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SUMMARY:Virtual Tape Migration - Planning for Movement
DESCRIPTION:Steve Pryor (Precisely, DTS Software)\n\nByte-for-byte, tape i
 s still the cheapest way to store data. Nearly all large mainframe install
 ations store mountains of critical enterprise data on tape, often more tha
 n they store on disk. Moving such large amounts of data to a new tape plat
 form, especially a new vendor, can be a daunting task. Detailed planning p
 rior to the move is paramount for success. This session will describe the 
 challenges inherent in migrating to new tape technologies and the question
 s that must be asked and tasks that must be performed for success. We'll l
 ook at some actual jobs and reports that cover:\nSetting and Sizing the Mi
 gration - what to migrate and when (and what not to migrate)\nPerforming t
 he Migration - how to move the data\nIdentifying What's Been Migrated - an
 d What Hasn't\nIdentifying Metadata Mismatches \nand more\n\nTrack: Perfor
 mance and Capacity Management, Storage Management, z/OS Systems Programmin
 g, Soft Skills\n\nAudience Level: Intermediate\n\nLearning Objectives: Opt
 imize Storage and Data Movement\n\nSession Chair: Russell Witt (Broadcom)\
 n\n
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