Software Defined Infrastructure Summit 2015 Keynotes Help Vendors & Users Understand Benefits of SDI

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Software Defined Infrastructure Summit 2015 ("SDI") announces keynotes from IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, and VMware are on tap for the inaugural event. 

The Summit keynoters will describe new solutions to help data centers meet the challenges of big data, the storage explosion, real-time analysis and business intelligence, mobile access everywhere, and the Internet of Things.

The SDI Summit provides a one-stop resource for learning about SDI technology, and the way it's impacting IT and Business in enterprises and cloud service organizations around the world. Attendees will hear from keynote speakers Jim Pinkerton, Cloud Architect of Microsoft; Gordon Haff, Cloud Evangelist of Red Hat; Charles Fan, Senior Vice President and GM at VMware; Bernie Spang, Vice President of Software Defined Infrastructure at IBM; and Ed Goldman, CTO of the Enterprise Data Center Group at Intel.

In addition to the SDI keynote line-up, Sam Greenblatt, a former CXO-level executive from Dell and HP, who is now Technologist in Residence at Nexenta Systems Inc., will provide his views on the software-defined infrastructure.

Key Themes of the SDI Summit

The SDI Summit 2015 conference focuses on the information needs of IT professionals and business managers to understand what SDI technology does, how it works, and how it is related to Capex and Opex costs.

SDI Keynotes will highlight three main themes:

• Software-Defined Storage:
• Hyperconverged and Converged Hardware Platforms
• SDI-Enabling Software

About Software Defined Summit

The SDI Summit is a three-day event, beginning with pre-conference educational sessions on December 1, which covers OpenStack implementations, Ceph open-source storage APIs, and data-center software for management and automation. Two "main tent" conference days follow and will provide a holistic view of the SDI market – and how SDI software and hardware technologies can be used to improve the IT flexibility and business agility of the organizations that deploy it. In addition to the keynotes and the session tracks, SDI Summit will feature an exhibition show floor showcasing the latest in SDI solutions.

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