Video Archives

Welcome to the video archives of the Interop Conference. Here you'll find videos from some of our speakers in recent years.

Interop Las Vegas 2009

Dr. Stephen Herrod, CTO, VMware

Dr. Stephen Herrod, Chief Technology Officer Stephen Herrod is responsible for VMware's new technologies and technology collaborations with customers, partners and standards groups. He has led the VMware ESX group through numerous successful releases. Prior to joining VMware, Stephen was Senior Director of Software at Transmeta Corporation co-leading development of their "Code Morphing" technology. Stephen holds a Ph.D. and a Masters degree in Computer Science from Stanford University where he worked with VMware's founders on the SimOS machine simulation project.

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Ann Livermore and Marius Haas of Hewlett Packard

Ann Livermore leads HP's Technology Solutions Group (TSG), an approximately $41B business. TSG encompasses storage and servers, software and services, including EDS, HP's outsourcing business. The products and services from this organization serve HP's business customers of all sizes in more than 170 countries. Marius Haas is senior vice president and general manager of the ProCurve Networking business. He oversees the group's worldwide operations, with a focus on expanding its position as a leading networking supplier in the market. Previously, Haas served as senior vice president of strategy and corporate development for HP.

(2009)

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Keynote Panel: Reinventing the Data Center

New requirements, new architectures and new constraints are creating a new order inside the data center. Our panel of experts will debate the effects of virtualization and high-speed networking as they describe the shape of things to come and what users need to do to prepare for the next generation of data center solutions. This keynote panel from Interop Las Vegas 2009 is moderated by Art Wittmann of InformationWeek and Lenny Heymann of Interop. Panelists include Mark Day of Riverbed, Paul McNab of Cisco, Dave Stevens of Brocade, and David Yen of Juniper.

(2009)

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John McAdam, CEO of F5

John McAdam has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of F5 Networks, as well as on the board of directors, since July 2000. Just after his arrival at F5, McAdam successfully navigated the company through the turbulent post-dot-com era, bringing F5 to profitability and positioning it for further growth. During his tenure at F5, McAdam has grown the company's annual revenue from $108.6 million to over $650 million. He has overseen numerous successful acquisitions, guiding F5 into new and adjacent markets that build on the company's Application Delivery Networking solution offerings. Under his leadership, F5 has been named the "Best Company to Work for in Seattle" and identified by Forbes Magazine as one of the top 25 hottest tech stocks. Prior to joining F5, McAdam served as General Manager of the Web server sales business at IBM. From January 1995 until August 1999, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Sequent Computer Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of high-end open systems, which was sold to IBM in September 1999. McAdam holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

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Ric Telford, Vice President, IBM Cloud Services

Ric Telford's professional business career highlights 25 years of product and service development experience and is noted for bringing innovative approaches to the design and development of key technologies. During his tenure at IBM, Telford has played a number of key roles in various software and service initiatives for IBM, including e-mail and document management, networking, security software, systems management, and IT infrastructure services. Ric tends to be at the forefront of emerging technologies at IBM. He served as Director of Technology for the IBM CIO, responsible for the development, implementation and adoption of technologies that hastened the transformation of IBM into an e-business. Ric was the Director of Technology for Intelligent Infrastructure, the precursor in IBM to "e-business on demand." Ric went on to become VP of Autonomic Computing, where he was responsible for defining and driving the Autonomic Computing initiative for IBM. In this capacity, Ric worked across IBM, as well as the industry and academia, to promote the adoption of open-standards based self-managing technologies.

(2009)

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Russ Daniels VP and CTO of Cloud Services, HP

Russ Daniels is vice president and chief technology officer of Cloud Services Strategy at HP. In this role, he sets the overarching business and technology strategies for HP's approach to the cloud. Daniels has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry, specializing in software architecture, enterprise management, and software development methodologies. He has filled a wide range of staff and line management roles and run his own Internet Services business. In 2006, InfoWorld declared Daniels one of the industry's top 25 chief technology officers. From 2002 to 2007 Daniels was the chief technology officer of HP Software. During his tenure, the business tripled in revenue and emerged as a significant player in the software industry. He joined HP in 1999. Prior, Daniels spent 15 years at Apple, where he held a variety of technical and management positions, culminating in his role as a senior software architect. Daniels holds a bachelor's degree from Ohio University.

(2009)

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Stefan Öberg, GM and VP Skype for Business

Stefan Öberg is responsible for Skype's Telecom and Desktop products, Skype Hardware and for Usability across all Skype product lines. Skype Desktop products include the flagship Windows product as well as Skype for Mac and Skype for Linux. Skype Hardware includes the development of dedicated Skype devices, such as WiFi-phones and telephone adapter boxes, as well as managing relations with global partners that produce accessories such as headsets and web cameras. Prior to Skype, Stefan served seven years in different positions at Tele2, the Swedish telecom operator. Initially in Sweden and later in Estonia. In his last assignment he was responsible for the rollout of Tele2 mobile telephony in Russia, where he launched 11 turn-key GSM operators all over the country.

