Hitachi Data Systems Geek Day 2.0

Here's the hub for the latest news straight from HDS Geek Day 2.0. On March 23 and 24 at the HDS EMEA headquarters in Sefton Park, the industry's hottest storage and virtualization bloggers will deep dive into our technologies. They'll go hands-on. They'll talk candidly with our technologists. They'll geek out for a day and a half. And we'll capture it all here and on Twitter.

Check here and on Facebook and Twitter for live updates and also galleries and videos afterward.

Agenda

Day 1

  • 8:30am - Welcome
  • 8:45am - Company Update and Discussion
  • 9:45am - The Next Wave: Server & Storage Virtualization
  • 12:30pm - VAAI Demo Session
  • 1:30pm - Storage Technologies & Solutions
    • Featuring VSP, Migration technologies, HCR and software technologies
  • 8:00pm - Dinner

Day 2

  • 8:00am - Welcome
  • 8:30am - HCS 7.0 Hands On Session
  • 9:45am - Unified Compute & Reference Architectures
  • 1:00pm - Storage Economics
  • 2:00pm - The E2E Approach
Featured HDS’ers

  • Asim ZaheerAsim Zaheer – Asim is Vice President of Corporate and Product Marketing.
  • Claus MikkelsenClaus Mikkelsen – Claus is Chief Scientist at Hitachi Data Systems.
  • Dave WilsonDave Wilson – Dave Wilson is Senior Director of Global Health & Life Sciences.
  • David MerrillDavid Merrill – David Merrill is Chief Economist with Hitachi Data Systems.
  • Hu YoshidaHu Yoshida - Storage industry and virtualization thought leader, is VP and CTO at Hitachi Data Systems.
  • Lynn CollierLynn Collier – Lynn is Director of Enterprise Platform and Software Solutions, EMEA and manages the company's enterprise platform and core software products for the region.
  • Mandy PereraMandy Perera – Competitive marketing analyst with HDS. Primary focus on enterprise storage.
  • Michael HeffernanMichael Heffernan – Michael Heffernan is the global product manager for Server Virtualization at Hitachi Data Systems.
  • Miki SandorfiMiki Sandorfi - HDS blogger and heads up the File, Content and Cloud team as Chief Strategist at HDS.
  • Pete GerrPete Gerr - HDS blogger, director of Strategic and Solutions Marketing. Focused on exploring information's past, present, and future, the balance between 'business' and 'technology', all while keeping one eye open for the next disruptive force. Co-emcee of #HDSday with Michael Hay.
  • Sean MoserSean Moser – Sean is Vice President of Software Products for Hitachi Data Systems.
 

Featured HDS Bloggers

Hu's Blog

Hubert Yoshida

Hu Yoshida - Storage Virtualization Thought Leader

Hu Yoshida, storage industry and virtualization thought leader, is VP and CTO at Hitachi Data Systems. Hu shares his unique global perspective and provides technological insight of the storage industry. About Hu

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Ars Indicium

Pete Gerr

Pete Gerr - Director, Strategic & Solutions Marketing

Facts, opinions, and one industry veteran's perspective on the storage market and the evolving value of digital information. Join Pete Gerr, Director of Strategic and Solutions Marketing, as he explores information's past, present, and future, the balance between 'business' and 'technology', all while keeping one eye open for the next disruptive force.
About Pete

Recent Posts

Miki Unstructured

Miki Sandorfi

Miki Sandorfi - Chief Strategist

As Chief Strategist of File and Content Services, Miki Sandorfi shares his thoughts and perspective on all things file. This is the place to look if you're interested in learning more about Hitachi Data Systems File and Content Services products. About Miki

Recent Posts

The Storage Economist

David Merrill

David Merrill - Chief Economist

David Merrill is Chief Economist with Hitachi Data Systems. David shares his experiences and unique perspective on how economic principles can impact technical behaviors.
About David

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Storage STAT

Storage STAT

Storage STAT

Check out Storage STAT for a unique perspective on the digital healthcare industry and on healthcare specific storage solutions. The Storage STAT blog is penned by healthcare resident experts, Bill Burns and Dave Wilson. About Storage STAT

Recent Posts

Claus' Blog

Claus Mikkelsen

Claus Mikkelsen - CTO Storage Architectures

Industry veteran and storage guru, Claus Mikkelsen is CTO of Storage Architectures at Hitachi Data Systems. As part of the CTO office, Claus shares responsibility for new technology research for storage applications, storage virtualization and data life cycle management. About Claus

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