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2010 Conference Presentations

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Wednesday, October 20
9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Wednesday Morning Keynotes
Keynote Speaker - James Whitehurst [Download James Whitehurst's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], President & CEO, Red Hat
Keynote Speaker - Ben Gibson [Download Ben Gibson's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President Data Center/Virtualization, Cisco
Keynote Speaker - Dirk Gates [Download Dirk Gates's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Xirrus

11:00 AM–11:20 AM
Public/Private/Hybrid Cloud: Selecting Your Enterprise Strategy - Sponsored by mindSHIFT
Speaker - Bob Lamendola [Download Bob Lamendola's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President, Client Services, mindSHIFT

11:00 AM–11:45 AM
Creating New Revenue Streams Using the Cloud: Associated Press Case Study - Sponsored by Microsoft
Speaker - Joseph Hofstader [Download Joseph Hofstader's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Senior Platform Strategy Advisor, Microsoft

11:40 AM–12:00 PM
On-Demand IT Service Management for Large Enterprise and Security Conscious Organizations - Sponsored by NTRglobal
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Speaker - Domenick Lionetti [Download Domenick Lionetti's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President of Sales, NTRglobal

12:00 PM–12:45 PM
How the Forces of Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Mobility are Changing Unified Communications - Sponsored by IPC Technologies
Speaker - Ed Basart [Download Ed Basart's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Co-Founder and CTO, ShoreTel

Online Dating Meets SaaS Business Apps - Sponsored by Rackspace
Speaker - Andy Schroepfer [Download Andy Schroepfer's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], VP Enterprise Strategy, Rackspace Hosting, Rackspace

12:20 PM–12:40 PM
Securing The Cloud – An End User’s View - Sponsored by AEP Networks
Speaker - Mark Darvill [Download Mark Darvill's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], VP of Marketing and Product Management, AEP Networks

1:00 PM–1:20 PM
The Secret to Server Optimization for Cloud Computing and Virtualization - Sponsored by Netlist
Speaker - Paul Duran [Download Paul Duran's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Director of Marketing, Netlist

1:00 PM–1:45 PM
Connectedness Without Compromise: Developing a Converged Network Strategy for Enhanced Business Agility - Sponsored by Dell
Speaker - Larry Hart [Download Larry Hart's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Head of Worldwide Marketing, Dell Networking

2:00 PM–2:45 PM
Unified Communications in Practice - Led by Siemens
Speaker - Chuck Brooks [Download Chuck Brooks's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Siemens

3:00 PM–3:45 PM
Desktop Virtualization: Transforming Desktop Computing - Sponsored by Citrix
Speaker - Harry Labana [Download Harry Labana's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Desktop Division, Citrix Systems, Inc.

Power Monitoring, Management and Control in the InteropNet - Led by ServerTech
Speaker - Calvin Nicholson [Download Calvin Nicholson's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], ServerTech

3:40 PM–4:00 PM
Securing the AWS Cloud - Sponsored by Amazon Web Services
Speaker - Steve Riley [Download Steve Riley's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Sr. Technical Program Manager, Amazon Web Services

4:20 PM–4:40 PM
StoreGrid Pro - On-Premise Backups with Optional Replication to the Cloud - Sponsored by Vembu
Speaker - Lenin Srinivasan [Download Lenin Srinivasan's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Manager - Product Marketing, Vembu Technologies Inc.

Thursday, October 21
9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Thursday Morning Keynotes
Moderator - Alistair Croll [Download Alistair Croll's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Founder, Bitcurrent
Keynote Speaker - Dario Zamarian [Download Dario Zamarian's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Networking Platform Vice President and General Manager, Dell Inc.
Keynote Speaker - Dave Crespi [Download Dave Crespi's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Chief Technology Officer, Emulex

11:00 AM–11:45 AM
Network Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Speaker - Neal Allen [Download Neal Allen's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Visual Networks, Author and InteropNet Veteran

12:00 PM–12:45 PM
Wireless Services in a High Density Environment - Led by Xirrus
Speaker - Douglas Haider [Download Douglas Haider's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Xirrus

Private Cloud: Last Chance to Regain Control of Your Infrastructure? - Sponsored by Platform Computing
Speaker - Dr. Songnian Zhou [Download Dr. Songnian Zhou's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], CEO, Platform Computing

12:20 PM–12:40 PM
From On-Prem to Cloud SaaS in 60 Days: How we do it - Sponsored by Apprenda
Speaker - Sinclair Schuller [Download Sinclair Schuller's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], CEO, Apprenda, Inc.

1:00 PM–1:45 PM
10 Steps for Deploying 10GbE - Sponsored by Emulex
Speaker - Shaun Walsh [Download Shaun Walsh's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Vice President of Corporate Marketing, Emulex

The Need for Speed - Moving Past Compromise with 10G Networks - Sponsored by WildPackets
Speaker - Joe Habib [Download Joe Habib's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Director of Global Services, WildPackets

Realizing Operational Improvements with Edge Access Rules - Led by Enterasys
Speaker - Kurt Skowronek [Download Kurt Skowronek's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Enterasys

2:00 PM–2:45 PM
Using Logging as a Troubleshooting Tool - Led by Splunk
Speaker - Michael Wilde [Download Michael Wilde's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Splunk

Desktop Virtualization: One size does not fit all! - Sponsored by Quest Software
Speaker - Mike Bowe [Download Mike Bowe's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], Systems Consultant, Quest Software

3:00 PM–3:45 PM
Cloud Monitoring – Lessons from InteropNet and Service Providers - Led by ScienceLogic
Speaker - Doug Stevenson [Download Doug Stevenson's presentation in .pdf format. Presentation], ScienceLogic