Data Center Madness - Round 1

ROUND #1

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Data Center Madness - Round 1

Datacenter Duel:

Our Data Center Madness tournament kicks off with a couple heated rivalries in a long-anticipated battle royale. As IT organizations prepare to re-platform their data centers for the next decade, there are multiple decision vectors to consider. This round focuses on the two most popular ones.

Hybrid storage vs. All-Flash Storage & Pre-Integrated vs. DIY

  1. Storage Skirmish:
  2. Flash-based storage systems are getting cheaper and more reliable, but is it too early to go in for a complete all-flash refresh for the entire data center? Or are hybrid systems still the most popular for the next 5 years?
  3. DIY vs. Pre-Integrated:
  4. Will people still make disparate SANs, NAS, Servers, Virtualization software, backup solutions, and networking from different vendors work together because of the flexibility it offers? Or are we moving to a pre-integrated world where most deployments will be converged or hyperconverged?

Agenda & Speakers

  1. Howard Marks
    Howard Marks Other Deep Storage
  2. Christine McMonigal
    Christine McMonigal Storage Software Ecosystem Manager Intel®
  3. Stephen Foskett
    Stephen Foskett Organizer in Chief Gestalt IT
  4. Joep Piscaer
    Joep Piscaer CTO OGD ict-diensten