Data Center Networking
Held San Jose on September 16, 2008
On September 16th, The Linley Group held a Linley Tech seminar on the technologies driving the future of enterprise and data-center networks. The one-day event featured in-depth presentations on the newest chips and technologies for switching and server connectivity from leading suppliers of OEM products for this market.
The seminar opened with a presentation from Jag Bolaria, senior analyst with The Linley Group, highlighting market and technology trends and providing context for later presentations. The remainder of the day included talks and panel discussions covering a broad range of topics such as 10GbE switching, 10GbE backplanes, and application-aware networking.
We had an outstanding lineup of presenters,
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Subhash
Roy, CTO Transport Products, AMCC, presented "10Gbps SFP+ and 10GBASE-KR: Answering Data-Center Challenges" |
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Mike Benson, Senior VP of Engineering, Netronome, spoke on "Virtualization and On-Chip Networks - Scalable Solutions for Data-Center Servers and Network Appliances" |
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Ofer Iny, CTO, Dune Networks, explored "Packet Buffering Requirements in Data-Center Switches" |
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Richard Schnur, Solutions Architect, Freescale, delved into "Virtualization and Multiprocessing Strategies for Next-Generation Data Centers" |
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Thomas Eklund, VP Business Development, Xelerated, discussed "Programmable Ethernet Switching" |
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Gary Smith, Business Development Manager, Fujitsu Microelectronics America, outlined "Ethernet Switch Solutions for Next-Generation Data Centers" |
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Russell Dietz, VP and CTO, Hifn, examined "Data Security in the Next-Generation Data Center - Server and Storage Virtualization Changing the Landscape" |
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Jan Meise, Director, Business Development, Finisar, discussed "Active Optical Cables: Low-Power Solutions for High-Speed Server
Connectivity in the Data Center" |
The seminar was intended for network-equipment vendors, server OEMs, system designers, network service providers, enterprise-network managers, software developers, press, and the financial community.
Attendance was free to qualified attendees who registered early. This Linley Tech seminar was held at the DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose.
Sponsored by Freescale, AMCC, Netronome, Xelerated, Dune Networks, Fujitsu, Finisar, Hifn, the Ethernet Alliance, and the HyperTransport Consortium.
Detailed program
Proceedings registration
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