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TOPIC: Continuous data protection (CDP) differs from other data-protection techniques in that it constantly backs up data, which allows more recovery points for users, according to an article in InfoStor. Other data-protection techniques will back up data at specified intervals. Experts say CDP should be used to enhance not replace existing data protection practices. CDP is most appropriate for data that needs to be updated frequently and for applications that would need to restored quickly, such as business critical information and applications.

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Michael Rowan is the visionary behind the development of Revivio's innovative technology. An accomplished storage expert with deep technical knowledge and a strong entrepreneurial drive, Rowan founded Revivio, Inc. in 2001 to develop next generation data restoration and protection solutions. Prior to establishing Revivio, Rowan was a founder and CTO of StorageCom, a software company developing replication, journaling, and snapshot functionality for the enterprise. Rowan was the principal architect of StorageCom's core technology and took a leadership role in all aspects of product development, customer interaction and overall company growth. He was instrumental in securing two rounds of financing for the company, and orchestrated the successful sale of StorageCom's technology to a third party. The product is now being sold and developed by Vyant Technologies. As one of three partners at CLAM Associates (now Availant), Rowan was a key contributor in the company's rapid growth from a startup to an industry leader employing over 140 people and posting revenues of $22M. At CLAM, Rowan was responsible for the overall architecture of all new products and was the technical visionary for product idea generation and proof-of-concept implementation. The company's product set included IBM's HACMP (high availability for open systems), IBM's HAGEO (geographic disk replication), and IBM's Concurrent Logical Volume Manager, among many others. During his tenure at CLAM, the HACMP solution was consistently ranked "best-of-breed" by D.H. Brown, Inc., a respected industry research firm. Rowan was also employed at MangoSoft, where he served as architect for advanced products and worked on research projects for the next generation product set. Rowan also spent several years as an independent consultant, specializing in high availability, storage, backup, and database engagements with companies such as Mobil Oil Company and EMC. Earlier roles include systems programming at the Purdue Computing Center, and the Free Software Foundation.

James E. Geis is director of storage solutions at Forsythe Solutions Group, a national IT infrastructure solutions provider. Geis and the professional storage services practice he manages focus on information policy, information lifecycle management, tiered and hierarchical storage, storage resource management, operational backup and recovery, and data replication and archiving, as well as storage technology infrastructure, including networked storage, and business continuity and disaster recovery as related to storage. In addition, Geis has led his consulting team to develop a unique information management framework--the road map Forsythe uses for information and storage consulting engagements. This framework combines the people, processes, and technology elements necessary for his team's holistic approach to consulting services including strategic assessments and delivery engagements. Prior to joining Forsythe, Geis managed the Central region project management office (PMO) at EMC Corporation in Chicago. Previous to his tenure at EMC, Geis served for many years as a system programmer for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He earned his bachelor's degree in industrial technology from Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill. Geis has served as an expert source and authored articles for publications such as CIO, Computerworld, CRN Network World, Storage, and Storage Management Solutions. He has spoken at IT storage-related forums and conferences including HP World 2004, the Society of Information Technology (SIM) - Boston, and the Storage Networking World Conference - Orlando. He was also recently featured in the first on-demand seminar produced by SIM, on the topic of Improving Your Return on Information: A Pragmatic Approach to Information Lifecycle Management. Geis speaks on a variety of data storage topics, including: How information policy influence compliance, operational and financial considerations when building a storage infrastructure and information management framework; Implementing ILM with a holistic view of IT, prioritization of the value of data, and a focus on strategic business drivers; Managing and optimizing storage solutions that maximize business value and fulfill increasing compliance and regulatory requirements; Mass storage for data archiving, replication and mobility; Interdependency between storage, security, servers and business continuity planning in creating a successful IT infrastructure; Convergence of networked storage into emerging standards as well as the impending virtualization of storage and how it will affect storage technology and data mobility; Storage resource management and tiered storage for heterogeneous environments, multiple business units, and applications for optimal utilization and performance; and Commoditization of storage and how to get the best byte for the buck.

Tim Jones, president and CTO of TOLIS Group, Inc., is an expert on all aspects of UNIX, Linux and Mac OS X data backup and recovery including architecting backup systems, software products and supporting hardware and data protection-specific appliances. He is also knowledgeable about protecting data on Windows(r) systems. Mr. Jones' expertise places him in the upper 0.001% of people worldwide involved in protecting data through the use of backup software. His expertise ranges from traditional approaches to the use of new technologies and strategies. Mr. Jones has written a multitude of articles regarding data backup for various trade (Amiga, UNIXreview, SysAdmin, Linux Journal) magazines. He also has been the featured speaker on several radio shows and has spoken at numerous venues worldwide.

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