Steve Johnston has more than a decade of experience in the technology industry. He has spoken at numerous conferences, user groups and associations on topics ranging from data privacy and compliance to the management of the effects of data growth in enterprise databases, the implementation of compliance-driven data management strategies, and the implementation of solutions to secure data in test and development environments. His background includes work with leading organizations such as EPCglobal US, GS1 (formerly the Uniform Code Council), RealMedia, Princeton Softech and currently IBM.

Whether an organization wants to reduce costs, eliminate a competitor, expand market share or acquire new intellectual property, the business environment continues to be rich with opportunities for mergers and acquisitions (M&As). However, one thing is certain; every merger and acquisition doubles the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure that must be managed and maintained to support the new organization. The total data management responsibility is enormous. Without an effective enterprise data management strategy and early IT involvement to plan for integration challenges, the merger or acquisition may be doomed to failure.

• Mergers and acquisitions - On the rise
• How do M&As create IT challenges?
• Why is early IT involvement essential?
• What are IT strategies for M&A success?
• What are the IT integration issues to consider?
• How does enterprise data management support IT integration initiatives?
• What benefits does enterprise data management deliver?
• What should you look for in an enterprise data management solution?