According to The Register, many organizations are paying to store the same file several times without noticing. A document might sit on a NAS, get pulled over VPN for remote work, appear in a sync folder, and then be attached to an email when syncing is slow. That means four copies, four storage bills, and eventually one person trying to figure out which version is current.
The publication is putting this problem on the table at an invitation-only dinner in New York on Tuesday 27 October, running from 6:00pm to 8:30pm at The Capital Grille in Midtown. The event operates under the Chatham House Rule, so participants can speak freely without being named. Joe Fay of The Register will chair, and Holly Bossert of LucidLink will join the conversation.
The agenda focuses on real-world workarounds adopted when offices emptied and never replaced, and what those have cost since. Topics include handling unstructured data growth, supporting distributed teams without paying for the same file three times, sync and version control, and whether current setups hold up in a security incident. The premise is not to rip out existing infrastructure but to modernize around the storage and governance investments already made. Attendance is limited to senior technology, infrastructure, and data leaders.