The I/O starts today, and here is the agenda for review
7:30am
REGISTRATION
Monterey Conference Center
1 Portola Plaza
8:15am
CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION
Michael Peterson, President
Strategic Research Corporation
8:30am
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Karl Walker, Vice President Technology
Development
Compaq Computer Corporation
SESSION 1 -
CORE TECHNOLOGY TUTORIALS
Experts from companies that have
contributed to building this industry and have
developed some of its underlying concepts
will present a thorough assessment of the
following technologies in interactive,
one-hour-long sessions.
9:00am
SESSION 1 INTRODUCTION
Mark Ferelli, Director, Industry Analysis
Strategic Research Corporation
9:15am
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR
PERFORMANCE
Lou Mayo, Program Manager
National Space Science Data Center
10:15am
BREAK
10:45am
A SCSI AND FC-AL "SHOOT-OUT", A
SERVER I/O TECHNOLOGY COMPARISON
OF SCSI AND FC-AL
Craig McCombs, System Performance
Analyst & Architect
LSI Logic Corporation
11:45am
LUNCH
12:00pm
WELCOME RECEPTION & NEW OEM
TECHNOLOGY EXHIBIT - 12:00 noon -
9:00 pm
(Running concurrent with the conference)
EXHIBITORS:
Ancor Communications
Beta Systems (previously Harbor Systems)
Computer Network Technology
CrosStor (previously Programmed Logic
Corporation)
Emulex Corporation
Hewlett-Packard (FCS)
Intelliguard
LSI Logic
Mercury Computer Systems
QLogic Corporation
SCH Technologies
Solid Data Systems
Strategic Research Corporation
Tecmar Technologies
TechWeek Magazine
Vixel
WestWorld Productions
1:30pm
I/O ARCHITECTURE
Keith Muller, CTO for Scaleable I/O
NCR Corporation
2:30pm
SAN ARCHITECTURE
Brad Stamas, Manager, Strategic Planning
Storage Technology Corporation
3:30pm
BREAK
4:00pm
THE COMING DECADE OF SERVER SIDE
DISCONTINUITIES
Renato Recio, Manager, Server Design &
Architecture
IBM Corporation
Click here for a complimentary pass to the exhibits
Wednesday, February 10, 1999
7:30am - NETWORKING BREAKFAST RECEPTION
SESSION 2 -
SERVER & OPERATING SYSTEM
ARCHITECTURE
The server and its host NOS continue to
evolve to address performance and
availability demands. New architectures
range from file systems, to buses, to multi-
processing and others. Presentations by the
leading systems and NOS developers will
expose important new directions you will have
to consider.
8:30am
SESSION 2 INTRODUCTION
Mark Ferelli, Director, Industry Analysis
Strategic Research Corporation
8:40am
NT 5.0 - THE SERVICES
Catharine van Ingen, Software Architect
Microsoft Corporation
9:05am
VIA (VIRTUAL INTERFACE
ARCHITECTURE)
David Follett, CEO & Founder
GigaNet, Inc.
9:30am
PCI-X: TAKING TODAY'S SERVER I/O TO A
NEW LEVEL
Kenneth Jansen, Manager Advanced Design
Compaq Computer Corporation
9:55am
BREAK
10:25am
NG I/O - THE NEXT GENERATION
Mitch Shults, Director of NG I/O Initiative
Marketing
Intel Enterprise Group
10:50am
THE STATE OF I2O
Jon Rosdahl, Senior Software Engineer
Novell, Inc.
11:15am
PANEL DISCUSSION
12:00pm
LUNCH
SESSION 3 -
SAN I/O ARCHITECTURE
SANs are the hot new network for storage
and information access. This session will
discuss the directions for I/O subsystems, file
systems, SAN architectures, Interconnect I/O
and related topics.
