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Data Center Evolution and the Physical Infrastructure Sponsor: Panduit Discover a data center management approach that’s based on a unified physical infrastructure vision that brings together physical and logical systems architectures. To learn more about this optimized data center solution, watch this new program now. Join a panel of experts as their share their insights regarding the evolution of the data center and the physical infrastructure. Mark Fabbi, VP and Distinguished Analyst, featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc. Jeff Paliga, Director Data Center Solutions Marketing, Panduit Corp. Deepak Munjal, Senior Manager in Data Center Solutions, Cisco Mike Salvador, Associate Director, Data Center and Computing Infrastructure, CME Dan Hoff, Chief Technical Officer and Director Strategic Physical Infrastructure, PTS Consulting, Inc. Watch this program now and learn more about data center solutions to support your business all day, every day. ********** About Vineeth Ram Vineeth Ram recently joined Panduit Corp. as the Vice President of Global Marketing with worldwide responsibility for all aspects of the marketing function. Prior to joining Panduit, Vineeth spent about 7 years at IBM where he held leadership marketing roles in the Software, Services and Systems Groups. Before IBM, Vineeth held leadership marketing and business development roles at Dell in the Americas team. His experience also includes stints at 3M and Advanced Micro Devices in Brand Management, Product Marketing, Strategic Marketing and Strategic Planning. Vineeth received a BE in Mechanical Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India, a M.S. in Systems Engineering from Wright State University, Dayton OH and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, TX. USA About Mark Fabbi Mark Fabbi is a vice president, distinguished analyst and leads Gartner's research in Enterprise Network Infrastructure. His research focuses on all aspects of enterprise network design, including network technologies, vendors and strategies. A key focus for Mr. Fabbi's research is to advise clients on improving application performance using emerging and innovative network technologies. In addition, Mr. Fabbi's research covers both physical and logical networking technologies for emerging IP data center optimization. Mr. Fabbi is also Gartner's lead analyst on Cisco. About Jeff Paliga Jeff Paliga is the Director of Global Solutions for Panduit Corp, Tinley Park, Illinois. His educational background is in Engineering along with a Masters Degree in Management. He has been in the data communications industry for over twelve years and has participated in numerous standards committees. Mr. Paliga has also conducted various seminars on network infrastructure solutions. Holding positions in research and development, product design, business development and marketing has provided a broad view of global infrastructure applications and allows him to remain current on emerging industry trends and technologies. About Deepak Munjal Deepak Munjal (CCIE #4376) has almost 20 years of networking industry experience and a B.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently a Senior Manager in Data Center Solutions at Cisco Systems. Previously, he was a Senior Systems Engineer and has been actively involved in the design and implementation of end-to-end networking solutions for Cisco's largest Fortune 500 customers. Prior to Cisco, Deepak was a network architect at a leading computer manufacturing company. About Michael A. Salvador Michael A. Salvador was appointed Associate Director, Data Center and Computing Infrastructure of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) in 2001. He is responsible for design, construction, and maintenance of the IT equipment within the CME Data Centers and is the IT liaison to the Mission Critical Facilities department. Salvador joined CME Group in 1992 and has held positions of increasing responsibility since that time. He was named Manager, Data Center and Computing Infrastructure in 2000, and Associate Director in 2002. About Daniel Hoff Daniel Hoff is an Energy Consulting Practitioner with over 25 years of experience in Strategic Physical Infrastructure strategy formulation, design, project management and operation of data centers and various global Mission Critical Facilities. Engineering concentration in Energy Efficiency, High-Density/High-Performance Data Centers. Globalization, Densification, Reclamation Strategies. He employs a consultative partnering approach as a resource to client Centers of Excellence teams. A resource to organizations with a core reliance on physical infrastructures. Sectors include finance, telecommunications, hosting and collocation providers, manufacturing, and industrial.
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