(2009)

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Vishal Sikka, Chief Technology Officer, SAP

Dr. Vishal Sikka, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of SAP, leads the company's technology and innovation strategy across its product portfolio. Vishal is responsible for ensuring a clear and harmonized road map for SAP products to deliver ongoing innovation and long-term value to customers worldwide. Furthermore, Vishal leads the company's forward-thinking efforts around emerging technologies using design thinking to build SAP next generation products. He is responsible for SAP's global research efforts and is chartered with SAP's architecture governance and standards. Prior to his role as CTO, Vishal was the senior vice president of architecture and chief software architect at SAP, responsible for the road map and the direction for the architecture of SAP's products and infrastructure. Before that, he was head of the advanced technology group responsible for strategic innovative projects.

(2009)

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Interop New York 2008

Bob Picciano, General Manager, Lotus Software and WebSphere Portal, IBM

Web 2.0, Mashups and Other Collaboration Trends for the Enterprise Embracing web 2.0 for the enterprise means capitalizing on the power of participation to move ahead of your competition. It means making your experts more visible and your teams more agile. It means allowing business users to combine and share enterprise data with feeds from public sources through mashups, technology that is changing the economics for situational application development. This session explores how these technologies are other trends are allowing companies to build better business outcomes through collaboration.

(2008)

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Marie Hattar, Vice President, Network Systems and Security Solutions, Cisco

From Virtualization to Cloud Computing: Is the Sky Really the Limit? Social, cultural, and economic changes are afoot, changing not only our relationships with technology but our relationships with each other. Find out how virtualization is playing a key role in this evolution -- and why this changes the networking and security landscape.

(2008)

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Ronald W. Hovsepian, President and Chief Executive Officer, Novell, Inc.

"Making IT Work As One." Today's IT environment involves a mix of software, hardware, customizations, and ever-evolving trends. These changing standards and technologies can make it hard for you to keep up and stay efficient. Ron Hovsepian, Novell president and CEO, will discuss the challenges and the solutions you can implement into your business environment that will - Make IT Work As One - allowing you to focus on running your business today and in the future. As a result, you can reduce cost, manage complexity, and mitigate risk.

(2008)

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David Yach, Chief Technology Officer for Software, Research In Motion

"The Era of Enterprise Mobility". Mobility is top of mind for enterprises today and has become a key communications strategy in this "Era of Enterprise Mobility". At Interop New York 2008, David Yach, Chief Technology Officer, Research In Motion (RIM), will discuss the continuing evolution of mobility and the importance of leveraging the wireless capabilities of today to meet the business challenges of tomorrow.

(2008)

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Tim O'Reilly, Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media

Tim O'Reilly is the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, thought by many to be the best computer book publisher in the world. The company also publishes online through the O'Reilly Network and hosts conferences on technology topics. Tim is an activist for open source, open standards, and sensible intellectual property laws. Since 1978, Tim has led the company's pursuit of its core goal: to be a catalyst for technology change by capturing and transmitting the knowledge of "alpha geeks" and other innovators. His active engagement with technology communities drives both the company's product development and its marketing. Tim has built a culture where advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism are key tenets of the business philosophy.

(2008)

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Clay Shirky, shirky.com

Mr. Shirky divides his time between consulting, teaching, and writing on the social and economic effects of Internet technologies. His consulting practice is focused on the rise of decentralized technologies such as peer-to-peer, web services, and wireless networks that provide alternatives to the wired client/server infrastructure that characterizes the Web. Current clients include Nokia, GBN, the Library of Congress, the Highlands Forum, the Markle Foundation, and the BBC. In addition to his consulting work, Mr. Shirky is an adjunct professor in NYU's graduate Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), where he teaches courses on the interrelated effects of social and technological network topology-how our networks shape culture and vice-versa. His current course, Social Weather, examines the cues we use to understand group dynamics in online spaces and the possible ways of improving user interaction by redesigning our social software to better reflect the emergent properties of groups.

(2008)

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Interop Las Vegas 2008

C. K. Prahalad, Distinguished Professor,Ross School of Business,University of Michigan

C. K. Prahalad, Distinguished Professor, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, discusses the major concepts behind his book "The New Age of Innovation" and how the convergence of customer-focused strategies and global networks is transforming modern business models.

(2008)

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Abhijit Dubey, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company

Abhijit Dubey, Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company, extends the discussion of the new age of innovation, and what it means for forward-looking companies.

