The 2012 SCSI Trade Association Technology Showcase Event “Taming the Data Beast” Will Highlight the Latest in SAS Advancements
In today’s digital environment which continues to explode at a historically unprecedented rate, the datacenter has evolved into an atmosphere of increasing storage complexities, high transaction processing and a fracturing enterprise that can all add up to an unruly “beast.” At this year’s SCSI Trade Association (STA) Technology Showcase, attendees will see first-hand how cutting-edge Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) technology solutions are tackling these issues and “Taming the Data Beast.”
| What: | SCSI Trade Association Technology Showcase: Taming the Data Beast! |
| When: | Wednesday, May 9, 6:30 p.m. — 9:30 p.m. |
| Where: | Santa Clara Hyatt, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054 |
| Sponsors: | Amphenol, FCI, Fusion-io, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, HP, Intel, JDSU, LSI, LeCroy, Molex, PMC-Sierra, SanDisk, Seagate, SerialTek, TE, Toshiba, WD and Xyratex |
| Showcase Supporters: | ATTO Technology, Dell, IBM, Microsoft and NetApp |
If you have questions, please contact Michael LoBue at +1.415.561.6273 or LoBue@scsita.org. To keep current on the latest event details, follow-us on Twitter: @SAS_Storage.
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6:30 p.m. — Presentations |
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| Welcome and Introduction: |
Harry Mason, President, STA Director, Industry Marketing, LSI Corporation |
| Keynote: |
“The Surge of Storage: A Market Overview and Trends” Benjamin Woo, Program Vice President IDC’s Worldwide Storage Systems Research |
| Special Presentations: |
“Reaping the Rewards of SAS Developments” Dennis Martin, President, Demartek “Windows Offload Data Transfer (ODX)” Steve Olsson, Principal Program Manager Lead Windows Core OS, Microsoft “SCSI Express: The Smart Path to PCIe Storage” Ron Noblett, HP, Vice President, Infrastructure & Storage Industry-standard Servers & Software, Hyperscale “SAS, A Peek into the Future” Marty Czekalski, Vice President, STA Interface and Emerging Architecture Program Manager, Seagate |
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7:30 p.m. — Must See Demos |
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| SAS Goes the Distance |
Direct Storage to Server Connections for the Datacenter |
| Unstoppable Datacenter |
Reliability and Availability — The Heart of Enterprise Storage |
| Tiered Storage in a Flash |
Tiered Storage Solutions with SAS |
| “No Compromise” Performance |
12Gb/s SAS Designs Underway |
| Storage Connectivity Solutions |
Higher Density, Managed Interface |
| Advancements in PCIe Storage |
A Preview of SCSI Express |
| Accelerating Remove Copy with Windows ODX |
Multiple Demonstrations of T10’s Extended Copy Command |
You won’t want to miss…
- You’ll see a host of compelling hands-on demonstrations showcasing 12Gb/s SAS, “no compromise” performance, advancements in storage scaling, server clustering, caching/tiering , reliability and connectivity.
- A registration bag with sponsored give-aways (storage SWAG).
- Industry breaking news surrounding PCIe-based storage and major announcements from industry leading server and storage OEMs.
- A newly innovated “Offloaded Data Transfer” (ODX) technology to perform data movement with tokenized operations.
- Presentations at 6:30 pm. including expert insight from leading research and analyst firms IDC and Demartek on the complex storage industry with its myriad of variables.
- Special guest speakers to be announced.
- An opportunity to meet, network and discuss the latest trends with storage/server OEMs, industry influencers and experts.
- STA Hosted bar / reception at 7:30 p.m. featuring public demonstrations of the hottest advancements in enterprise storage.
“The STA Technology Showcase is a ‘can’t miss’ opportunity,” said Harry Mason, director of Industry Marketing, LSI, and president of STA. “We’re anticipating a significant industry announcement at the event and a vigorous turnout from the storage industry experts and influencers who will be eager to see and discuss market advancements in 12Gb/s SAS adoption, improved connectivity, developments from STA in support of PCIe-based storage and more.”
Register NOW for the STA “Taming the Data Beast” Showcase below. If you have questions, please contact Michael LoBue at +1.415.561.6273 or LoBue@scsita.org. Be sure to return to the site frequently to keep current on the latest event details or follow-us on Twitter: @SAS_Storage.
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