| Wednesday, September 17 |
| 1:30 pm–2:30 pm |
Conference Sessions
Data Center Trends and Strategies The data center is at the center of IT innovation with many exciting - but also confusing - developments. The session will provide a unifying vision, and a wealth of information and practical advice for companies seeking to build new data centers, planning for growth in existing data centers and transforming their operational practices. Based on hundreds of in-depth interviews with IT executives, this session provides an unbiased, insightful and unique view of best practices from real data centers around the world. Speaker - Andreas Antonopoulos, SVP and Founding Partner, Nemertes Research Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a Senior Vice President and Founding Partner with Nemertes Research, where he develops and manages research projects, conducts strategic seminars and advises key clients. Andreas is a computer scientist, a master of data communications and distributed systems, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a self-professed geek, with an engineering, programming and consulting background. Mr. Antonopoulos honed his speaking skills in front of audiences ranging in size from five executives in a boardroom to hundreds of people in large conferences. With more than three hundred speaking engagements under his belt he is considered a world-class and charismatic public speaker and teacher. Before joining Nemertes, Mr. Antonopoulos was the Security Practice Director at ThruPoint Inc, where he was responsible for a global team of security consultants who deliver solutions to multinational clients. Prior to ThruPoint he was a Security Practice Lead at Greenwich Technology Partners, where he designed the security architecture of a global wire-transfer network interconnecting the world's banks.
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| 2:45 pm–3:45 pm |
Conference Sessions
Is Green About Ecology or Economy? The Green Data Center sounds easier than it is. What are the various components of a green data center and how can companies make their existing data centers "greener"? What is the impact of green IT on the bottom line? Green is not just about the production of energy or the use of alternate sources; it is about energy strategies, energy efficiency, energy management and cost reduction. It's about sustainable computing and competitive advantage. It's about the bottom line as well as environmental responsibility and stewardship. How do you model the cost of electricity across all IT equipment? And how can you convert that cost model into a green ROI? Panelists will discuss strategies, technologies, challenges, cost models and case studies to help demystify green IT. Moderator - Andreas Antonopoulos, SVP and Founding Partner, Nemertes Research Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a Senior Vice President and Founding Partner with Nemertes Research, where he develops and manages research projects, conducts strategic seminars and advises key clients. Andreas is a computer scientist, a master of data communications and distributed systems, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a self-professed geek, with an engineering, programming and consulting background. Mr. Antonopoulos honed his speaking skills in front of audiences ranging in size from five executives in a boardroom to hundreds of people in large conferences. With more than three hundred speaking engagements under his belt he is considered a world-class and charismatic public speaker and teacher. Before joining Nemertes, Mr. Antonopoulos was the Security Practice Director at ThruPoint Inc, where he was responsible for a global team of security consultants who deliver solutions to multinational clients. Prior to ThruPoint he was a Security Practice Lead at Greenwich Technology Partners, where he designed the security architecture of a global wire-transfer network interconnecting the world's banks.
Speaker - Brandon Ekberg, Business Unit Manager, Eaton Brandon is currently the Senior Manager of the Software & Meters Business Unit within Eaton's Electrical Group. Prior to joining Eaton in April 2005, Brandon held a variety of positions at Rockwell Automation's Rockwell Software division including Director of Engineering and Business Unit Manager. Prior to joining Rockwell Automation in 1993, Brandon worked for Cimflex Tecknowledge in its Information Systems product group. In between obtaining his two engineering degrees, Brandon worked for 2 years for J&L Steel in East Chicago, Indiana. Brandon holds a BS and an ME in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University. Brandon has had extensive experience in developing and delivering common software platform components. As the Communications Business Unit Manager at Rockwell Software, he oversaw the development and, first ever, company wide adoption of a communication subsystem. As Rockwell Software expanded into information system type products, Brandon's team was responsible for the development of a common data model that allowed multiple products to share common manufacturing configuration data. Rockwell built on these initial shared elements and to a launch a key strategic initiative called FactoryTalk™. As Program Manager, Brandon was responsible for the first two coordinated releases of all Rockwell software products adopting the FactoryTalk™ platform. In his new role at Eaton, Brandon is helping to drive a company wide software and communication strategy will unify the communication infrastructure of Eaton's Electrical Group.
Speaker - David Appelbaum, Vice President of Marketing, BigFix, Inc. David Appelbaum, vice president of marketing for BigFix, Inc., has 20 years experience in the software technology industry having played a variety of sales, marketing, executive, and consulting roles. Prior to joining BigFix, Appelbaum worked with companies such as Borland, Oracle, Autonomy, Salesforce.com, and Antenna Software. He has overseen major product rollouts, as well as highly successful channel development programs, for the US and international markets.
