Enterprise Grid Computing Symposium

Bruce Moxon
Senior Director, Strategic Technology
Network Appliance

Topic

A Service-Oriented Storage Grid : Beyong Storage Virtualization

Abstract

The storage industry typically talks about "virtualization" in somewhat static and device-specific contexts - RAID systems that virtualize underlying disks, volume management systems that virtualize underlying block devices, and file virtualization solutions capable of transparently migrating files across storage tiers.

Meanwhile, Enterprise IT organizations are under increasing pressure to deliver a range of storage "services" to their customers - with a tiered pricing model and well quantified and verifiable service levels.

These disparate producer and consumer-oriented views of storage leave an implementation gap that must be filled in order to realize the "virtual everything" vision of enterprise grid computing. In this presentation, Bruce Moxon identifies key storage technology trends that are evolving to deliver this service-oriented view of storage.

Biodata

Bruce Moxon is Senior Director, Strategic Technology at Network Appliance, where he works with enterprise customers deploying grid computing and data management solutions. He brings more than twenty years of experience in distributed computing for both scientific and commercial applications, and writes, speaks, and teaches extensively on the continuing evolution of grid computing.

Prior to joining Network Appliance, Bruce was Chief Solutions Architect at Panasas, where he worked with customers deploying scalable storage solutions for Linux clusters. Bruce has architected and developed solutions for a number of high throughput computing environments, including Perlegen Sciences’ SNP discovery system, Bank of America's CRM and analytics systems, and NASA’s Earth Observing System.

Bruce has a BS degree in engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a MS degree in computer engineering from the University of Southern California.