Storage Conference Track
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Storage systems hold the crown jewels of any organizations. Regardless of market sector, no organization can survive or thrive in today’s market without reliable storage. The Storage Track at Interop New York dives into the most pressing set of issues and solutions facing organizations today. Whether you are wrestling with the choice of using Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, iSCSI or NFS, or with big data, we have experts that can explain what they are and when you need them.
| Wednesday, October 5 | |
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10:30 AM – 11:20 AM Location: Room 1E16 Virtualization implementation and expansion inevitably causes pain points around storage and backup. Often these pain points result in stalling the growth of virtualization. By many estimates, storage now accounts for up to 60% of the cost of a virtualization deployment. Learn what and where the storage pain points are and hear our roundtable panel of experts discuss ideas for minimizing the pain and optimizing storage and backup for the new virtual/cloud infrastructure. Moderator - Michael Dortch, Research Director, FOCUS  Michael Dortch is a Research Director at FOCUS LLC (www.focusonsystems.com), covering the dynamics linking virtualization to data center modernization and public, private and hybrid cloud computing for business. He is also Principal Analyst and Managing Editor at DortchOnIT.com and a Vice President and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research (www.constellationrg.com). DortchOnIT.com is "an independent voice for technology-dependent people" and consults with providers of disruptive business technologies. Constellation Research is a leading research analyst and advisory firm guiding organizations and their leaders through the hype and buzz of the latest disruptive technologies. One of the "Top 500 Analysts Using Twitter" according to independent metrics, Michael has been empowering information technology (IT) buyers, sellers and users since 1979, by translating what technologists say and do into language that non-technologists can understand and use. He blogs regularly and is quoted widely on subjects ranging from cloud computing and software as a service to technology solutions for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). As Director of Research at Focus.com, Michael helped to grow that site into a community of more than 850,000 people including some 5,000 Focus Experts, and a Top 10 Media Web Site according to Crain's "B2B Magazine." He has also been a senior analyst at Aberdeen Group, Robert Frances Group (RFG), and Yankee Group. In 1990, Michael wrote "The ABCs of Local-Area Networks," a book published internationally in three languages by Sybex, Inc. Panelist - Doug Hazelman, VP of Product Strategy, Veeam  Doug Hazelman is Vice President, Product Strategy, and Chief Evangelist. Doug consults with customers, partners and industry analysts on key considerations for implementing virtual server infrastructures. He works with Veeam’s R&D team to enhance and develop new Veeam products to address market needs, and advises customers on best practices for managing virtual environments. Doug shares his expertise via theVeeam blog and other social media outlets. Panelist - Eric Burgener, Vice President, Product Management, Virsto Software  Eric has worked on emerging technologies for almost his entire career, with early stints at pioneering companies such as Tandem, Pyramid, Sun, Veritas, ConvergeNet, Mendocino, and Topio, among others, on fault tolerance and high availability, replication, backup, continuous data protection, and server virtualization technologies. Over the last 25 years he has worked across a variety of functional areas, including sales, product management, marketing, business development, and technical support, and also spent time as an Executive in Residence with Mayfield and a storage industry analyst at Taneja Group. Before joining Virsto, he was VP of Marketing at InMage. Panelist - Ed Walsh, vSpecialist--VMware Protection Leader, EMC Ed Walsh is a Senior vSpecialist, VMware Affinity team at EMC. In this role, Ed is responsible for working with joint EMC-VMware customers to maximize the benefits of their virtualized infrastructure including cost reduction, and improved service levels. Current Ed is also the leader for the VMware Protection Focus Group at EMC. | |
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Location: Room 1E16 The notion that Fibre Channel is for data centers and iSCSI is for SMB’s and workgroups is outdated. Increases in LAN speeds and the coming of lossless Ethernet position iSCSI as a good fit for the data center. Whether your organization adopts FC or iSCSI depends on many factors like current product set, future application demands, organizational skill-set and budget. In this session we will discuss the different conditions where FC or iSCSI are the right fit, why you should use one and when to kick either to the curb. Speaker - Stephen Foskett, Community Organizer, Gestalt IT  Stephen Foskett is an active participant in the world of enterprise information technology, currently focusing on enterprise storage and cloud computing. He is responsible for Gestalt IT, a community of independent IT thought leaders, and organizes the popular Tech Field Day events. A long-time voice in the storage industry, Foskett has authored numerous articles for industry publications, and is a popular presenter at industry events. His contributions to the enterprise IT community have earned him recognition as both a Microsoft MVP and VMware vExpert. Stephen Foskett is principal consultant at Foskett Services. | |
| Thursday, October 6 | |
