Conference: Virtualization Track
Virtualization is not a fad! It is driving a fundamental shift in how we think about our data center environments. Are you up to speed on all the latest virtualization terminology and technologies? Do you need help separating the vendor hype from the realities of life in the trenches? Are you building the virtual infrastructure you need to deliver a flexible and agile foundation for the future? The Virtualization Track is the place to get answers to these questions—and many more—enabling companies to embrace virtualization with confidence and efficiency.
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 Virtualization Technology Primer (Location: Lagoon F)Feeling bewildered by the slew of acronyms, technologies and concepts describing virtualization? Need a high-level overview of what virtualization means to you and your business? Do you want to get your arms around server virtualization, hypervisors, OS virtualization, hardware assists, virtual desktop architectures, application streaming and isolation, virtualization cloud services, bursting to the cloud—and more? If so, this is the session for you. Speaker - Anne Skamarock, Research Director, FOCUS
Anne Skamarock has spent nearly 30 years in software engineering, consulting and technical marketing, as an end-user/administrator, vendor, industry analyst, and author, with Sun, Solbourne, StorageTek, SRI, and Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). For the past 10 years, she has focused on virtualization, systems, and storage management and the intersection points between them. Anne's expertise encompasses systems architecture; virtualization technologies; enterprise management software; data protection; and tape and disk storage. A frequent speaker at conferences, she co-chairs the Interop Virtualization Tracks, and previously chaired Interop's Network Storage Track. In addition to regular TechTarget and Network World columns, Anne also co-authored "Blade Servers and Virtualization: Transforming Enterprise Computing While Cutting Costs" as well as "Storage Solutions: a Buyer's Guide." The "Reality" of Storage Virtualization: How Customers are Deploying Virtualized Storage (Location: Breakers I)This session builds on Storage Virtualization I from Interop Las Vegas 08. Attendees should already have a basic understanding of this subject. Storage Virtualization Part II covers practical issues of block virtualization in order to make most effective use of it. This session describes the implementation step-by-step and aspects of availability, performance and capacity improvements. Other topics this session covers includes: the role of storage virtualization within policy-based management, and its integration in the SNIA Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S). Learning Objectives: 1. Understand a detailed example of the implementation of storage virtualization 2. Understand the management techniques necessary to effectively control virtualized storage 3. Increase awareness of the impact of virtualized storage on other aspects of computation (especially virtual servers) and networking Speaker - Robert Peglar, Vice President, Technology, Xiotech Corporation
Rob Peglar is Vice President, Technology for Xiotech Corporation. A 32-year industry veteran and published author, he leads the shaping of strategic vision, emerging technologies, defining future offering portfolios including business and technology requirements, product planning and industry/customer liaison. He is the Treasurer of the SNIA, serves as Chair of the SNIA Tutorials, as a Board member of the Green Storage Initiative and the Solid State Storage Initiative, and as Secretary/Treasurer of the Blade Systems Alliance. He has extensive experience in storage virtualization, the architecture of large heterogeneous SANs, replication and archiving strategy, disaster avoidance and compliance, information risk management, distributed cluster storage architectures and is a sought-after speaker and panelist at leading storage and networking-related seminars and conferences worldwide. He was one of 30 senior executives worldwide selected for the Network Products 2008 MVP Award. Prior to joining Xiotech in August 2000, Mr. Peglar held key technology specialist and engineering management positions over a ten-year period at StorageTek and at their networking subsidiary, Network Systems Corporation. Prior to StorageTek, he held engineering development and product management positions at Control Data Corporation and its supercomputer division, ETA Systems. Mr. Peglar holds the B.S. degree in Computer Science from Washington University, St. Louis Missouri, and performed graduate work at Washington University's Sever Institute of Engineering. His research background includes I/O performance analysis, queuing theory, parallel systems architecture and OS design, storage networking protocols, clustering algorithms and virtual systems optimization. | |||||
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Virtualization - Life in the Trenches (Location: Lagoon F)Articles often describe the value that virtualization technologies can bring to IT but what is it really like to implement server virtualization? What are the "gotchas" to avoid? Does desktop virtualization really work? Does it really offer the benefits that the vendors are touting? Hear about the experiences of those who have implemented various virtualization solutions. Find out what strategies worked and which ones didn't. Listen to accounts of life in the trenches, and learn what to consider for your next steps in your own implementations of virtual infrastructure. Moderator - Barb Goldworm, President and Chief Analyst, FOCUS
