Enterprise Grid Computing Symposium

Kevin Walsh
Senior Vice President, Research & Development
Oracle Corporation

Topic

Enterprise Grid Computing

Abstract

Grid computing produces more resilient and lower cost enterprise information systems. With grid computing, groups of independent, modular hardware and software components can be connected and rejoined on demand, to meet the changing needs of businesses.

Grid computing has increased momentum as the enterprise IT architecture of choice. Forrester Research reports that 37 percent of enterprises are piloting, rolling out, or have implemented some form of grid computing. IDC identifies grid computing as the Fifth Generation of computing, after Client-server and Multi-tier. Hear why enterprises are compelled to implement grid computing for infrastructure, applications and information resources.

Biodata

Kevin R. Walsh is Senior Vice President for Research and Development at Oracle Corporation’s Asia Pacific Division. He is responsible for Oracle’s Research and Development centres in Asia and is Chief Technology Officer for Oracle Asia Pacific.

Kevin directs Oracle’s centres for software and advanced technology development in China, Singapore, Japan and South Korea. He is the founder of the Oracle China Development Centres and the Oracle Singapore Advanced Technology Solutions Centre. He oversees numerous cutting-edge software development projects, which span Asia and North America. His current work is centred on finding new applications of software and digital technology to manage large volumes of information in both Government and Private Sector areas.

Kevin has worked in Asia for more than 20 years and has previously led Oracle’s systems support and technology marketing divisions from the Oracle Asia Pacific Headquarters in Singapore. He is recognized as a visionary and technologist amongst his peers in Oracle and is a frequent speaker on future trends and emerging technologies that have impact on business and social lifestyles. His current areas of software research and development include Grid Computing, Open Source Development, Ubiquitous Sensor Networks, Embedded Systems, Social Networking and Bioinformatics.

He has also been responsible for developing Oracle’s long-term strategy for business growth in China, known as the “Golden China Initiative”.

Since joining Oracle in 1988, Kevin has led the development of many leading edge business and technology strategies. He has been responsible for managing the relationship with Oracle’s Global Alliance partners in North America, Asia and Europe. While working at Oracle’s headquarters in Redwood Shores, California, he spearheaded the development of several of Oracle’s core technology projects including e-Commerce Infrastructure provisioning, Very Large Databases, Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) Database Systems, Server Appliances and the first Oracle RDBMS products for Linux.

Prior to joining Oracle, Kevin was an Information Systems Architect with McDermott International, where he was responsible for Oracle database systems in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Kevin received his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of New Orleans at New Orleans, Louisiana.