Keynotes
Keynote 1:Cloud Computing and the Mega-Datacenter
Tuesday, November 29th, 11:20am - Noon
Jason Waxman
General Manager, High Density Computing
Data Center Group
Intel Corporation
Jason Waxman is the General Manager in Intel’s Data Center Group responsible for High Density Servers. His role includes a focus on blade servers, internet datacenters and technology for future dense data center architecture. He is also responsible for Intel’s initiatives in Cloud Computing.
Jason holds executive positions in industry design efforts including the board of Blade.org and the Server System Infrastructure Forum. He has previously served as the director for Intel’s Xeon(TM) processor and chipset product lines and the related platform enabling and customer relationships. Jason has spent the last 11 years of his Intel career in Enterprise computing focused on server products and technologies involved in the introduction of over 12 new platforms.
Prior to Intel, Jason worked in strategic planning for an industrial components company and as a management consultant. He holds Bachelor and Masters Degrees in engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Cornell University
Abstract: Cloud Computing and the Mega-Datacenter
Market researchers predict that the number of servers used in cloud computing will increase 25% annually during the next few years. As this number rises, it will affect server design, particularly forcing more focus on efficiency, performance, and systems management. Vendors will also have to emphasize the best overall combination of servers, storage, and networking. Cloud computing and mega-datacenters (ones with over 100,000 servers) will thus force key new trends in server design and manufacturing.
About Intel:
Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.
Special Keynote: Servers Meet Today's Enterprise Information Challenges
Tuesday, November 29th, 1:30 - 2:00pm
Robert Hormuth
Director/Server Architecture
Office of the CTO
Dell
Robert Hormuth is Director of Server Architecture in the Office of CTO at Dell. Robert has 24 years in the computer industry. Robert joined Dell in 2007 after 8 years with Intel and 12 years at National Instruments. Past design/architecture activities include: IO peripheral designs, x86 (386, 486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II) system design, BIOS, firmware, software, and FPGA/ASIC design. Additionally Robert served as a Field Application Engineer supporting multiple fortune 100 companies. Robert has participated in creation of multiple industry standards (VME, VXI, PCI, PXI). Robert has a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Robert holds 3 patents with 4 pending.
Abstract: Servers Meet Today's Enterprise Information Challenges
Today’s enterprises face many new information challenges. There is much more data and computing power available, and many new ways to use them. Mobile devices and social media are everywhere, and the cloud offers on-demand access to extra resources at reasonable costs. Meanwhile, budgets and staff levels are flat at best. New server designs must provide great flexibility as well as the ability to apply computing power everywhere in the enterprise. Server companies must offer tools that allow enterprises to handle the latest standards efficiently and automate common tasks easily and quickly. At the same time, they must keep innovating in high-frequency board design, power and cooling techniques, and cost controls. They will be key partners in helping enterprises survive and prosper in a highly uncertain, fast-changing, and difficult economic world.
About Dell:
Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) listens to its customers and uses that insight to make technology simpler and create innovative solutions that deliver reliable, long-term value. The company delivers innovative technology and services which customers trust and value. As a leading technology company, we offer a broad range of product categories, including mobility products, desktop PCs, software and peripherals, servers and networking, and storage. Our services include a broad range of configurable IT and business related services, including infrastructure technology, consulting and applications, and business process services. We are committed to managing and operating our business in a responsible and sustainable manner around the globe. This includes our commitment to environmental responsibility in all areas of our business. Learn more at www.dell.com.
Keynote 2: Cloud scale networking - The Evolving Network Edge
Tuesday, November 29th, 2:00 - 2:30pm
Sarwar Raza
Distinguished Architect
Office of the CTO
Hewlett-Packard
Sarwar Raza is a distinguished architect in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer for Networking at HP. He provides technical and marketing leadership spanning the areas of cloud networking and orchestration, network and systems management, and unified communications and collaboration to engineering, marketing and sales teams across HP’s product and service businesses.
