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Bill Weber. Senior Vice President, Programs and Services. Let’s talk TLS. The 2008 Technology Leadership Series Series of DC-area thought leadership events Brings together government IT executives, industry innovators, and analysts Focuses on critical IT issues affecting government
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Bill Weber Senior Vice President, Programs and Services
Let’s talk TLS • The 2008 Technology Leadership Series • Series of DC-area thought leadership events • Brings together government IT executives, industry innovators, and analysts • Focuses on critical IT issues affecting government • Initiates a dialog on proactive technology management
Let’s talk TLS • The Realities of Data Protection and Growth • The average cost of an hour of downtime exceeds $100,000 • 67% of companies have issues with backup performance • Almost every organization has a backup gap • 58% of applications are considered mission critical • New regulations require guaranteed data access at all times • Information researchers predict that by the year 2010, the world’s codified knowledge will double every 11 hours.
Let’s talk TLS • Today’s Focus: Next Generation Business Continuity from Disaster Recovery to Constant Availability • Technology advances make continuous operations possible • Economies of scale make these provisions affordable • Line between service and technology is indistinguishable • World events have increased need awareness
Let’s talk TLS • Two Vital Questions for Disaster Recovery: • How much data can we afford to lose? • What is an acceptable amount of time for an IT service to be unavailable?
Let’s talk TLS • The Growing Complexity of IT Demands a NEW Proposition: Continuous Operations • More comprehensive and integrated solutions • Lines between technology and user services are blurry • When technology is interrupted, services cease • Technology allows for continuous operations in architecture
Let’s talk TLS • Housekeeping Items: • Please fill out your seminar evaluations • Materials will be posted at GTSI.com/tls • Video highlights will be available
Materials • TLM White Paper
Technology Leadership Series Web Site Video Highlights – GTSI.com/tls