(2008)

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Platforms Panel: David Knight of WebEx and Vivek Luthra of Ramco Systems

David Knight, VP, WebEx Connect, WebEx Communications, Inc., a division of Cisco, and Vivek Luthra, Senior VP & Global Head of Services, Ramco Systems, discuss the platform issues raised in the earlier morning keynote sessions.

(2008)

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Bob Muglia, Senior Vice President, Server and Tools Business, Microsoft

Bob Muglia, Senior Vice President, Server and Tools Business, Microsoft, discusses Dynamic IT and the transformation of the datacenter, as well as Microsoft's interoperability initiatives.

(2008)

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Jayshree V. Ullal, Senior Vice President,Data Center, Switching and Services Group, Cisco

Jayshree V. Ullal, Senior Vice President, Data Center, Switching and Services Group, Cisco, discusses how innovations in virtualization resulting from the move to SOA and Web2.0 architectures are enabling the network for scalable collaboration technologies that increase efficiency and accelerate productivity.

(2008)

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Software Trends Panel: Roger Burkhardt of Ingres Corporation, Stephen J. Mellor of Integranova and Philip Winslow of Credit Suisse

A panel discussion on trends in software interoperability with Roger Burkhardt, President and CEO, Ingres Corporation; Stephen J. Mellor, Freeter, Integranova; and Philip Winslow, Vice President - Software Analyst, Credit Suisse

(2008)

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iPhones, iPods, and Flash Drives--How to Protect From the Dangers Within: John Dasher of PGP and Matt Mosher of Lumension Security

John Dasher, PGP, and Matt Mosher, SVP, Americas, Lumension Security, discuss the evolving threat of data theft and how organizations can implement an effective endpoint security strategy.

(2008)

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Jesper Andersen, Senior Vice President - Application Development, Oracle Corporation

Jesper Andersen, Senior Vice President - Application Development, Oracle Corporation, discusses how Oracle is moving beyond traditional enterprise applications and into addressing differentiated innovative business processes by leveraging modern SOA based integration techniques.

(2008)

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Mark B. Templeton, President and CEO, Citrix

Mark B. Templeton, President and CEO, Citrix, discusses how Citrix has moved its business in new directions.

(2008)

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Security in the Web 2.0 World Panel: Dmitri Alperovitch of Secure Computing Corp., Gary Dobbins of University of Notre Dame, and Gary L. Hod

Dmitri Alperovitch, Director, Intelligence Analysis and Hosted Security, Secure Computing Corporation; Gary Dobbins, Director - Information Security, University of Notre Dame; and Gary L. Hodge, CTO, U.S. Bank, look at the security issues facing CIOs in today's Web 2.0 world--the threats, the policy issues, customer demands, business needs, and the tradeoffs necessary when blending all these together.

(2008)

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David DeWalt, President and CEO, McAfee, Inc.

David DeWalt, President and CEO, McAfee, Inc., discusses the challenges facing security professionals, including proliferation of network connected devices, globalization, increased malware and sophisticated cybercrime groups.

(2008)

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Surya Kant, President, Tata Consultancy Services, North America

Surya Kant, President, Tata Consultancy Services, North America, discusses the current state of the software delivery industry and what the next generation of software delivery will look like.

(2008)

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Kathy Paladino, President - Enterprise Mobility, Motorola

Kathy Paladino, President - Enterprise Mobility, Motorola

(2008)

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Interop New York 2007

Keynote: Simon Crosby, XenSource

Keynote: Simon Crosby, XenSource

(2007)

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Keynote: Matthew Glotzbach, Head of Products, Google Enterprise

(2007)

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Keynote: Tom Robertson, GM, Interoperability & Standards, Microsoft

Keynote: Tom Robertson, GM, Interoperability & Standards, Microsoft

(2007)

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Keynote: Barry Rudolph, VP of Portfolio Management, Disk, Software, IBM System Storage Solutions

Keynote Speaker: Barry Rudolph, VP of Portfolio Management, Disk, Software, IBM System Storage Solutions

(2007)

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Interop Las Vegas 2007

Keynote: Bob Muglia, Senior Vice President, Microsoft Server and Tools Business

Bob Muglia is Senior Vice President of the Server and Tools Business (STB), a part of the Platforms & Services Division at Microsoft. STB is chartered to deliver Microsoft's unique vision for information technology professionals and developers: "Empower People across the IT Lifecycle through Integrated Software Innovation." As STB business leader, Muglia is responsible for developing and marketing Microsoft's infrastructure and developer software.

(2007)

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Keynote: John Chambers, Chairman and CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc.

John Chambers is president and CEO of Cisco Systems. Since January 1995, when he assumed this position, Chambers has grown the company from US$1.2 billion in annual revenues to its current run-rate of approximately US$24.8 billion.