1:30pm
SESSION 3 INTRODUCTION
Michael Peterson, President
Strategic Research Corporation
1:40pm
FILE-SHARING IN A SAN ENVIRONMENT
Bruce Beck, Vice President, Sales and
Business Development
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.
2:05pm
SAN MANAGEMENT - WHAT TO EXPECT
Paul Scammell, Technology Director
Veritas Software Corporation
2:30pm
SAN ZONING FOR SECURITY
Thomas Raeuchle, Vice President,
Engineering
Ancor Communications
2:55pm
BREAK
3:25pm
"I/O MASTERMINDS PANEL"
A panel discussion with the top I/O Architects
in the industry, discussing urgent issues.
Michael Peterson, President,
Strategic Research Corporation
Andreas Bechtolsheim, Vice President
Engineering Gigabit Switching Group
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Catharine van Ingen, Software Architect
Microsoft Corporation
Bob Passmore, Storage Subsystems,
Manager Strat.
Compaq Computer Corporation
Don Swatik, Vice President, Product
Manager
EMC Corporation
Paul Bradshaw, Development
Manager/Optimizer
IBM Corporation
Justin Rattner, Intel Fellow & Director of
ESG
Intel Corporation
Randy Rettberg, Distiguished Engineer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Bill Huber, Engineering Director for
Advanced Technical Division
3Com Corporation
5:30pm
Session Conclusion
Thursday, February 11, 1999
SESSION 4 -
NETWORK I/O ARCHITECTURE
The role of I/O over the Network is key to
successful business computing. But, the new
paradigm is "The Network is Access",
Network I/O architectures encompass so
much that is often ignored in the I/O
discussion that we are pleased to introduce
this new session. Look for the leaders in
Networking to conduct this panel.
8:30am
SESSION 4 INTRODUCTION
Michael Peterson, President
Strategic Research Corporation
8:40am
NETWORK I/O: A CASE STUDY
Ken Hallam, Director of Technology
Unisys Corporation
9:05am
TRENDS IN SERVER I/O NETWORKING
Bill Huber, Engineering Director for
Advanced Technical Division
3Com Corporation
9:30am
IMPACT ON HOST I/O MIGRATION TO
FIBRE CHANNEL
Dale Miller, Vice President
SCH Technologies
9:55am
BREAK
10:25am
PERFORMANCE ADVANTAGES OF
DISTRIBUTING TCP/IP TO INTELLIGENT
ADAPTERS
Todd Matters, Manager Enterprise
Connectivity
Unisys Corporation
10:50am
INTRODUCING STORE X
Howard Alt, Technology Officer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
11:15am
PANEL DISCUSSION
12:00pm
LUNCH
SESSION 5 -
ADVANCED I/O RESEARCH
The research labs and academia of the world
are actively engaged in I/O research. Server
‘99 will introduce you to findings from leading
researchers. Information and new
approaches that may change our future.
1:30pm
SESSION 5 INTRODUCTION
Mark Ferelli, Director, Industry Analysis
Strategic Research Corporation
1:40pm
A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR
INDUSTRY-STANDARD STORAGE
SUBSYSTEM BENCHMARKING: THE
STORAGE PERFORMANCE COUNCIL
Charles Gimarc, Performance Analyst
Storage Performance Council and LSI Logic
Corporation
2:05pm
A LONG LOOK AT THE LONG LOOP
Thomas Ruwart, Professor
University of Minnesota
2:30pm
LATE BREAKING I/O RESEARCH
Justin Rattner, Intel Fellow & Director of ESG
Intel Corporation
2:55pm
BREAK
3:25pm
FILE CLUSTERING APPLICATIONS
Bruce Thompson, CTO
Retrieve, Inc.
3:50pm
HETEROGENEOUS STORAGE
PROTOCOL FOR SAN
Gordon Harris, CTO
CrosStor (previously Programmed Logic
Corporation)
4:15pm
PANEL DISCUSSION
4:45pm
GROUP FINAL REMARKS
5:00pm
CONFERENCE CONCLUSION
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