Conference: Infrastructure Track

Track Chair:
Bernard Golden
CEO,
Hyperstratus

The automation, scale, and economics of cloud computing are transforming hardware and software infrastructures. This track will address the drivers for this transformation as well major technology initiatives and product innovations resulting from it. It is no exaggeration to say that every part of the IT value chain is changing as a result of cloud computing. Historic architecture patterns with established hardware and software layers are being upgraded with innovative designs permeating every layer. This track will address these topics:

How the data center is changing from an aggregation of individually optimized components to an integrated design optimized for overall efficiency
How application design patterns and topologies are changing to manage automation and elasticity
Key challenges IT organizations confront as they prepare to manage the new IT value chain
How the blending of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS is changing how IT organizations adopt cloud computing

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Thursday, February 16
9:00 AM–10:00 AM	Infrastructure at Scale (Location: Grand Ballroom G) CyrusOne has announced plans to build a 1 MM sf data center in Phoenix. Facebook has open sourced the design of its 1.07 PUE data center. It's clear that scale is forcing a revolution in computing infrastructures. This session will present three experts on operating data centers at scale. Speaker - Ron Vokoun, Construction Executive, Mortenson Construction Ron is a 23 year veteran of the construction industry. He has spent most of his career constructing mission critical facilities around the country and internationally. Ron worked for multiple startups before joining Mortenson in 2001 when he relocated to Tokyo to turn a parking garage into a colocation data center. He received his Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from the University of Nebraska. Ron has also earned the title of Designated Design-Build Professional from the Design-Build Institute of America and is a LEED Accredited Professional with a specialty in Building Design and Construction. Speaker - Mark Thiele, Executive VP Data Center Tech, Switch In his new role, Mark has responsibilities across several functions at Switch. He will be maintaining his industry thought leadership activities and will also be working with the Switch team on new data center technologies, partnership development and cloud. Switch (http://switchanp.com) builds and operates the world’s most powerful data center and technology ecosystem. The Switch campus environments were constructed by the company including the world’s highest density, ultra-scale and most efficient data center - the 407,000 square foot Switch SuperNAP. Before coming to Switch Mark was VP of Data Center Strategy at ServiceMesh, the leading cloud management platform company. He is also Founder and President of Data Center Pulse, a not-for-profit group focused on improving efficiency in data centers and providing a voice for the owner/operators. Mark brings significant IT infrastructure and data center experience to the Switch team developed over the years working with leading organizations like VMware, Brocade, Gilead, & HP. He is a globally recognized leader in efforts to improve the business readiness and efficiency of IT and is very active with industry groups like The Green Grid, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and Infrastructure 2.0. Mark is an advisor to venture firms and startups and a globally recognized speaker at premier industry events.
10:15 AM–11:15 AM	Applications at Scale (Location: Grand Ballroom G) When a company like Denny's can roll out an app to support 59 million hits on Superbowl Sunday, it's obvious that the traditional solutions of a LAMP stack and experienced operators aren't going to cut it. This session will discuss application scale trends and focus on key methods to support scalable applications. Speaker - Dan Bartow, Vice President, SOASTA Dan is VP of Product Management and Evangelist for . Prior to joining SOASTA he was Sr. Manager of Engineering at Intuit, where his team was responsible for the performance of TurboTax Online, the #1 rated, best-selling online tax software. Over the past decade he has contributed to the speed and scalability of websites for brands as American Eagle Outfitters, AT&T Wireless, Best Buy, Fidelity, Finish Line, J.Crew, Neiman Marcus, Sony Online Entertainment, Western Union, Target, and many others. Dan has set multiple industry precedents including deploying the world's largest stateful JBoss cluster and using over 2000 cloud computing cores to generate load against a live web site. Speaker - Eric D. Boyd, Director, Chicago Region and Cloud Computing Practice, Centare Eric D. Boyd is a Director for Centare (www.centare.com) and is responsible for their Chicago business and Cloud Computing Practice. Eric began his technology career by starting a web development firm in the 90’s and has served in multiple roles since including developer, consultant, business owner and technology executive. Today, he primarily helps Fortune 500 companies with software development practices and cloud computing in the Chicago-Milwaukee area. You can find him blogging at http://www.ericdboyd.com and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/EricDBoyd. Speaker - Dave Roberts, VP, Strategy and Marketing, ServiceMesh, Inc. Mr. Roberts has two decades of experience in strategic product development. Prior to his current role as vice president of strategy and marketing at ServiceMesh, Mr. Roberts held a similar role at open networking vendor Vyatta, where he crafted the marketing and communications strategy that positioned Vyatta as the leader in open networking. Prior to Vyatta, Mr. Roberts was the co-founder, CTO, and vice president of strategy at Inkra networks where he pioneered virtualized security and networking technology for utility and cloud computing. Prior to Inkra, Mr. Roberts was vice president of product management for Nortel Networks, responsible for product strategy and definition related to the company's line of Layer 2 and Layer 3 Ethernet switches and campus ATM switches. Mr. Roberts has also held management positions at Bay Networks, Rapid City Communications, Cabletron Systems, ZeitNet, and AMD, where he spearheaded Gigabit Ethernet, ATM, and WiFi product lines and strategic marketing initiatives. He began his career with engineering positions at Hewlett-Packard. Experienced in a variety of technologies, Mr. Roberts is the author of eleven patents, three technical books, and numerous industry articles. Mr. Roberts regularly speaks at industry conferences around the world. Mr. Roberts holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
11:30 AM–12:30 PM	Data at Scale (Location: Grand Ballroom G) The enormous proliferation of devices goes well beyond smartphone and tablets. Sensors and actuators are spreading throughout our society and economy and confront organizations with a flood of data. This session will discuss a case study in sensors and how the flood of data affects all aspects of a company's IT operations Speaker - Michael Peacock, Web Systems Developer, Smith Electric Vehicles Michael Peacock is a web developer and Zend Certified Engineer from Newcastle, UK with a degree in Software Engineering from the University of Durham. After working as Managing Director and Lead Developer overseeing the development team at the web agency he co-founded five years ago, Michael stepped back from the business and now acts as the Web Systems Developer on the vehicle telematics project for Smith Electric Vehicles. He is the author of 6 web development books: Drupal 7 Social Networking, PHP 5 Social Networking, PHP 5 E-Commerce Development, Drupal 6 Social Networking, Selling online with Drupal e-Commerce and Building Websites with TYPO3.
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