| Track |
Session Title |
Presenter |
| Track 1 or 2: Storage Center 4.0 Certification |
Track 1 or 2:
SC 4.0 Certification |
Compellent Certified #1:
Core Hardware and Software
Understand the technical specifications of Storage Center Core and the functionality that it provides across all applications. |
Mike Recker or Larry Aszmann |
Track 1 or 2:
SC 4.0 Certification |
Compellent Certified #2:
Data Instant Replay, Data Progression and Fast Track
Advanced administration of key applications, including optimization options and Best Practices configurations. |
Scott DesBles |
Track 1 or 2:
SC 4.0 Certification |
Compellent Certified #3:
Remote Instant Replay and Enterprise Manager
In-depth discussion on configurations that deliver robust Disaster Recovery using Remote Instant Replay and Enterprise Manager. |
Russ Taddiken or Mike Recker |
Track 1 or 2:
SC 4.0 Certification |
Compellent Certified #4:
Virtualization, Boot from SAN, and Advanced Management
This session will provide Best Practices on advanced storage technologies. |
Jason Glauch or Scott DesBles |
Track 1 or 2:
SC 4.0 Certification |
INTEGRATE: MS Exchange
Integrated SAN: Compellent & MS Exchange.
This session will provide design strategies, implementation & best practice guidelines and life cycle considerations when working with Compellent Storage Center & MS Exchange. |
Justin Braun |
Track 1 or 2:
SC 4.0 Certification |
INTEGRATE: VMware
Integrated SAN: Compellent & VMware
This session will provide implementation strategies for a virtual data center. Strategize with Subject Matter Experts on integrating a Compellent SAN into a VMware environment, including VMotion, VMware HA and VMware Distributed Resource Scheduler. |
Darin Schmitz |
Track 1 or 2:
SC 4.0 Certification |
SANMGMT: Compellent Software Utilities (Server Replay, MPIO, Replay Manager & Windows Space Recovery)
Simplify SAN Management: Run Faster and Increase Reliability with SW Utilities
An overview of Server Replay, MPIO, Replay Manager & Windows Space Recovery and how these software utilities can optimize performance in any storage environment. |
Scott DesBles or Jason Glauch |
Track 1 or 2:
SC 4.0 Certification |
SANMGMT: Compellent NAS
Simplify SAN Management: Extend Storage Consolidation Benefits with NAS
Learn how to integrate file-level access with a Compellent SAN. Understand how Compllent's unified SAN and NAS solution delivers high availability, scalability and end to end support. |
Justin Braun or Russ Taddiken |
| Track 3 or 4: How to Sell Compellent |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
WIN: 3PAR
Scale Your Way Past 3PAR
If you are up against 3PAR, roll up your sleeves and get ready to differentiate in four key areas: Replication, Data Progression, Scalability, and Going Green for a guaranteed win. |
Tim Plaud |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
WIN: Dell/Equal
2 Companies Still Can't Beat 1 Compellent
This session will breakdown the Dell/EqualLogic offering by channel strategy, sales offerings and service offerings in comparison to Compellent. Key differentiators will be discussed and will include iSCSI capabilities, scalability and capacity allocation. |
Bob Fine |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
WIN: EMC
EMC Rip & Replacement Strategy Benefits Compellent
By attending this session you will be able to uncover EMC's sales and marketing strategies to better and more accurately position Compellent to win at every opportunity. You will learn key differences in technology, service levels and implementation proceducres that dramatically benefit end users budgets and timelines. |
Jeff Lamothe |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
WIN: NetApp
Get Over NetApp's Storage Overhead
Review a total product comparison of NetApp Storage FAS2000, FAS3000 and FAS6000 with an emphasis on the customer's bottom line. You will also learn how to combat statements made by NetApp and how to effectively position Compellent's advantages. |
Dennis Panella |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
ADVANTAGE: TCO
Compellent Advantage TCO: Translating Compellent technology into economic benefits for your customers
Compellent delivers industry-leading TCO when compared to traditional storage systems. This session will provide you a complete understanding of Compellent's TCO advantage. You will learn how Compellent's integrated feature set reduces CAPEX and OPEX and minimizes the cost of downtime which translates into actual cost savings for the customer. |
Jamie Blomquist |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
ADVANTAGE: Go Green
Compellent Advantage Green
Learn why Compellent is the most energy efficient SAN on the planet. Gain a solid understanding of how ultra-efficient disk utilization can automatically cut power and cooling costs up to 93%. |
Larry Aszmann |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
SELL: Automated Tiered Storage
Sellling Data Progression: The Simplest Way to Achieve ILM
Learn why Compellent is the only SAN in the industry to eliminate the complexities of ILM, enabling customers to automatically classify and migrate inactive data to less expensive disk and reduce disk expenditures by up to 74%. |
Bob Fine |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
SELL: Data Instant Replay
Selling Data Instant Replay: Delivering Fast, Accurate Recovery to Any Point in Time
Learn the advantages Replays have over snapshots, including how Data Instant Replay provides an unlimited number of Replays per volume, allows for multiple schedules per volume and recovers Replays as full read/write volumes. |
Bruce Kornfeld |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
SELL: DBA
Selling Dynamic Block Architecture: Understanding the Sophisticated Approach to Data Management
This session provides a detailed overview of Dynamic Block Architecture, the foundation for Compellent's block-level management. Learn how to clearly differentiate this innovative architecture along with how it intelligently optimizes data movement and access at the block level. |
Bob Fine |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
SELL: Fast Track
Selling Fast Track: The Most Advanced Automated Tiered Storage Solution
Get an inside look at life in the fast lane with Compellent's latest technology enhancement. |
Bob Fine |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
SELL: Hardware (Drives, Switches, NAS, etc.)
Selling Storage Center: Capitalizing on the Most Flexible Harware Platform
Learn how Compellent is able to eliminate technology lock-in for your customers and how you can close business quickly with the SAN that offers the utlimate in investment protection |
Chad Thibodeau |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
SELL: Replication
Selling Remote Instant Replay: Cost-effective Disaster Recovery for Every Business
The Compellent SAN is the only SAN on the market that delivers enterprise-class data replication without the traditional cost of complexity. You will learn how quickly Compellent customers can deploy a verifiable Disaster Recovery plan at a fraction of the cost of competitive offerings. |
Bruce Kornfeld |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
SELL: SRM and Software Utilities
Selling SRM & Software Utilities: Optimizing Compellent Management
Compellent offers powerful Storage Resource Management (SRM) software that simplifies administration and planning to reduce overall operational costs. This session will discuss key information on how customers can use these tools to reduce expenditures and maximize utilization, slash storage administration time, and streamline the disaster recovery process through simplified planning, confirmation and recovery. |
Pat Black |
Track 3 or 4:
How To Sell Compellent |
SELL: Thin Provisioning & Virtualization
Selling Dynamic Capacity & Virtualization: Reducing Costs with More Efficient Utilization
By eliminiating the wasted capacity typical in other vendor storage systems, Compellent is able to provide the highest utilization rate in the industry. Learn how Thin Provisioning allocates any size volume up front but consumes capacity only on write. Learn how Compellent's disk-level virtualization automates time-intentsive capacity planning and monitoring activities and delivers increased performance. |
Jamie Blomquist |