Nth Generation's 9th Annual Technical Symposium

Raghu Raghuram
VP& GM, Server Business Unit, VMware
WEDNESDAY 8/5 8:40 AM

What role does Virtualization play in the Cloud? Is the Cloud a natural extension of Virtualization or an entirely new direction?

Why is vSphere 4 called “the Cloud OS”? Ragu Raghuram will describe VMware’s Cloud strategy while exploring new perspectives on the tectonic forces behind Cloud computing.
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Chuck Brown, PhD
Director & General Manager of Intel’s Emerging Compute Lab
WEDNESDAY 8/5 10:15 AM

Chuck will explore the challenges faced by IT professionals today as they deal with these questions.

Dr. Brown oversees Intel’s research on client and application virtualization technology. His work guides the future direction of Intel’s business client and server computing platforms. He advises many leading IT decision makers about client virtualization.
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Shannon Smith, Esq.
eDiscovery/Archiving Specialist for CommVault
TUESDAY 8/4 3:45 PM

Shannon will help us better understand legal & compliance issues associated with Cloud Storage.

What are the risks with sensitive information? Shannon is an experienced attorney with extensive knowledge of records management, litigation readiness and archiving solutions. Prior to CommVault, she worked as General Counsel for an IT firm, specializing in data archiving and eDiscovery. She has assisted numerous organizations in developing record retention policies and litigation readiness strategies.
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Larry Singer, V.P.
Local Government & Education, Technology Solutions Group at Hewlett Packard
TUESDAY, 8/4, 11:45am

Larry will discuss the impact of the Cloud on Public Sector IT. Can the promised cost savings of the Cloud be realized?

Is the Cloud a good fit for local governments and the public/private education sectors? Prior to HP, Larry was a Senior V.P. at Sun Microsystems, as well as the first CIO for the State of Georgia.
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Kumar Malavalli
Co-Founder of Brocade & InMage and co-author of Fibre Channel
THURSDAY 8/6 9:10 AM

An industry visionary, Kumar will share his insight into the future of Cloud computing in 3, 5 & 10 years.

Which technologies will be essential to making Cloud highly cost effective? Which players will dominate the landscape? Join Kumar Malavalli, industry visionary, IT legend and international philanthropist as we peer into the future of IT!
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KC Choi
Managing Director, Americas Solution Architecture, HP
TUESDAY 8/4 11:00 AM

What are the underlying technological, environmental & business trends driving Cloud computing?

What strategies should we consider to leverage these forces? Most importantly, how can we dramatically reduce costs while improving IT service levels? KC Choi will report on the work his team of 700 has performed in mapping the role of Next Gen Data Centers. Don’t miss KC Choi!
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