Raza joined HP in 2010 via the acquisition of 3Com Corporation, where for 10 years he held a variety of senior roles in product management and engineering. Most recently, he led the Product Management team for 3Com’s Unified Communications and IP Surveillance business lines. Prior to this, he served as a software architect on the Voice Engineering team for the VCX product line. His network management expertise includes work on carrier-class management systems for RAS, VOIP and 3G systems that have been deployed by some of the world’s largest service providers. Raza also was lead architect for 3Com’s flagship NMS product, Enterprise Management Suite.
Raza has a bachelor’s degree in economics and computer science (Phi Beta Kappa) from Clark University, a master’s degree in computer science with a concentration in computer and communications networks from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and an executive certificate in management and strategy from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.
Abstract: Cloud scale networking - The Evolving Network Edge
Advances in server and storage virtualization have enabled a new class of cloud based applications and services. These new applications and services have transformed how enterprises view and build their IT infrastructures. The network glue that binds the end users of these cloud services to applications is also evolving to meet a new set of scalability, security and management challenges. To meet new requirements – ask yourself, how are networks, and the management principles governing their operations evolving to meet the needs of server administrators, network managers and end users in the cloud today? Simple, it must be done at the server-network edge.
About HP:
HP creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure at the convergence of the cloud and connectivity, creating seamless, secure, context-aware experiences for a connected world. More information about HP (NYSE: HPQ) is available at http://www.hp.com.
Keynote 3: Getting Big Results from Big Data
Wednesday, November 30th, 11:00 - 11:30am
Keith Klemba
Vice President
SAP Research
Keith Klemba is Vice President, SAP Research, Palo Alto, California. In his current role, he is architecting and implementing next generation computing systems for in-memory computing. His experience brings together a keen sense of Systems Engineering with grounded Business awareness. He is considered an expert in Network Communications, Security, Multimedia, and Systems Engineering.
Prior to joining SAP, Keith served as Co-Founder and Chief Architect for Firetide Inc. a wireless mesh networking company specializing in city-wide video surveillance systems. Before starting at Firetide, Keith had a long career with Hewlett-Packard as a Chief Technical Adviser. While at HP he served as the Security Technology Coordinator for the Computer Organization and as Principal Architect for Hewlett-Packard's award winning network management framework "OpenView".
Prior to Hewlett-Packard, Keith worked for VitaLink Communication Corp. where he was the product development manager for their worldwide commercial satellite-earth station monitoring and control system. Before Vitalink, Keith was a Principal Investigator in Telecommunications Engineering at SRI International. While there he specialized in Packet Switched Radio Communications, Secure Communications, Internet Protocols, and Global Weather Analysis.
Keith holds over a dozen patents in the areas of Security, Communications, and Networking. He is considered an expert in the area of Wireless Networking and Networking Infrastructures.
Abstract: Getting Big Results from Big Data
Today's highly competitive economy requires enterprises to get the most from all the data they have. They need to analyze it thoroughly and quickly - and be able to act on it right away. If you can't keep up with today's flood of information at top speed, your competitors will simply pass you by. Symmetric multiprocessing, large memories, in-memory databases, and other technical advances provide the basis for handling huge amounts of data. New business application architectures allow you to take advantage of them to make key decisions quickly.
Keynote 4: Solid State Memory Increases Server Performance Cost-Effectively
Wednesday, November 30th, 11:00am - Noon
Adam Roberts
Solid state Memory Architect and Senior Engineer
Storage
IBM
Adam Roberts is the Solid State Memory Architect and Senior Engineer for the IBM System x Storage Development Group. He is responsible for developing the strategic direction of Solid State based architectures and solutions for the IBM System x development team based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Roberts has held a variety of positions in his 20 years of Engineering Experience including over 10 years with IBM in both Server Development and Server Storage Development.
Prior to IBM, Roberts held the position of Pharmaceutical Engineer for Wyeth Ayerst. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering at North Carolina State University.
