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6. As Microsoft Corporation's Senior Technical Evangelist and worldwide technical lead covering infrastructure and cloud technologies, Symon Perriman is an internationally recognized industry expert, author, keynote presenter, and executive briefing specialist. He started in the technology industry in 2002 and has been at Microsoft for seven years, working with multiple teams, including engineering, evangelism, technical marketing, product planning, and sales. Symon holds several patents and over two-dozen industry certifications, including Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), MCSE Private Cloud, and VMware Certified Professional (VCP). In 2013 he co-authored "Introduction to System Center 2012 R2 for IT Professionals" (Microsoft Press) and co-hosts the weekly 'Edge Show' for IT Professionals.

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8. Business Continuity Challenges Common business continuity & disaster recovery hurdles

9. Challenges Data growth's impact on business continuity Increasing costsToo many complications, problems and mistakesNot enough data retention Time-intensive media management Untested DR & decreasing recovery confidenceToo much data with insufficient protection

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