Barb Goldworm is president and chief analyst of FOCUS (www.focusonsystems.com), a research, analyst and consulting firm focused on systems, software and storage, with an emphasis on virtualization and improving IT agility, TCO and ROI. A frequent keynote speaker, columnist, and author, Barb has spent thirty years in the computer industry, in various technical, marketing, sales, senior management, and industry analyst positions with IBM, Novell, StorageTek, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), and multiple successful startups. In addition to the current virtualization tracks at Interop, Barb also created and chaired Interop's Network Storage Track. She has been one of the top ranked expert speakers at SNW and Data Center Decisions and has been a regular speaker for TechTarget, Ziff-Davis and hundreds of other virtualization events and webcasts. She is also virtualization chair for Blade Systems Insight, and chaired the 2007 Server Blade Summit. Barb also has been a regular expert columnist since the 1990s for publications including Network World, ComputerWorld, TechTarget SearchServerVirtualization and others. She serves on multiple advisory boards and is a frequent judge for awards such as Best of VMworld, and Product of the Year. She has published hundreds of articles, business and technical white papers and market research reports on virtualization, systems, software, storage networking and systems management. She recently published the book, "Blade Servers and Virtualization: Transforming Enterprise Computing While Cutting Costs" (Wiley & Sons), available on Amazon.com. Barb started her career with virtualization in the 1970s with IBM's VM/370, and spent a decade in technical roles as a software developer, systems architect, systems engineer, and software development manager. After another decade in product management, marketing and sales, up through VP of marketing and sales, Barb has spent the last ten years as an analyst, consultant, author and speaker. Speaker - Christopher Steffen, Principal Technical Architect, Kroll Factual Data
Speaker - David Straede, President and COO, SBWH.com
David Straede, President and COO, SBWH.com David has a more than 25 years of experience designing and implement Microsoft technologies that started in 1983 in law enforcement. He provides consulting to business and government on implementing secure and cost effective technologies. As a prolific speaker, David has done many case studies, and has been panelist on Mark Russinovich Springboard series. David founded SBWH.com in 1998, a hosting and managed server provider that includes a large Hyper-V implementation, specializing in providing enterprise solutions to small and medium business. Speaker - John Yung, Vice President, Savvis
Speaker - Pat O'Day, CTO, Bluelock
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The Impact of IT Virtualization on Applications and Networks (Location: Breakers E)Virtualization is not new. However, what is new and evolving is the great interest in deploying server, storage and desktop virtualization. While each of these forms of virtualization can provide significant business value, each have the potential to significantly complicate the task of ensuring acceptable application performance. In this session, vendors from different areas of IT will identify network technologies, designs and best practices that enable IT organizations to enjoy the benefits of virtualization without enduring the potential pitfalls. Moderator - Jim Metzler, Vice President, Ashton, Metzler & Associates
Jim has a wide background in the IT industry. This includes being a software engineer, an engineering manager for high-speed data services for a major telco, a product manager for network hardware, a network manager at two Fortune 500 companies, and the principal of a consulting organization. In addition, Jim has created software tools for designing customer networks for a major IXC, and directed and performed market research at a major industry analyst firm. Speaker - Kenneth Salchow, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, F5
Ken Salchow has been employed by F5 for the past nine years where he has served in several capacities, from field engineering, to security architect overlay, to technical marketing and evangelist. Ken has helped design and implement some of the most cutting-edge uses of F5 technology, written numerous articles and whitepapers and traveled the world in an effort to help F5 customers achieve their business goals through the use of F5 technology. Prior to F5, Ken was a principal member of the Best Buy, Inc. Internet Services Group which was responsible for the development of the retailing giant's eCommerce presence taking what was a single machine to one of the largest and most successful "clicks and mortar" implementations in the industry. In addition, he has owned and operated several small businesses including a consultancy, a boutique computer forensics shop and, with his wife, a burger and malt shop. Ken is, or has been a CNE, MSCE, CCNP, C|EH, CISSP, Network+, CCNP, holds a BS in Information Technology from the MN School of Business and is currently completing his MBA with a focus on IT management. He lives with his wife and children in Twin Cities Metro area of Minnesota. Speaker - Liad Ofek, Manager, Technical Marketing, Application Delivery Business Unit, Cisco
