The Implementing Information Infrastructure Symposium (IIIS) is a unique event aimed at the IT and technical decision makers who need to understand not just the important elements of today’s Information Infrastructure, but the “big picture” of how to assemble the elements into a cost effective solution.

IIIS focuses on information storage as it relates to; data security, data management and protection, cloud, infrastructure convergence and virtualisation to inform, educate and demonstrate compatible solutions to users.

IIIS features expert presentations, technology workshops and implementation guides, training sessions, and most importantly a state of the art technical demonstration laboratory. Users can attend high level business sessions where competing vendors will outline their technology vision in the above subjects with a leading analyst hosting, and delegates voting on preferences. The technology workshops allow for extended 90 minute briefings on “how to implement technology” and the technical lab will allow SNIA members and their partners to show actual holistic solutions.

Why you should attend:

• Opportunity for direct comparisons of technology and to acquire knowledge and insights which will inform future business strategy and opportunity.
• Personal networking opportunities with leading vendors, distributors and IT executives
• Two days of national and international speakers and technical subject matter experts providing direct insight into the latest technology trends
• Technology education from all the major technology leaders in one venue.

IIIS has been specifically designed to appeal to those with a strategic focus on delivering information infrastructure services and solutions for customers.

Topics:

• The future for Virtualisation
• Cloud Law - The evolving legal and contractual landscape of moving your business to the cloud
• Steps to the Cloud - what are the key elements to be aware of when transitioning to the Cloud
• Intelligent Archiving and Data Retention
• Cost savings through storage optimisation
• Vertically integrated systems – are they easier to manage?
• Long term data retention - the future for tape and managing 'big data'
• Centralised infrastructure vs the branch office - technologies for remote data protection

Head to Head Technology Debates:

• Managing growth of unstructured data - HP and IBM
• Cloud optimised networks and infrastructure - Brocade and Cisco
• Vision of Virtualisation - Dell and Hitachi Data Systems
• Journey to the Cloud - EMC, NetApp and Symantec

Agenda highlights include:

	Steve Duplessie, Founder and Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group Inc Industry at the crossroad: What’s next for Information Infrastructures?
	Hamish Fraser Partner Truman Hoyle Lawyers Cloud Law – The evolving legal and contractual landscape of moving your business to the cloud
	Dr Kevin McIsaac, Advisor & Facilitator, IBRS Australia’s leading Infrastructure and Storage analyst, Moderator of Premier Partners Business Vision debates
	Ross Dawson, Strategy Advisor, Author and Futurist The Future of Information Infrastructure

Who will attend*:
IIIS has a technical focus and a visionary element. It is designed for those who need solutions not point products.

• CIOs with an Infrastructure challenge
• Storage Architects
• Infrastructure and Information managers
• Archiving and Records Managers
• Integrators with Virtualisation, Cloud services, storage and other challenges
• Business services
• eDiscovery, Compliance, Risk and Security managers
• Network managers
• Technical staff

To register or for more information go to http://www.computerworld.com.au/event_registration/5/implementing-information-infrastructure-symposium/

* Attendance is limited to IT and business executives, executives from resellers and system integrators & technical staff in non-vendor organisations. IDG & SNIA reserve the right to refuse attendance to any person not fitting these or the above mentioned job descriptions, or from a vendor organisation.