Bill WeberSenior Vice President, Programs and Services

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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

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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.

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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

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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?

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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

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Housekeeping Items:

Please fill out your seminar evaluations Materials will be posted at GTSI.com/tls Video highlights will be available

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Materials

TLM White Paper

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Technology Lifecycle Management

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Technology Leadership Series Web Site

Video Highlights – GTSI.com/tls