Liad Ofek holds the technical marketing responsibilities for Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) product line. Mr. Ofek leads a team of product Marketing experts and responsible for system level solution definition and outbound technical marketing efforts. Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Ofek was the VP of Technical Services for Expand Networks where he established the Pre/Post sale support team; Liad was personally involved with the creation and evolution of the WAN Optimization market. Prior to Expand Networks, Liad worked for Netcom, a leading networking and IT service provider in Israel. At Netcom, Liad managed the technical support team and was responsible for deploying and supporting leading edge networking technology from Cisco and other vendors. Mr. Ofek has over 12 years of experience with customer support and training and has real-world understanding of WAN optimization and deep networking knowledge (CCIE). Liad earned a B.Sc. in Communications Engineering from Holon Institute of Technology Speaker - Stephen Elliot, Vice President of Strategy, CA
Stephen Elliot is Vice President of Business Unit (BU) Strategy for CA in the Infrastructure Management BU, focused currently on virtualization and data center automation. Previously, Mr. Elliot was a noted software industry analyst at IDC, Hurwitz Group, Gartner, Instat, and Forrester. Mr. Elliot also was a Product Marketing Manager at Inteq, a venture-backed start-up. Additionally, Mr. Elliot holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California with graduate work at American University. He has also completed Harvard Business School's Executive Education course on Strategic Financial Analysis for Business Valuation. Wednesday, May 20 | | ||||
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Virtual Reality: Understanding the Security and Compliance Implications of Server Virtualization (Location: Lagoon L)Server virtualization is hot! Whether your executives think green or simply want to save some green, everyone is deploying virtualizationm - the benefits are undeniable. As we embrace virtualization, we must strategically approach security and compliance from the start. Virtualization introduces new attack surfaces and a swath of new availability risks. This brave new world also impacts how we approach compliance, governance and risk management. Corman will explore best practices and real world successes in assuring virtualization benefits. Speaker - Joshua Corman, Principal Security Strategist, IBM/ISS
Joshua Corman serves as Principal Security Strategist for IBM Internet Security Systems. With over a decade in security and IT, Corman drives security strategy for emerging issues and is responsible for IBM's Threat Mitigation Strategy. Corman is a highly coveted and engaging speaker and has spoken at leading industry events such as RSA, Interop, ISACA, InfoSec, Computerworld, and IT Security World. His thought leadership encourages strategic approaches for the Evolving Threat, Virtualization, Data Security, Security Cost & Complexity, and 7 Dirty Secrets of the Security Industry. He brings a rare balance of deep technical acumen, business context, and the ability to communicate in accessible ways. Networkworld magazine recently chose to recognize Corman as a top influencer of IT for 2009. | |||||
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Conflict Avoidance with Application Virtualization (Location: Lagoon F)What is the first thing that happens when you roll out a new application to a group of desktops? The phone rings off the hook with users complaining that a previous application is no longer working. Are help desk calls about application conflicts getting you down? With recent reductions in support staff and budget, do you need a better way to handle user problems and avoid costly "deskside visits?" Come hear how application virtualization and streaming technologies address inter-application conflicts, greatly reducing help desk calls and onsite support visits and improving operational efficiencies. Moderator - Anne Skamarock, Research Director, FOCUS
Anne Skamarock has spent nearly 30 years in software engineering, consulting and technical marketing, as an end-user/administrator, vendor, industry analyst, and author, with Sun, Solbourne, StorageTek, SRI, and Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). For the past 10 years, she has focused on virtualization, systems, and storage management and the intersection points between them. Anne's expertise encompasses systems architecture; virtualization technologies; enterprise management software; data protection; and tape and disk storage. A frequent speaker at conferences, she co-chairs the Interop Virtualization Tracks, and previously chaired Interop's Network Storage Track. In addition to regular TechTarget and Network World columns, Anne also co-authored "Blade Servers and Virtualization: Transforming Enterprise Computing While Cutting Costs" as well as "Storage Solutions: a Buyer's Guide." Speaker - Aaron Cockerill, Senior Director, Product Management, Citrix
As Senior Director of Product Management for Citrix XenDesktop Product Group, Aaron manages a team responsible for the company's desktop virtualization products. Aaron has almost 20 years of product development and product management experience in desktop and application management, Internet security, secure content delivery, ecommerce and industrial automation. Prior to joining Citrix Aaron worked for Akamai leading product management on their enterprise content delivery solution as well as working on the development and deployment of many of Akamai's advanced content delivery networking technologies. Aaron also served as Director of Product Management for OneSoft Corp., where he oversaw development of the company's ecommerce system, and held multiple positions within BHP. He holds a BE Materials (Hon.) from Wollongong University, Australia. Speaker - Anders Vinberg, Technical Fellow, Management & Services Division, Microsoft
