Cloverleaf Customer Burlington Coat Factory to Present at Enterprise Management World Conference.SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. -- Today, at the Enterprise Management World conference in Philadelphia, Brad Friedman Brad Friedman is a US journalist, , actor, director and comedian. Friedman has a BFA from New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts. He can speak using a High British, East London, Cockney, Irish, Yiddish, German and other dialects and has special skills that include , vice president of Information Services See Information Systems. at Burlington Coat Factory Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation is a national department store retailer focusing on clothing and shoes, with over 360 stores in 42 states (as of 2006). In early 2007, the first location to be opened in Canada will be at the Vaughan Mills mall in Toronto. Warehouse Corporation, will present a case study detailing the company's implementation of Cloverleaf Communications' Intelligent Storage Networking (iSN) system. Cloverleaf's iSN provides an Enterprise level intelligent storage network solution that harnesses the value and performance of existing data center storage networking infrastructures while simplifying overall deployment and management. Burlington Coat Factory's Information Services Department The Information Services Department (ISD) (Traditional Chinese: 政府新聞處; Simplified Chinese: 政府新闻处 , which has been recognized with a number of prestigious IT awards, is well known for early adoption of successful new technologies. Friedman will address Burlington's success at centrally managing distributed tiered storage A data storage system made up of two or more types of storage based on their access speed. For example, magnetic disk and tape or magnetic disk and optical disc are widely used in a tiered storage system. See HSM. and increasing utilization while stabilizing storage spending. He will also discuss the company's implementation of active/active data center operations and plans for immediate disaster recovery using Cloverleaf's iSN. Additionally he will share his experience and direction for increasing data protection and capacity spending control via thin provisioning Thin provisioning[1] is a mechanism that applies to large-scale centralized computer disk storage systems, SANs, and storage virtualization systems. Thin provisioning allows space to be easily allocated to servers, on a just-enough and just-in-time basis. with automated policy based A decision made by any software application that is based on the policy (rules and regulations) of the organization. See policy and COPS. scheduling and use of persistent snapshots as reliable incremental backup See backup types. (operating system) incremental backup - A kind of backup that copies all files which have changed since the date of the previous backup. The first backup of a file system should include all files - a "full backup". Call this level 0. for immediate accessibility. Overall, the presentation will discuss the impact to the data center organization using Cloverleaf's iSN, allowing more efficient use of IT and development and testing resources. "Burlington has always been leading industry trends with their robust testing and implementation of innovative data center products," said Joseph Klein Joe Klein (aka: Joseph Klein) (born July 2, 1953 -) is a well known American audio producer, voice over artist and voice director. While in High School, Klein was at the helm of a closed circuit radio station which spawned several major media figures. , co-founder and COO of Cloverleaf. "Brad's presentation will certainly be helpful to attendees as he details the company's success in implementing dual data centers with the use of Cloverleaf's iSN, driving towards the ability to centrally manage storage from a single point and significantly improving business continuity." "The Cloverleaf system will play an important role in our ability to deliver organizational satisfaction from our internal clients," said Friedman. "The Cloverleaf system will not only help us stretch our storage infrastructure dollars but will allow our MIS staff to do their work more effectively. Cloverleaf's iSN will certainly become a major benefit to our data center, providing us with simplified management, organizational flexibility and fast information services development capabilities. And this is something we have been looking to accomplish for some time -- a single system that will help us to manage all storage related infrastructure end to end, from the clients on the front end to the storage in the back end." Friedman's case study presentation will be held today, September 13, 2004 at 3:15 p.m. at the Enterprise Management World conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Burlington Coat Factory is a national department store retail chain offering current, high quality, designer merchandise at up to 60% less than other department store prices. Burlington Coat Factory stores feature outerwear, apparel, shoes, accessories for the entire family, baby clothes, furniture, toys, home decor items, and gifts. Over 350 stores can be found in 42 states nationwide. Burlington Coat Factory, founded and incorporated in 1972, has been publicly traded since 1983, and is presently traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol "BCF BCF Billion Cubic Feet BCF Bioconcentration Factor BCF British Chess Federation BCF British Coatings Federation BCF Breast Cancer Fund BCF Bank Credit Facility BCF Bulked Continuous Filament BCF British Cycling Federation BCF Boeing Converted Freighter ." Burlington Coat Factory can be found online at www.coat.com. About Cloverleaf Communications Inc. Cloverleaf, established in May 2001 as a spin-off of Elta Systems Ltd., has developed a unique and proven intelligent storage networking system offering end users an unmatched combination of advanced business continuity and data protection services, the ability to implement tiered storage in a heterogeneous environment Using hardware and system software from different vendors. Organizations often use computers, operating systems and databases from a variety of vendors. Contrast with homogeneous environment. and a comprehensive suite of intelligent, policy based, storage management functions. Based on technology from Cloverleaf's parent company Elta Systems, a large technology powerhouse affiliated with Israel Aircraft Industries, Cloverleaf's core technology has already been tested and proven with very-high performance and secure communications systems in mission critical defense and commercial applications. Cloverleaf is privately held. For more information, contact Cloverleaf at 2 Willow Street, Southborough, MA 01745, 508-624-9500 or visit www.cloverleafcomm.com. |
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