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Ask the Experts: ECS 2.2- A Cloud Unlike Any Other Ask the Expert: Measure the Operating Expense Savings Possible with Software-Defined Storage Automation and Management https://community.emc.com/message/858292#858292

The value of software-defined storage is being able to deliver cloud-scale storage capabilities in software that can leverage low-cost commodity off the shelf components (COTS). Software-defined means customers have more choices but also more questions:

 

• Should I use open source software or a commercial vendor offering?
• Should I build my own infrastructure with COTS or buy an integrated software/hardware appliance?
• How do I ensure reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS)?

 

Join this event to interact with our experts and others to learn the pros and cons of each approach and how to obtain the cost benefits of commodity without sacrificing enterprise-grade manageability, scalability, and service levels.

 

Meet Your Experts:

	Product Marketing, ViPR, ECS - EMC George is a Senior Manager responsible for EMC ECS Appliance and Centera and Atmos object storage platform product marketing. He has worked in the technology industry for nearly 20 years as a product marketing manager, industry analyst, and research director. As an analyst, George covered cloud computing and services, IT infrastructure, and IT management software. George has worked for small, pre-IPO firms such as LogMeIn, boutique advisory firms like Yankee Group as well as established technology vendors EMC, CA and Sybase.
	Distinguished Engineer - EMC Mark is an EMC Distinguished Engineer and currently works within the Emerging Technologies Division at EMC Corporation. Among the products Mark covers is ViPR, a next general object storage system with support for heterogeneous storage and APIs, EMC Atmos, the industry’s leading multi-petabyte information management solution, and EMC Centera, the industry’s leading compliance and archiving offering. Mark has worked within EMC’s object and cloud storage group since 2001. Mark has driven the technology and business of cloud storage by creating numerous talks explaining cloud storage technologies, by architecting new features such as the GeoDrive cloud storage product, by maintaining an active blog about cloud storage trends and technologies, and by serving on numerous internal committees to formulate cloud storage strategy.
	Michael Wehle  Senior Manager Engineering - EMC Mike has been with EMC for 15 years. During this time he has had various roles, and currently works in EMC ViPR Data Services qualifying customer solutions. Prior to EMC, Mike owned and operated a trio of restaurants in the Washington, DC area with his brother-in-law.

 

Moderator: Mark Prahl

 

This discussion takes place from Jan. 26th - Feb. 6th. Get ready by bookmarking this page or signing up for e-mail notifications.

 

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