Storage Networking World, in conjunction with Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), recently announced an agenda with over 150 educational sessions at SNW Fall 2009, happening October 12-15, 2009 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona.
In addition to 17 educational tracks ranging from Data Center to Infrastructure to Green Storage, SNW will feature a series of half-day summits focused on Virtualization, Solid State Storage, and Cloud Computing.
SNW is the largest event for IT end-users, vendors, channel partners, press and analysts involved in storage, data center, infrastructure, and business continuity. SNW also offers the world's largest Expo devoted to storage and related technologies.
Featured presenters who will present market-leading case studies at SNW Fall 2009 include:
-- Brett Michalak, chief information officer, Tickets.com
-- Raymond Kurzweil, inventor and visionary
-- Arthur Lessard, chief of information security, Mattel, Inc.
-- Lars Linden, senior vice president, director, Data Center Services/Operations, Citizens Bank
Tickets.com "Best Practices in Storage" Award Finalist:
This year Storage Networking World judges, with an abundance of strong entries, had a particularly challenging assignment in narrowing the field to the best of the best. Now that the final ballots have been cast, they proudly announce their Finalists in each of the award categories.
Technology Innovation and Promise
Five Point Capital, San Diego, California
Marketing Architects, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Shopzillla, Los Angeles, California
State Street Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts
Tickets.com, Costa Mesa, California