In this intensive webcast, Active and Quantum experts explore the challenges of managing ad hoc SAN growth such as: competitive pressure, serving growing and more sophisticated user bases, end-user expectations that your content be available anywhere/anytime, assets as a monetary source, and rapid ingest of pockets of analog sources.   You will learn: How lagging software interoperability challenges SAN What developments have been game changers How to respond to internal and external pressures Availability issues including what is and is not possible today and in the future Advice about specific issues users have and will face Detailed examples of how real problems were resolved Presenters: Alex Grossman, CEO, Active Storage Alex Grossman is a 20 year veteran of the storage industry and a former Senior Director at Apple where he was responsible for driving the development of Apple's server and storage products. Prior to joining Apple, Grossman was Sr. Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and New Product Development at MicroNet Technology, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of hardware storage solutions for creative professionals and IT managers. Grossman has contributed to several patents associated with storage technology and led the team that developed the first FireWire-based Storage Area Network. Claire Giordano,…

How long does it take to find a digital asset? For one organization it took 4 people over 100 hours to find 1 asset that was critical to the launch of a new product. This may sound outrageous, but many organizations face this challenge on a daily basis. And it can cost them millions of dollars.

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