Demartek provides real-world, hands-on research & analysis by focusing on industry analysis and lab validation testing of server, network, storage and security technologies, for the small and medium business (SMB) environment and the large enterprise.

Dennis Martin likes to include results from the Demartek lab when he speaks at conferences and user group meetings.

We are pleased to announce that Principled Technologies has acquired Demartek.

Demartek to Present at the PACS 2007 Digital Healthcare Conference

2 October 2006

Dennis Martin, President of Demartek, will present two sessions at the PACS 2007 Conference. The PACS 2007 Conference is sponsored by the Department of Imaging Sciences of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. This is the 7th Annual PACS Conference, known as PACS 2007 “Informatics — The Foundation of the Digital Healthcare Enterprise”. It will be held at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, March 20-23, 2007. This conference is a comprehensive, four-day educational program addressing Digital Healthcare Imaging and Management Systems (DHIMS).

Mr. Martin’s two topics are:

Storage Requirements for DHIMS
Total Cost of Ownership of Healthcare Storage

Storage Requirements for DHIMS

The outline and objectives for this presentation are listed below.

Outline

Storage and storage management versus archive
Separation of storage and storage management from the other components of DHIMS
Types of information stored (Images and Data)
Storage Hardware — Devices, Media and Storage Infrastructure
Storage Management Software
Pricing Models

Objectives

Gain a conversational understanding of storage and data management technologies
Identify typical information storage management technologies found within a healthcare environment
Interact more effectively with information technology professionals, vendors and contractors

Total Cost of Ownership of Healthcare Storage

The outline and objectives for this presentation are listed below.

Outline

The reasons why one should calculate the total cost of ownership (TCO) for storage
The period of time for which the TCO calculation should be performed
The components that must be considered when making the TCO calculation
The factors that enter into the cost attributed to each component of the storage solution
What are the options for disaster recovery (DR) and should DR be considered in the TCO calculation
Sample calculation
Compare the options of supporting the entire storage solution by the institution, out-sourcing DR and out-sourcing the long-term storage and DR aspects of the storage solution

Objectives

Explain the reasons for calculating the TCO for the storage solution
List the components of the TCO for the storage solution and explain what factors impacts their contribution to cost
Describe the process used to determine whether an institution should support the entire storage solution in-house or out-source one or more aspects