Anders Vinberg is a Technical Fellow and the division architect of the Management and Services Division, responsible for technical direction across Microsoft's management initiatives. This includes the management infrastructure that goes into Windows, management services like Windows Update, and the management products in the System Center family. Anders is originally from Sweden. Previously, Anders worked as architect at CA. Speaker - Brian Duckering, Sr Product Marketing Manager, Endpoint Virtualization, Symantec
Brian Duckering was responsible for product management and marketing of the award-winning AppStream application delivery and management platform until the acquisition of AppStream by Symantec. With AppStream, plus virtualization software from Altiris and virtual desktop technology from nSuite on board, Symantec has created a new Endpoint Virtualization product group, and Duckering is its primary evangelist, advocating the use of the various virtualization technologies available today to promote higher productivity for end-users and better system manageability and cost reduction for IT. Duckering brings over twenty years of industry experience in developing and bringing to market innovative technologies to enterprises and small businesses. He is highly skilled at leveraging the latest technologies to enhance products and services for the benefit of their users. Duckering has held senior level positions at both corporate and consumer-facing companies and has multiple degrees in engineering and technology management. Speaker - Jeanne Morain, Vice President Business Development & Strategy, InstallFree
Jeanne Morain drives the overall business development and strategy for InstallFree. She brings over a decade plus of experience as an innovator in Business Service Management, Virtualization and Compliance. Previously, she was the VP of Marketing for Thinstall (acquired by VMware) and led the go to market, launch and integration of the VMware branded version, ThinApp. Jeanne held prior contributing senior roles at BMC, Marimba, Remedy and Selectica with responsibility for product integration, focused on Configuration Automation, Business Service Management and compliance. She is the recipient of numerous awards for her work, including Cambridge Who's Who Honor edition (2007/2008), Lifetime Member (2008/2009), and the BMC Innovation! Award in 2007/Marimba Employee of Year award in 2003 as one of the early pioneers of Business Service Management. Jeanne is a contributing author of "Step by Step Guide to Building a CMDB" with Malcolm Fry and holds a Masters in Human Performance Technology from Southern Illinois University and Certification in ITIL. Thursday, May 21 | | ||||
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Virtual Desktop Delivery - One Size Does Not Fit All (Location: Lagoon F)When discussing virtual desktops, most people think of virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI) based on server virtualization technologies. However, there are a number of methods for delivering, provisioning and managing virtual desktops. This session will examine a range of technologies that can be used to deploy and manage virtual desktops, and how to match these technologies with user requirements. Moderator - Barb Goldworm, President and Chief Analyst, FOCUS
Barb Goldworm is president and chief analyst of FOCUS (www.focusonsystems.com), a research, analyst and consulting firm focused on systems, software and storage, with an emphasis on virtualization and improving IT agility, TCO and ROI. A frequent keynote speaker, columnist, and author, Barb has spent thirty years in the computer industry, in various technical, marketing, sales, senior management, and industry analyst positions with IBM, Novell, StorageTek, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), and multiple successful startups. In addition to the current virtualization tracks at Interop, Barb also created and chaired Interop's Network Storage Track. She has been one of the top ranked expert speakers at SNW and Data Center Decisions and has been a regular speaker for TechTarget, Ziff-Davis and hundreds of other virtualization events and webcasts. She is also virtualization chair for Blade Systems Insight, and chaired the 2007 Server Blade Summit. Barb also has been a regular expert columnist since the 1990s for publications including Network World, ComputerWorld, TechTarget SearchServerVirtualization and others. She serves on multiple advisory boards and is a frequent judge for awards such as Best of VMworld, and Product of the Year. She has published hundreds of articles, business and technical white papers and market research reports on virtualization, systems, software, storage networking and systems management. She recently published the book, "Blade Servers and Virtualization: Transforming Enterprise Computing While Cutting Costs" (Wiley & Sons), available on Amazon.com. Barb started her career with virtualization in the 1970s with IBM's VM/370, and spent a decade in technical roles as a software developer, systems architect, systems engineer, and software development manager. After another decade in product management, marketing and sales, up through VP of marketing and sales, Barb has spent the last ten years as an analyst, consultant, author and speaker. Speaker - Aaron Cockerill, Senior Director, Product Management, Citrix
