Storage Developer Conference 2011

Now in its eigth year, and again expected to draw more than 250 developers and engineers, the Storage Developer Conference (SDC) is the only event created by storage developers for storage developers. SDC provides the information and know-how to further advance solutions with features that shorten time to market for a developed solution, increase acceptability and interoperability in production environments, and help participants understand where storage technologies are heading. In addition, plans are being finalized for a CIFS/SMB/SMB2 plugfest.
Session Topics
Categories/Topics for consideration for sessions and case studies include:

• File and data access protocols:
  • CIFS/SMB/SMB2, NFS
  • iSCSI
  • Fibre Channel including FCoE
  • eXtensible Access Method (XAM)
• Green and Energy Efficient IT Technologies
• Solid State Storage
• Storage for Virtual Platforms
• Cloud Storage
• Consumer/Personal Storage
• Information and Data Management Technologies
• Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S)
• Data Deduplication
• Data Backup and Archiving
• Storage Security and Identity Management
• Storage Utilizing Blade Technology
• Scalable and Distributed Storage Systems
• Large data storage and management
• New Fundamental Data, Storage and Device Technologies
• Development Techniques and Tools (e.g., Dual-Boot, Virtual Machines, IDEs, Bug Trackers)
• Getting the Most from Collaboration Tools
• Experiences and Ideas on Rapid Development
• Professional Development:
  • Making the Leap from Engineer to Manager
  • Working with Remote Technical Teams
• Leveraging Open Source in Storage Development