Featured Speakers
IBM Executives and Subject Matter Experts
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Jeff Jonas
IBM Chief Scientist and IBM Distinguished Engineer
IBM Entity Analytics Group
Jeff Jonas is Chief Scientist, IBM Entity Analytics Group and an IBM Distinguished Engineer. The IBM Entity Analytics Group was formed based on technologies developed by Systems Research & Development (SRD), founded by Jonas in 1984, and acquired by IBM in January, 2005. Prior to the acquisition Jonas lead SRD through the design and development of a number of unique systems including technology used by the Las Vegas gaming industry. One such innovation played a pivotal role in protecting the gaming industry from aggressive card count teams. The most notable known as the MIT team featured in the book “Bringing Down the House”, and recent movie “21.”
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Jon Toigo
CEO and Managing Principal
Toigo Partners International LLC
Jon Toigo is an outspoken technology consumer advocate and vendor watchdog whose articles, columns and blogs are enjoyed by over a million readers per month. He is CEO and Managing Principal of Toigo Partners International LLC, an independent consultancy and technical research & analysis firm and chairman of The Data Management Institute LLC, a professional development organization he formed in 1992 for those who design, plan, manage and administer storage infrastructure and data assets.
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Clodoaldo Barrera
Distinguished Engineer, Chief Technical Strategist
IBM Systems and Technology Group
Clod Barrera is a Distinguished Engineer and the Chief Technical Strategist for IBM Systems Storage in San Jose California. His responsibilities include development strategy for IBM’s disk and tape subsystems, storage management software, and SAN and NAS solutions. Prior to his current position, he was the development executive for IBM’s serial storage product development, and for future storage systems development.
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Aviad Offer
Senior Architect
IBM Systems and Technology Group
Aviad Offer is the WW lead technical sales responsible for all XIV sales technical enablement, covering Pre-Sales, Proof-of-Concepts and certifications. Aviad is in charge of a unique group of skilled storage engineers. The team interacts with customers to ensure their success and to drive customer needs to the product portfolio. The team also interacts closely with engineering based in Tel-Aviv to ensure product quality and roadmap delivery.
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John Sing
IBM Executive IT Consultant, IT Strategy and Planning
IBM Systems and Technology Group
John Sing is an Executive IT Consultant with IBM Systems and Technology Group. With 30 years in the IT industry, John is a world-recognized IBM expert, speaker, and strategist in the areas of large Scale Out NAS, Big Data and Modern Analytics, IT Strategy and Planning, and IT High Availability and Business Continuity. John is the author of six ITSO Redbooks on the subjects mentioned above.
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Susan Schreitmueller
Distinguished Engineer, Chief Client Advocate for Storage
IBM Systems and Technology Group
Susan Schreitmueller is a Distinguished Engineer and a member of the Academy of Technology. Prior to becoming the Chief Client Advocate for IBM Systems and Technology Storage Development group, she served as the Chief Technology Officer for the Middle East and Africa. She works with clients and business partners around her region structuring system availability, effective service strategies, and evangelizing skills transfer and knowledge. Susan was a professional hire with IBM 15 years ago and as such, has real life experience walking in the shoes of her clients. She is also passionate about mentoring and is active at universities throughout Africa promoting a technical pipeline.
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Anthony (Tony) Pearson
Master Inventor and Senior IT Managing Consultant
IBM Systems & Technology Group
Tony Pearson is a Master Inventor and Senior Managing Consultant for the IBM System Storage product line at the IBM Executive Briefing Center in Tucson Arizona, and featured contributor to IBM's Virtual Briefing Center. Last year, Tony celebrated his 25th year anniversary with IBM Storage (June 16, 2011) along with IBM's Centennial. He is author of the Inside System Storage series of books. To learn more about Tony's interest, check out his blog. It is for the open exchange of ideas relating to storage and storage networking hardware, software and services.
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