As Senior Director of Product Management for Citrix XenDesktop Product Group, Aaron manages a team responsible for the company's desktop virtualization products. Aaron has almost 20 years of product development and product management experience in desktop and application management, Internet security, secure content delivery, ecommerce and industrial automation. Prior to joining Citrix Aaron worked for Akamai leading product management on their enterprise content delivery solution as well as working on the development and deployment of many of Akamai's advanced content delivery networking technologies. Aaron also served as Director of Product Management for OneSoft Corp., where he oversaw development of the company's ecommerce system, and held multiple positions within BHP. He holds a BE Materials (Hon.) from Wollongong University, Australia. Speaker - Jerry Chen, Sr. Director, Enterprise Desktop Solutions, VMware
Jerry Chen is responsible for the product marketing of VMware's enterprise desktop virtualization products. Jerry joined VMware in 2004 and has led several of VMware's desktop virtualization efforts in product management and product marketing. Prior to joining VMware, Jerry worked with a variety of technology companies in marketing roles as well as advising companies as a consultant with Bain & Company and as an investor with Accel Partners and AEA Investors, Inc. Jerry received his engineering degree from Stanford University and his MBA from Harvard Business School. Speaker - Michael Ferris, Director, Desktop Virtualization, Red Hat
Michael Ferris is the Director of Desktop Virtualization at Red Hat. Michael has 14 years of experience in enterprise software development, having led Product Marketing and Management teams at Red Hat during the definition and introduction of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux flagship product line, Red Hat's Security offerings, and most recently spearheading the creation of Red Hat's Cloud Computing initiatives. Prior to joining Red Hat in 2000, Michael held positions at several startup enterprise software firms leading design, product management and development. Michael holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Bachelor of Science degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics from Vanderbilt University. Speaker - Stuart Robinson, Director, Business Development, Teradici Corporation
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Is There a Compelling Business Case for Desktop Virtualization? (Location: Lagoon F)You have heard good things about VDI, but is there really a business case for moving to a virtual desktop infrastructure? Whether you are just starting to evaluate desktop virtualization or have started implementing virtual desktops, building a business case for your next phase can help you get the investment dollars you need to move forward. This session will give you the information you need to begin to create that business case and help your management understand how desktop virtualization can reduce your total cost of ownership (TCO), including your ongoing opex costs. Speaker - Barb Goldworm, President and Chief Analyst, FOCUS
Barb Goldworm is president and chief analyst of FOCUS (www.focusonsystems.com), a research, analyst and consulting firm focused on systems, software and storage, with an emphasis on virtualization and improving IT agility, TCO and ROI. A frequent keynote speaker, columnist, and author, Barb has spent thirty years in the computer industry, in various technical, marketing, sales, senior management, and industry analyst positions with IBM, Novell, StorageTek, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), and multiple successful startups. In addition to the current virtualization tracks at Interop, Barb also created and chaired Interop's Network Storage Track. She has been one of the top ranked expert speakers at SNW and Data Center Decisions and has been a regular speaker for TechTarget, Ziff-Davis and hundreds of other virtualization events and webcasts. She is also virtualization chair for Blade Systems Insight, and chaired the 2007 Server Blade Summit. Barb also has been a regular expert columnist since the 1990s for publications including Network World, ComputerWorld, TechTarget SearchServerVirtualization and others. She serves on multiple advisory boards and is a frequent judge for awards such as Best of VMworld, and Product of the Year. She has published hundreds of articles, business and technical white papers and market research reports on virtualization, systems, software, storage networking and systems management. She recently published the book, "Blade Servers and Virtualization: Transforming Enterprise Computing While Cutting Costs" (Wiley & Sons), available on Amazon.com. Barb started her career with virtualization in the 1970s with IBM's VM/370, and spent a decade in technical roles as a software developer, systems architect, systems engineer, and software development manager. After another decade in product management, marketing and sales, up through VP of marketing and sales, Barb has spent the last ten years as an analyst, consultant, author and speaker. Speaker - Tim FitzGerald, Solutions Practices Leader, Avnet Technology Solutions
Tim FitzGerald has more than 23 years of experience in solution sales, marketing, alliances and strategic development. In his current role, Tim serves as Technology Solutions Practice Leader for Avnet Technology Solutions. He oversees the development and growth of the Technology Solution Practices including virtualization, security, networking, mobility, unified communication and storage optimization. Before taking this position, Tim was responsible for successfully developing and launching Avnet's VirtualPath™ practice that enables the development of trusted advisor reseller practices in delivering virtualization solutions. From this experience, Tim has gained an understanding of the unique nature how virtualization technologies solve customer business challenges. Tim hosts a virtualization blog at http://www.virtinfo.com and you can find him on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/virtualpath. Rising through the ranks at Avnet, Tim has held positions with increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, and alliances since joining the company in 1989. He holds a BS in Business Management and Marketing from Cornell University. | |||||
