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September 22, 2010 - NYC Half Day Quarterly EventRegister Now 
Date: Wednesday, Sep 22nd 10
Time: 8:00 AM
Location:  Con Edison   - 4 Irving Place 19th Floor Auditorium New York, New York
Website Link for Location:  Click Here
 
Event Description:

September 22nd Half Day Quarterly Event
EFFECTIVE RESILIENCY STRATEGIES FROM AN INTELLIGENCE, DISASTER RECOVERY, COMMUNICATIONS AND VIRTUALIZATION PERSPECTIVE
 

8:00AM - 9:00AM
Registration, Networking and Vendor Showcase
Continental Breakfast Will be Served
 
9:00AM - 9:15AM
"Opening Remarks"
Lisa Sciarrino, Managing Director, HVB - Member of UniCredit & Chair of the Board, Contingency Planning Exchange
 
"Welcome"
TBD, Con Edison
 
9:15AM - 10:00AM
"The Role of Intelligence in Resiliency"
Michael Massa, Managing Director, Global Head of Protective Intelligence, Deutsche Bank
Effective Business Resiliency leaders rely on some core activities, including planning, efficient and timely communications as well as exercising crisis responses.  Every continuity professional welcomes a bit of prescience, too. Intelligence can't guarantee that any of these core activities will function as intended, but it does enhance all of them - and can make the difference when time is short and stakes are high. 
 
10:00AM - 10:30AM
"Straight Talk: Colo Data Centers as Part of Your Resiliency Strategy"
Bob Graney, Practice Director for the Technology Solutions Group, Eagle Rock Alliance
What is a "Colocation (Colo)" data center?  How does it fit my Resiliency and DR Strategy?  What are the risk-reward benefits and costs? What are the major factors that should be considered in evaluating and selecting a Colo data center?  Learn the business drivers, IT implications and cost considerations of "Colo" facilities in the NY area in this valuable, straight forward educational session.  Get your questions answered regarding how power costs, geography and additional services should factor into your decision.
 
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Break, Networking and Vendor Showcase
 
10:45AM - 11:30AM
"The 7 Deadly Sins of Crisis Communications"
Andrew Meyer, Regional Sales Manager, Send Word Now
Exploring the critical mistakes that all business continuity professionals should avoid when building a crisis communications plan.  Topics covered will include failing to properly protect your communication network from breaches, staying mobile in a mobile world, identifying a means of communicating with your employees overseas before a disaster strikes abroad, etc.  
 
11:30AM - 12:15PM
"Operationalizing Business Continuity  and Disaster Recovery Through Client Virtualization"
Rick Galietta, Senior Technology Solutions Consultant, FusionStorm
If you had to failover your primary data center during a crisis how could you bring your end-user business community back up within 10 minutes?  FusionStorm will present different business and technology approaches to recovering from a catastrophic event with innovative business continuity and disaster recovery techniques such as:  
--"Client Virtualization" (Server and Desktop)
--How to align end user business expectations with what IT is able to deliver at time of crisis?
--What is "Client Virtualization" and what are the latest industry trends in "Client Virtualization"?
 
12:15PM - 12:30PM
Closing Remarks

 

 
 
Sponsors:
Con Edison
 
 
Pricing:  Free for Members
Non Member Fee $50
 
Phone: 212-344-4003
 
Associate:
CPE Headquarters
 
Contact Email: headquarters@cpeworld.org
 
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CPE Membership Benefits

  • Provide education on the latest technology and services available to protect your business from disaster.
  • Present the latest case studies and best practices in business disaster recovery from those who experience it firsthand.
  • Identify what others in a variety of business and government sectors are doing to support operational continuity.
  • Discover the latest advances in the field through our educational seminars.
  • Provide unsurpassed networking opportunities and professional resources to enhance your career development.
  • Offer continuing education credits for DRI and ECU certifications.

Upcoming Events

September 9, 2010 - DC Chapter Event: TBD  09/09/2010

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