Getting Flashy at EMC World 2016!

EMC World 2016 is just around the corner, May 2-5th, 2016  (Las Vegas Venetian.)

General Session Keynote Speakers include:  Joe Tucci, Michael Dell, David Goulden, Jeremy Burton, Chad Sakac, Guy Churchward & CJ Desai, 6 guru sessions, over 300 technology breakout Sessions, 40 IT Leadership Sessions and over 30 Code & Modern Ops specific breakouts.

Plus, the EMC VLAB Experience with self-paced and instructor lead labs, Solutions Expo with over 100 partners and exhibitors, EMC Proven Processional Certification, Global Parter Summit, Momentum content management event – and that’s scratching the surface!

EMC World 2016 MODERNIZE

This year there are 30 EMC World 2016 Breakout Sessions with “FLASH” in the title!  Flash is indeed EVERYWHERE!!   Here is a recap – hope to see you in the first… 2016 The Year of Flash Getting Flashy With it.

2016 The Year of Flash: Getting Flashy With It The Year of Flash!  But what makes 2016 so special? Flash is everywhere!  Flash has fundamentally changed the way we design storage systems; it’s no longer an option.

Architecting An All-Flash Data Center With VCE Vblock Systems Understand how VCE is incorporating flash innovation from EMC’s storage platforms (XtremIO, VMAX3, VNX) into our latest Vblock and VxBlock Systems.

Best Practices For Running Virtualized Workloads & Containers In The All-Flash Data Center This session explores the reasons for one of the quickest revolutions that the storage industry has seen in the last 20 years, and how XtremIO can enable breakthrough…

Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, & Data Protection For The All-Flash Data Center Everybody knows that Flash is fast, but do you know the best way to protect your workload on a media that is capable of servicing more than 1M IOPS with tight RPO and RTO?…

Deployment Best Practices For Consolidating SQL Server & Integrated Copy Data Management Examine SQL Server behavior on XtremIO’s all-flash array vs. traditional storage, explore use cases, see demos of XtremIO’s unique integrated copy data management (iCDM)…

DSSD: Ask The Founders Panel An informal discussion with DSSD’s founders on D5’s numerous innovations. Topics include DSSD architectural innovations that simplify the data path to dramatically reduce…

DSSD Technical Deep Dive: Next-Generation Flash Performance For Mission Critical Workloads A technical deep dive on DSSD D5, providing an in-depth overview of its features, functionality and capabilities. Touching on performance oriented architecture, reliability…

Empowering Mission-Critical Workloads With DSSD Rack-Scale Flash This DSSD D5 overview session discusses the performance issues facing mission critical workloads and how DSSD rack-scale flash overcomes limitations of existing architectures…

Fibre Channel & IP Storage Networks: Which One Is Right For You? This session covers what’s new with storage connectivity including; storage connectivity trends, the impact of All-Flash Arrays on your SAN, Slow Drain Devices, an update…

Game Changing SAP Best Practices For HANA & Traditional SAP, Consolidation, Converged Infrastructure, & iCDM On XtremIO In this session, VDI architects from VMware and EMC XtremIO present the recent trends in desktop virtualization and role of all-flash storage in ushering the new era of VDI….

General Session: Modernize Your Data Center The rapid shift in data center technologies enables enterprises to optimize existing IT and legacy investments to free up resources for next generation IT that will transform…

Introducing XtremIO Integrated Copy Data Management & How It Will Transform Your Infrastructure, Your Operations, & Your Business Process Agility Everybody knows that all-flash arrays are ideal for running database workloads – this is because flash is fast. But a database application is much more than just the

Learn From Real Life Experts On How To Deploy Big Data Analytics On An All-Flash Array Implementation This session provides an overview on the different architectural options available for customers to streamline their big data applications like Splunk / MongoDB / SAS on a…

New Midrange Storage Flash Optimizations Deep Dive This session discusses the flash optimizations we’ve put into VNX and what is coming next. You will find out whether an all flash array or a hybrid approach may work for you…

Next-Generation OpenStack Private Clouds With VMware & EMC XtremIO All-Flash Array OpenStack Cloud deployments have long been notorious for being too complex and unpredictable, often requiring long implementation times and ongoing optimization. In this…

Tales From The Trenches: End-User Computing Architect Perspectives On Next Generation VDI In this session, VDI architects from VMware and EMC XtremIO present the recent trends in desktop virtualization and role of all-flash storage in ushering the new era of VDI….

The Modern Healthcare Provider: Health IT For FutureCare As healthcare providers make the shift from volume-based to value-based care reimbursement models, they are working to modernize their data centers to deliver safer

The New Data Pipeline The data center continues to benefit exponentially through innovations in flash media and the systems that consume them.  New technologies such as 3D CrossPoint and beyond…

Top 10 Tips & Tricks To Rock Your Flash Learn the top 10 things to get the most out of your EMC Flash Products. Our technical experts share best practices of configuration, operation and management, and will…

Towards Memory-Centric Infrastructure For The Enterprise The ubiquity of flash media,  the advent of NVM within the load/store memory space, and advancing user requirements for near real time results are creating the need for…

VMAX Ask The Experts VMAX All Flash and VMAX3 – powered by the universally trusted Hypermax/Enginuity operating system – continues to revolutionize the ways organizations are deploying,…

VMAX: Behind The White Light Of The All Flash VMAX 450F/FX & 850F/FX VMAX has long been the industry leader for flash, and this session introduces the all new VMAX All Flash arrays. It outlines the architectural features of the new all-flash…

VMAX Management: New Unisphere For VMAX To Make All Your Daily Tasks – From Provisioning To Reporting – Simpler This session introduces to and learn about the latest and greatest in Unisphere for VMAX, including the all new Unisphere 360. Topics covered include overall management…

VMAX & Oracle: Oracle Deployment Best Practices This session discusses Oracle performance and protection best practices with VMAX All Flash, SRDF/Metro, and more.

VMAX Performance: An Overview Of The Latest Software Performance Enhancements The latest Hypermax/Enginuity OS 5977 contains several performance improvements and new features, many for the new VMAX All Flash arrays. This session discusses the…

VMAX Performance: Configuration Best Practices For Optimal Performance Who doesn’t love simplicity! This session focuses on simple “rules of thumb” users can use and remember to configure their VMAX All Flash or hybrid  system with Hypermax OS…

VMAX: What’s New In Hypermax/Enginuity 5977 This session introduces the latest HYPERMAX (Enginuity) OS 5977 for VMAX All Flash as well as hybrid arrays, describing architectural changes (including the Dynamic Virtual…

What You Need To Know About Database Licensing On Converged Infrastructure Every Oracle customer considering virtualization has heard stories about adverse compliance audits and unexpected licensing costs.   However, customers that understand their…

XtremIO 101: All-Flash Architecture, Benefits, & Use Cases For Mixed Workload Consolidation This session provides an overview to the EMC XtremIO all-flash scale-out array and its design objectives. The architecture will be discussed and compared to other flash…

XtremIO iCDM Best Practices: Customer Panel Everybody knows that all-flash arrays are fast, but XtremIO enables much more than speeds and feeds.. Considerations in storage planning need to be made for additional copies…

SEE YOU AT EMC WORLD 2016!!!

About the Author: Sam Marraccini

Sam Marraccini is a 18-year EMC veteran and 27-year technology veteran. Part of the Dell EMC Global Portfolio Marketing Team, Sam is focused on developing and evangelizing the unique benefits of Dell EMC Products, Technologies and Solutions