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Virtualization - Enabling Disaster Recovery for Any Sized Business (Location: Lagoon F)Enterprises have invested money in disaster recovery (DR) for years, while small and mid-sized companies with limited budgets simply hoped and prayed that nothing disastrous would happen. Today, companies of all sizes are leveraging virtualization to create cost-effective DR implementations. This session discusses why and how so many companies are utilizing virtualization to implement successful disaster recovery plans. Moderator - Anne Skamarock, Research Director, FOCUS
Anne Skamarock has spent nearly 30 years in software engineering, consulting and technical marketing, as an end-user/administrator, vendor, industry analyst, and author, with Sun, Solbourne, StorageTek, SRI, and Enterprise Management Associates (EMA). For the past 10 years, she has focused on virtualization, systems, and storage management and the intersection points between them. Anne's expertise encompasses systems architecture; virtualization technologies; enterprise management software; data protection; and tape and disk storage. A frequent speaker at conferences, she co-chairs the Interop Virtualization Tracks, and previously chaired Interop's Network Storage Track. In addition to regular TechTarget and Network World columns, Anne also co-authored "Blade Servers and Virtualization: Transforming Enterprise Computing While Cutting Costs" as well as "Storage Solutions: a Buyer's Guide." Speaker - Bob Roudebush, Director of Solutions Engineering, Double-Take Software
Bob Roudebush, director of solutions engineering, joined Double-Take Software as a Product Manager in April 2005. Promoted to director of solutions engineering in January 2006, Mr. Roudebush is Double-Take's chief evangelist. He works with the Double-Take sales force, sales engineers, customers and prospects to position and promote Double-Take. Through Mr. Roudebush's efforts Double-Take has been widely acknowledged as the undisputed market leader in accessible data protection for the Windows platform. Mr. Roudebush possesses a deep understanding of technology and the data protection market as a whole. Mr. Roudebush has more than 13 years of IT industry experience and holds multiple industry certifications including Novell Master Certified Network Engineer (MCNE), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). He has also been named a Microsoft MVP Award winner for 2006, 2007, and 2008. Speaker - Fadi Albatal, Director, Marketing, FalconStor
Fadi Albatal is the senior director of product marketing at FalconStor Software. With over 12 years of senior level management in the IT market, Albatal has substantial experience with large scale storage systems. Prior to FalconStor, he was part of the product marketing team at Dell/EqualLogic where he lead the company's strategic alliance and go-to-market strategy with Microsoft. Previously, Albatal served as CIO at Langu-EDGE Solutions Inc., a multi-discipline language service provider. He also served as a software engineer consultant with Transport Canada in the Aircraft Certification Program Services Project, participating in the architecture and development of various aircraft safety, information and registration systems. Albatal holds a master's degree in computer science from ESIG, Lyon, France. Speaker - George Pradel, Director of Strategic Alliances, Vizioncore
George Pradel has been in the IT industry for more than 20 years now, the last 12 being in Virtualization. 6 1/2 years with Citrix, 2 years with VMware and now with Vizioncore, a fully owned subsidiary of Quest software specializing in Virtualization solutions including Backup, Replication, Monitoring, P2V and VM Optimization. Speaker - Jim Sangster, Senior Director of Marketing, Virtualization Solutions & Alliances, NetApp
Jim Sangster is responsible for virtualization solutions at NetApp as well as the alliances between NetApp and VMware, Citrix as well as other virtualization providers. With experience ranging from software development, sales engineering, product marketing and product management; Jim has spent over 20 years in the industry with a focus on data center management. As virtualization has emerged, Jim has managed teams responsible for products, technologies and marketing at Sun Microsystems and NetApp. Speaker - Joop Janssen, Solutions Services Director, Stratus
As Solutions Services Director, Joop Janssen's responsibility is promoting the solutions that address availability-related issues in mission-critical environments for Stratus Technologies' most strategic customers. Before joining Stratus in December 2005, he worked as corporate account executive at Peak Technologies, selling supply chain automation solutions to targeted corporate accounts. As account director at Cable & Wireless, Janssen was responsible for managing and expanding the Cable Operators business segment in the UK. His prior experience includes consulting positions at Motorola and Siemens in the area of application integration across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. | |||||