Chambers has been lauded by government leaders and countless publications worldwide for his visionary strategy, his ability to drive an entrepreneurial culture, and his warm-hearted, straight-talking approach.

(2007)

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Keynote: Mike Zafirovski, President and CEO, Nortel

Turning Hyperconnectivity from Challenge to Opportunity

Mike Zafirovski is president and chief executive officer of Nortel, a global leader in innovative communications and services that are enabling the transformation of businesses around the world.

(2007)

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Keynote: Dave DeWalt, President and CEO, McAfee

The Changing World of Security

Dave DeWalt is chief executive officer (CEO) and president of McAfee, Inc. He joined the company in April 2007, and brings strong execution skills, a proven ability to lead top performing teams and an excellent track record in driving shareholder value.

(2007)

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Keynote: Louis J. D'Ambrosio, President and CEO, Avaya

Louis J. D'Ambrosio is President & Chief Executive Officer of Avaya, responsible for the overall strategy, direction and operations of the corporation. Avaya is a leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and services.

(2007)

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Keynote: Thomas E. Noonan, General Manager, IBM Internet Security Systems

Tom Noonan is the former chairman, president and chief executive officer of Internet Security Systems, Inc., which was recently acquired by IBM for $1.3B, at which time Noonan became GM of IBM Internet Security Systems, Inc. Noonan is responsible for the strategic direction, growth and integration of ISS products, services and research into IBM's overall security offering.

(2007)

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Interop New York 2006

John Swainson, President & CEO, Computer Associates

Keynote Speaker: John Swainson, President & CEO, Computer Associates

(2006)

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Keynote: Scott Kriens, Chairman & CEO, Juniper Networks

Keynote Speaker Scott Kriens

(2006)

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Keynote: Mark Bregman, Executive VP & CTO, Symantec

Keynote Speaker Mark Bregman

(2006)

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Overview: Interop, where Business and Technology Converge

Interop brings together IT and business leaders to see all of the latest technologies in action.

(2006)

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Keynote Speakers: Ross Mayfield, CEO, Socialtext & Andrew McAfee, Assoc. Professor, Harvard University

Keynote Speakers: Ross Mayfield & Andrew McAfee

(2006)

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Interop Las Vegas 2006

Keynote Speakers: Donald Peterson, Chairman & CEO, Avaya & Gordon Stitt, President & CEO, Extreme Networks, Inc.

Keynote Speakers: Donald Peterson & Gordon Stitt

(2006)

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Keynote: John Chambers, Chairman & CEO, Cisco Systems

Keynote: John Chambers

(2006)

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Keynote: Dave Girouard, VP & General Manager, Google Enterprise

Keynote: Dave Girouard

(2006)

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Keynote: Scott Kriens, Chairman & CEO, Juniper Networks

Keynote: Scott Kriens

(2006)

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Keynote: Andrew Monshaw, IBM Systems & Technology Group

Keynote: Andrew Monshaw

(2006)

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Keynote Panel

Keynote Panel: When Will Enterprise Mobility Go Mainstream?
-Marty Beard, Senior VP, Sybase
-Mark Straton, Senior VP, Siemens
-Dan Simone, VP & CTO, Trapeze Networks
-Sanford Brown, Product Management VP, AT&T Business
Moderated by: Craig Mathias, Principal, Farpoint Group

(2006)

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Interop New York 2005

Ed Amoroso, Chief Security Officer, AT&T

Ed Amoroso, Chief Security Officer, AT&T

(2005)

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Dave Girouard, General Manager, Google Enterprise

Dave Girouard, General Manager, Google Enterprise

(2005)

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Gurdeep Singh Pall, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Corporation

Gurdeep Singh Pall, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Corporation

(2005)

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Keynote Panel: Alex Pierson, Ravi Sethi, John McHugh

Panel Discussion:
-Alex Pierson, General Manager of Enterprise Multimedia Systems, Nortel
-Ravi Sethi, President, Avaya Labs
-John McHugh, Vice President - General Manager, ProCurve Networking by HP

(2005)

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Session Conference: The Countdown to Cellular and WiFi convergence.

Conference Session: The Countdown to Cellular and WiFi convergence.

(2005)

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Session Panel: Moderated by Michael Miller, Excecutive Vice President, Ziff-Davis Magazine

Panel Moderated by Michael Miller, Excecutive Vice President, Ziff-Davis Magazine -Dave Grannon, General Manager of Mobile Email, Nokia Mobility Solutions
-Jeff Dameur, Vice President of Sales and Business Development, Seven Networks Inc.
-Rick Osterlaut, Vice President of Products, Good Technology -Dave Werzak , Vice President, Blackberry

(2005)

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