Hands On Lab

Designed exclusively for IT end-user delegates attending SNW Europe, the Hands-on Labs offer a unique agenda designed to introduce exciting new technologies in a form that raises skill levels through one-on-one discussion and hands-on lab experience.

The Hands-on Lab training program varies from vendor to vendor, have a look at the different categories below that will be featured at SNW Europe 2008.


For many of you it could be your first experience of new and emerging storage networking and management technologies, and it will helps you jump start your education or extend your knowledge for planning and purchasing decisions.

Configuring IP SANs Hands-On Lab - This Lab guides students through the steps required to quickly setup and configure a fully featured Internet Protocol (IP) Storage Area Network (SAN). Upon completion, attendees will better understand IP based SAN strategies and current capabilities and usage of IP Storage solutions.

Establishing a Virtualized Storage Environment Hands-On Lab - This Lab guides students through the steps required to establish a virtualized storage environment. Upon completion, students will have a good basic understanding of how to set up and configure a block and file system virtualized storage environment with appropriate security.

Managing Storage Resources Hands-On Lab - This Lab guides students through the steps required to discover and manage storage. Upon completion, attendees will have a good basic understanding of how to use Storage Resource Management (SRM) applications in SAN environments to efficiently manage standards-enabled SAN resources.

Protecting and Securing Your Environment Hands-On Lab - This Lab focuses on data protection and storage security, and guides students through the steps required to assess their environment, minimize risk, and prepare for an audit. Upon completion, attendees will better understand the best practices involved in classifying information, encrypting data, securing remote environments, and meeting compliance requirements.

More information and a detailed timetable with the opportunity to register for the different sessions will be published closer to the event. If you have any questions until then, feel free to contact the SNW Europe team.

If you are interested in participating as a vendor, please contact Christie Dahmen for more information.

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