Speaker - John Tuccillo, Vice President, Industry Alliances, APC, Green Grid
Speaker - Paul Dunn, Senior Network Analyst, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Paul Dunn is a Senior Network Analyst for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, which is the fourth largest school district in the United States. Dunn has worked for the District for 24 years starting his career as a science high school teacher before moving to IT as a network administrator and product manager for several of the District's schools. Dunn now works at the District level and is currently leading the effort to implement power management technology across 120,000 endpoints.
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| 4:00 pm–5:00 pm |
Conference Sessions
Unified Data Center Network - Future or Hype?Will Ethernet unify the storage and data networks into one single fabric? Or does storage need its own network to deliver high performance? Will storage be carried over FCoE or iSCSI, or some other protocol? Or will fiber channel continue to grow and evolve? Panelists will discuss these and other issues around next-generation data center networks, take audience questions and present case studies to support their claims. Moderator - Andreas Antonopoulos, SVP and Founding Partner, Nemertes Research Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a Senior Vice President and Founding Partner with Nemertes Research, where he develops and manages research projects, conducts strategic seminars and advises key clients. Andreas is a computer scientist, a master of data communications and distributed systems, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a self-professed geek, with an engineering, programming and consulting background. Mr. Antonopoulos honed his speaking skills in front of audiences ranging in size from five executives in a boardroom to hundreds of people in large conferences. With more than three hundred speaking engagements under his belt he is considered a world-class and charismatic public speaker and teacher. Before joining Nemertes, Mr. Antonopoulos was the Security Practice Director at ThruPoint Inc, where he was responsible for a global team of security consultants who deliver solutions to multinational clients. Prior to ThruPoint he was a Security Practice Lead at Greenwich Technology Partners, where he designed the security architecture of a global wire-transfer network interconnecting the world's banks.
Speaker - Errol Roberts, Distinguished Systems Engineer , Cisco With more than 16 years of networking, and telecommunications experience, Errol Roberts brings a practical understanding of how technology can solve business problems. Errol Roberts is a Distinguished Systems Engineer (DSE) at Cisco with a focus on Optical Transport, Data Center architecture and technologies for Service Provider and Enterprise environments. In his role as DSE at Cisco, Mr. Roberts influences technical direction and solutions to address customer requirements and industry trends. In his role, Mr. Roberts consults with customers on emerging technology business application, adoption, development, and architecture impact. Prior to joining Cisco, Errol worked in the of area software development and system administration. Errol holds a Graduate (MSc) degree from New York University.
Speaker - John Hufferd, Senior Executive Director of Technology , Brocade As a Senior Director of Technology, John Hufferd is responsible for defining Brocade's technology direction and strategy of storage networks including iSCSI based, FC based, FCoE based, and NAS (CIFS, CIFS) networks. John has over 40 years in the storage and networking industries and, prior to joining Brocade, John was retired from the IBM Corporation where he was focused on storage networking strategies. John began work on iSCSI in its very early years (1998) and has been a key mover in getting it accepted as an international standard. John is well known in the industry due to positions held within various industry organizations including SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association) and RDMAC (Remote Direct Memory Access Consortium). He was key in defining the specification for iSER (the iSCSI Extensions for RDMA), and the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), where he holds the position of Technical Coordinator for IP Storage. John also ensured that the iSER IETF specification was defined such that it not only supported iWARP (RDMA on TCP/IP) but also InfiniBand. He has held positions on the board of advisors for 8 different companies and has authored the definitive book on iSCSI called "iSCSI -- The Universal Storage Connection," published by Addison-Wesley. John is Brocade's representative to the IETF and the IBTA (InfiniBand Trade Association) and has been a Brocade representative to the T11 Fibre Channel Standards Group -- BB5 Working Group -- which is defining FCoE.
Speaker - Stephen Garrison, Vice President of Marketing, Force10 Networks Stephen Garrison has more than 19 years of experience designing strategic marketing programs for the telecommunications and networking industries. Prior to becoming vice president of marketing, Garrison directed the company's corporate marketing and customer activities. Prior to joining Force10 Networks, Garrison was the senior director of marketing at Riverstone Networks, where he was responsible for building customer programs. Earlier, he served as the director of marketing at Cabletron Systems. Garrison received a B.S. in ceramic science from Alfred University and an M.S. in materials science and engineering from MIT. He also holds four patents and sits on the board of directors for the Ethernet Alliance.
