usage. What is needed is a framework to optimize content, data and application movement between the cloud and on-premises infrastructure.”
WHO: Cloud Connect 2011 attendees
WHAT: Speaking session: “Everyone Can Now Afford a Disaster Recovery Center”
WHEN: Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 2:30-3:30 PM
WHERE: Grand Ballroom F
To register for Cloud Connect, please visit https://cloudconnectevent.reg.techweb.com/2011/Registrations/Registration.
About StorSimple
StorSimple has developed an application-optimized hybrid cloud storage solution for Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Exchange, Windows Files Services, Virtual Machines, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure that delivers consistent storage performance at scale, significantly simplifies data protection, and reduces cost by up to 90 percent compared to traditional enterprise storage used with these applications. StorSimple is based in Silicon Valley and is funded by Ignition Partners, Index Ventures, Mayfield Fund, and Redpoint Ventures.
About Cloud Connect
Cloud Connect, produced by UBM TechWeb, is the defining event of the cloud computing industry. As both a conference and an exhibition, Cloud Connect's goal is to chart the course of cloud computing's development by bringing together enterprise IT professionals, developers, infrastructure providers and cloud computing innovators. UBM TechWeb has produced cloud events that define and frame cloud computing discussions since June 2008, including Cloud Summit Executive and Enterprise Cloud Summit at Interop. Cloud Connect is a new one-of-a-kind event that encompasses the entire cloud computing ecosystem featuring Cloud Business Summit, a Launch Pad program, IT & Developer workshops and a full conference program. Cloud Connect will take place March 7-10, 2011 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. For more information visit: www.cloudconnectevent.com.