April 24, 2014, Data Storage Innovation Conference, Santa Clara, CA—Marty Stogsdill from Discover described the steps that the financial services company has taken to backup their databases over high-speed networks. He explained the changes and efforts to improve overall system performance. Discover is a multiple business unit company providing financial services to a wide range…
May 15, 2012, VLAB, Stanford University—A panel comprised of James Phillips from Couchbase, Max Schireson from 10gen, Doug Cutting from the Apache Software Foundation, Andrew Mendelsohn from Oracle, and Ravi Mohan from Shasta Ventures looked at the issues of noSQL and big data. Robert Scoble from Rackspace moderated the panel. Scoble started out by noting…
May 12, 2011, Smart Power Grid Technology Conference, Santa Clara, CA—Edward Cazalet, CEO of TeMix talked about the need to support and create infrastructure with emphasis on renewable energy in light of increased variability in demand. He suggested a new set of standards and protocols for energy transactions to address these new needs. Cazalet is…
October 5, 2010, Billboard Mobile Entertainment Live, Moscone West, San Francisco—Dave Stewart is a producer, solo artist, and mobile music consultant and evangelist. In his keynote talk, he discussed the intersection of music and technology. Apps are an entry point for increased interaction, and will lead to significant changes in the industry. When Apple started…