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Location: Room 1E08 Chassis servers are evolving from server blades in sharing I/O and power to centrally managed, hardware platforms designed to support virtualized applications and be flexible enough to enable both general purpose computing as well as specialized instances of hardware configurations. However, the decisions aren't just about hardware. The management and monitoring environment from pre-packaged management systems to exposed API's and SDK's for integration have to be considered since you will make the most of your virtualization strategy by automating virtual server deployments, moves, and teardowns. In this session, we will examine the cutting edge aspects of unified computing platforms with a focus on advanced hardware and management features. Speaker - Jake McTigue, IT Manager, Carwild Corp.  Jake McTigue is the IT manager for Carwild Corp. and a senior consulting network engineer for NSI. He is responsible for IT infrastructure and has worked on numerous customer projects as well as ongoing network management and support throughout his 10-year consulting career. | |
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM Location: Room 1E08 Which one wins is the topic of hot debate as the storage landscape is changing. Is Fibre Channel on its last legs propped up by an entrenched storage ecosystem or is it going to continue to evolve and remain relevant and viable in the enterprise? Will iSCSI supplant FC as the primary storage protocol by breaking out of it's departmental pigeon hole and into the main stream? This debate will ask attendees to vote at the start of the session and again at the end after the arguments are heard. Bring your questions to stump out panel. Moderator - Howard Marks, Founder and Chief Scientist, DeepStorage.net  Howard Marks is the Founder and Chief Scientist at DeepStorage.net, a Hoboken NJ based networking consultancy. In over 25 years of consulting he has designed and implemented networks, management systems and Internet strategies at organizations including American Express, JP Morgan, Borden Foods, US Tobacco, BBDO Worldwide and Foxwoods Resort Casino. Mr. Marks has been a speaker at industry conferences including Comnet, PC Expo, Neworld+Interop and Microsoft’s TechEd since 1990 on topics including LAN and WAN infrastructure, systems management and web hosting. He is the author of Networking Windows and co-author of Windows NT Unleashed (Sams) along with over 100 articles in publications including PC Magazine, Network Computing and Network World. He is currently the "Backup and Business Continuity" blogger at InformationWeek.com Panelist - Stuart Miniman, Senior Analyst, wikibon  Stuart is the networking and virtualization research lead for Wikibon. Before becoming an analyst in 2010, Stuart's past positions (EMC, Lucent Technologies and APC) including sales, product management and strategic planning, Stuart has focused on the needs of customers by working with partners to deliver the solutions or information that the customers require. Stuart holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Bryant University. Stuart is engaged in the technical and social media communities; find him on the Wikibon blog and on Twitter @stu. Panelist - Stephen Foskett, Community Organizer, Gestalt IT Stephen Foskett is an active participant in the world of enterprise information technology, currently focusing on enterprise storage and cloud computing. He is responsible for Gestalt IT, a community of independent IT thought leaders, and organizes the popular Tech Field Day events. A long-time voice in the storage industry, Foskett has authored numerous articles for industry publications, and is a popular presenter at industry events. His contributions to the enterprise IT community have earned him recognition as both a Microsoft MVP and VMware vExpert. Stephen Foskett is principal consultant at Foskett Services. | |
| Friday, October 7 | |
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Location: Room 1E16 Big data--the idea that the business wants to store everything for mining and analysis--is having an impact on enterprise storage. While storage costs are dropping, big data--measured on petabytes according to some definitions--will still be expensive to build, manage, and use. In this session we examine typical forms of big data, how it is used, the capacity and performance requires. We also address some newer technologies that are aimed at storing, managing, and retreiving big data. Speaker - Vanessa Alvarez, Analyst, Forrester Research  Vanessa Alvarez is an analyst at Forrester Research serving Infrastructure & Operations professionals. She focuses on the impact of enabling technologies in the enterprise. | |
Storage Free Programs
All Interop attendees can choose from a full calendar of free programs, Wednesday through Thursday, including the following covering Storage:
Coming soon.Storage Exhibitors
All Interop attendees can meet exhibitors showcasing the full range of IT innovations including the latest in Storage:
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 Afore SolutionsAFORE is a leading provider of cloud security and networking software solutions. Our unique blend of the CloudLink™ network, storage and application security solutions and InterPort™ networking software enable enterprises, service providers and ICT vendors to accelerate innovation and deployment of advanced Cloud and networking applications. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Altior Inc. Founded in 2004 as CebaTech, Altior™ offers a broad range of industry-leading hardware and software solutions for the networking and storage markets. Altior products deliver high performance, for increased throughput, energy savings and network and storage optimization. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Amazon Web Services Built upon the same world-class technology that powers Amazon.com, Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides businesses with a secure, reliable, easy-to-scale, low-cost computing platform “in the cloud.” Companies of all sizes, from all around the globe use AWS to build applications, store data, manage business processes, and more. Learn more: http://aws.amazon.com. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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CenturyLink Business CenturyLink™ is the third largest telecommunications company in the United States. The company provides data, voice and managed services to business, government and wholesale customers in local, national and select international markets through its high-quality advanced fiber optic network and multiple data centers. Visit www.centurylink.com/business Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Cervalis Cervalis is a premier provider of IT infrastructure solutions including business continuity / rapid recovery, managed hosting, enterprise cloud computing, managed security, managed storage, networking & telecommunications and co-location. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Cisco Cisco is the leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate, and collaborate. Cisco has led in the innovation of IP-based networking technologies, including routing, switching, security, TelePresence, unified communications, video, and wireless. The company’s responsible business practices help ensure accountability, business sustainability, and environmentally conscious operations and products. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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CXtec CXtec keeps your network up and your costs down with equal2new certified refurbished networking and voice equipment and CABLExpress brand cables and data center solutions. We also buy your used equipment at top dollar. Visit www.cxtec.com to find out why there's only one CXtec! Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Dell Dell listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. We offer a broad range of product categories including desktop systems, servers and networking products, mobility products, software and peripherals and enhanced services. Please visit www.dell.com to learn more. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Diskeeper Corporation Diskeeper Corporation products make computer systems faster, more reliable, longer-lived and energy efficient, all with zero overhead. Diskeeper's products are relied upon by more than 90% of Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of enterprises, government agencies, ISVs, OEMs and home offices worldwide. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Emulex Emulex (NYSE:ELX) is the leader in converged networking solutions for the data center. Emulex provides a single framework that intelligently connects every server, network and storage device within the data center. Emulex's portfolio of controller chips, adapters, blades and connectivity solutions are trusted by the world's largest IT environments. www.emulex.com Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| EVault storage services. By i365, A Seagate Company SMB customers rely on EVault® on-premise, cloud, and integrated hybrid data protection solutions optimized for multi-platform, multi-site deployment. Seagate subsidiary i365 is the leader in cloud-connected storage services—our customers know us as extremely reliable and proactive partners, passionate about ensuring their critical data is always safe and always available. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Exar Exar Corporation delivers highly differentiated silicon, software and subsystem solutions for industrial, networking and storage applications. For over 40 years, Exar’s comprehensive knowledge of end-user markets along with the underlying analog, mixed signal and digital technology has enabled innovative solutions that meet the needs of the evolving connected world. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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F5 Networks F5 Networks, Inc., the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), helps the world’s largest enterprises and service providers realize the full value of virtualization, cloud computing, and on-demand IT. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Horizon DataSys Corporation Horizon DataSys specializes in Instant PC recovery solutions for all market segments. We deliver products that provide a full 360-degree workstation recovery and PC protection utilities that save organizations money with massive productivity gains. From PC Virtualization to Public Access PC environments - we have a solution for everyone. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Hotels.com welcomerewards from hotels.com is the fastest way to free nights! Visit booth 729 to spin our prize wheel for your instant prize and to enter to win an iPad 2. We'll show you the benefits of welcomerewards and why booking with hotels.com is Smart. So Smart. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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HP As a world-leading information technology company, HP applies new thinking and ideas to create more simple, valuable and trusted experiences with technology. Our focus is to continuously improve the way our customers live and work through technology products and services. More information can be found at www.hp.com Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Huawei Technologies (USA) Huawei is a leading global ICT solutions provider. Through our dedication to customer-centric innovation and strong partnerships, we have established end-to-end advantages in networks, devices and cloud computing. We are committed to creating maximum value for operators, enterprises and consumers by providing competitive solutions and services. For information, visit www.huawei.com/enterprise. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| Intelligent Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS) ICS provides hard drive duplication and sanitization products to the Computer Hardware Manufacturers, large IT Organizations, and small IT Departments around the world. ICS also supports the federal government and the private investigation sector by providing digital forensic products used in some of the most complex investigations today. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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IPC Technologies IPC Technologies, founded in 1981 has been at the forefront of offering best of breed products and services to companies all over the world. Based in the Capitol Region, IPC is focused on becoming the leading provider of communications products with ShoreTel, Ruckus Wireless, LifeSize, Phybridge and TechFirst Cloud Services. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Ixia Ixia provides comprehensive converged IP services testing solution - from the wireless edge to the Internet core. Network equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises, and government agencies use Ixia's industry-leading test and simulation platforms to design and validate a broad range of wired, Wi-Fi, and 3G/4G networking equipment and networks. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| mindSHIFT Technologies mindSHIFT delivers premier IT infrastructure and software services that utilize the most reliable and advanced systems and processes in the world. Take advantage of our expertise, facilities, and security with cloudSHIFT(sm) Server. www.mindSHIFT.com Address Website Products/Services Offered