Speaker - Vikram Karvat, VP of Marketing, NetXen Vikram has over 15 years of experience in marketing and sales, in the systems and semiconductor segments. Vikram's career spans the PC, server and networking industries. Prior to joining NetXen, Vikram was director of marketing at Broadcom, where he was responsible for strategic planning and product marketing for server chipsets. While at Broadcom, he successfully launched the storage product line of chips used by top tier enterprise storage vendors. Before that, Vikram spent six years at National Semiconductor marketing processors, server chipsets and networking products. He holds an MBA degree from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and a BSEE from the University of Alberta, both with honors.
| | Thursday, September 18 |
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| 10:15 am–11:15 am |
Conference Sessions
Data Center: Build, Lease, Host or Cloud?Build or Buy? This is the most common question related to the data center. Where do you put your IT equipment? Many choices are available today - building a new data center, converting an existing space, co-location, server and virtual server hosting or even "in the cloud." Which of these approaches is best for your business? This panel will discuss the various options and look at the balance between flexibility, cost and control that they offer. Moderator - Andreas Antonopoulos, SVP and Founding Partner, Nemertes Research Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a Senior Vice President and Founding Partner with Nemertes Research, where he develops and manages research projects, conducts strategic seminars and advises key clients. Andreas is a computer scientist, a master of data communications and distributed systems, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a self-professed geek, with an engineering, programming and consulting background. Mr. Antonopoulos honed his speaking skills in front of audiences ranging in size from five executives in a boardroom to hundreds of people in large conferences. With more than three hundred speaking engagements under his belt he is considered a world-class and charismatic public speaker and teacher. Before joining Nemertes, Mr. Antonopoulos was the Security Practice Director at ThruPoint Inc, where he was responsible for a global team of security consultants who deliver solutions to multinational clients. Prior to ThruPoint he was a Security Practice Lead at Greenwich Technology Partners, where he designed the security architecture of a global wire-transfer network interconnecting the world's banks.
Speaker - Angela Bailey, Director - Product Development , AT&T Hosting and Application Services Angela Bailey serves as Director for AT&T Hosting & Application Services Product Development. In this capacity, she led the development of AT&T's utility hosting offer, known as AT&T Synaptic Hosting, and is responsible for its continued evolution. On an ongoing basis, Bailey leads AT&T's efforts to deliver on-demand services to customers, coordinating the efforts of information technology, service delivery and service assurance. Prior to her current role, Bailey served in various capacities within the organization, focused on Hosting and Application Services. She also served as an adjunct professor with the Shorter College School of Business. Bailey earned her Masters in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University and holds a Bachelor of Arts in French as well as Bachelor of Arts is Mathematics.
Speaker - Don O'Toole, Director of Tivoli Strategy, IBM Don O'Toole is a marketing and business development professional with more than 20 years experience in the information technology industry. Over the course of his career with IBM, he has held a variety of positions in IBM's software, hardware and services businesses. Don has extensive expertise in the software industry. He began his IBM career as part of the IBM SNA software development team in Research Triangle Park, NC. In 1993, he became a Brand Manager for IBM's TCP/IP software products. In 1995, he led the business development and market launch of IBM's Internet Connection software family, which included IBM's first web browser and HTTP server offerings. Don joined IBM's Internet Division in 1996 and was a key member of the team that developed IBM's e-business strategy. He has had leadership roles in a number of IBM's recent acquisitions including the purchases of Micromuse and Candle. Don also has led marketing initiatives for a variety of emerging software technologies including the launch of IBM's Web Services initiative in 2001. Currently, Don is Director of Strategy for IBM's Tivoli software brand. He is responsible for leading the strategic direction of Tivoli's Service Management software portfolio. Don holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BS from Syracuse University. He is a current master's candidate at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies.
Speaker - Jim Poore, Vice President of Transport Product Management, Global Crossing Jim Poore Vice President, Global Transport & Infrastructure Product Management Global Crossing Ltd. Jim Poore has responsibility for Global Transport & Infrastructure Product Management focused on solutions leveraging Wavelengths, Ethernet, Private Line, Dark Fiber, Metro Access, and Datacenter services. Mr. Poore has been with Global Crossing for 9 years and managed a number of Global product initiatives including multi-region Datacenter solutions, Long-Haul and Metro Ethernet Transport, IP based Unified Communications, Core Network expansion, and Optical Wavelength development. Before joining Global Crossing, Mr. Poore held regional Product Marketing positions with Silicon Graphics/CRAY Research. He holds a BS in Marketing, summa cum laude, from the Rochester Institute of Technology and has over 15 years experience in advanced communication services management.
Speaker - Patrick Leonard, Sr Manager - Strategic Initiatives, Equinix, Inc. Patrick Leonard is Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives for Equinix, Inc., where he is primarily responsible for research and analysis in support of Equinix's data center and services expansion programs in the US, Asia Pacific and Europe. He is also engaged in driving and formalizing Equinix's sustainability programs, including membership in the Green Grid, participation in the EPA Energy Star data center rating program, adoption of comprehensive conservation/recycling programs, and development of customer and employee programs Mr. Leonard has 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, starting in the mid-1980s during the highly charged period of advances resulting from the AT&T divestiture and the implementation of equal access in the US. Prior to joining Equinix in 2000, he served as Director of IP Marketing and Advertising for Global One, the international telecommunications joint venture between Sprint International, Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom. He also held positions in finance, marketing, sales and customer service at MCI Telecommunications. Mr. Leonard received a BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Gannon University.
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