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| OCZ Technology Group, Inc. Founded in 2002, San Jose, CA-based OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (OCZ), is a leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of high performance and reliable Solid-State Drives (SSDs) and premium computer components. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Phoenix NAP Phoenix NAP, a premier IaaS provider and primary network access point (NAP) for the southwest region leads the path for technology systems and solutions. Whether it’s high-density colocation, flexible storage, physical servers or public cloud hosting, our enterprise-grade facility and certified NOC technicians supply IT solutions to fit every need. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Processor Processor is a bi-weekly print publication designed for people managing and purchasing equipment for data centers. Processor’s content is comprehensive but presented in a quick, easy-to-read format, so readers can keep up with new data center products and technologies. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Rackspace Hosting Rackspace® Hosting is the world’s leading specialist in the hosting and cloud computing industry, the founder of OpenStack™, an open source cloud platform. The San Antonio-based company provides Fanatical Support® to its customers across a portfolio of IT services, including Managed Hosting and Cloud Computing. For more information, visit www.rackspace.com. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Safari Books Online Safari Books Online is a digital library providing on demand, subscription access to thousands of learning resources including books, videos, code snippets and practice exams. Our combination of vetted content and platform tools enables our users to quickly find, organize, manage, share and use information from the world’s best experts. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Storageflex Inc. Storageflex is an ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company providing Customers with Network Storage Solutions encompassing Acceleration, Archiving, Backup/Restore, Consolidation, Compliance, Connectivity, Disaster Recovery and Encryption Technologies. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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StrataScale StrataScale’s innovative server and cloud hosting solutions allow users to build, control and scale entire IT infrastructure environments from anywhere, anytime via our advanced web portal. The secure UI provides agility, performance, and peace of mind so IT professionals can focus on improving productivity and impacting the bottom line. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Synology Synology America Corp. located in Redmond, Washington is the North American branch of Synology Inc. Synology has been delivering award-winning NAS devices to small business and home users since early 2000. Synology storage devices boast forward-thinking features at an affordable price. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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Telcombrokers Telcombrokers is an agency of telecom professionals representing 35+ carriers across the USA. Our portfolio includes a full range of telecom products from T1, DS3, OC3, MPLS and VOIP connections and more. With our industry expertise, we offer a one-stop source for unbiased advice, plus the best prices on services Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Terremark, a Verizon Company Terremark, a Verizon Company, sets the standard for IT deployments with advanced infrastructure and cloud services offerings that deliver the scale, security, and reliability necessary to meet today’s demanding requirements. With a global network of datacenters and a portfolio of secure solutions, Terremark helps realize the power of the cloud. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Tier 3 Tier 3 goes beyond traditional cloud to provide an agile, self-optimizing enterprise cloud platform. Enterprises large and small depend on Tier 3 to run mission-critical, production applications and services, while realizing lower TCO and dynamic scaling delivered on an enterprise cloud platform with SLAs, security, and built-in disaster recovery. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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| Xand Corporation Xand is a facilities-based provider of data center infrastructure and business continuity solutions to financial and mid-sized corporations. Through its Colocation, Managed Hosting and Business Continuity, Xand specializes in complete, end-to-end solutions including application and server hosting, security, data storage, systems engineering, network operations, Internet connectivity, and business continuity workspace. Address Website Products/Services Offered
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Zenith Infotech Zenith Infotech serves IT Service Providers. Zenith`s portfolio includes: Managed Services, Cloud Computing and Business Continuity. Zenith enables partners to spend less time on day-to-day operations and more time on business-building activities. Zenith proves its commitment to partners through educational programming, technical training, customizable marketing materials and aggressive pricing. Address Website Social Networks Products/Services Offered
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