Nexenta to Host CEO Panel at VMworld 2015 around the Latest Trends, Challenges, and Success Stories on Open Source and Software-Defined Data Center Technologies

C-Level Executives from Aberdeen, Canonical, ClusterHQ, LoadDynamix, Northern Backup, ScaleMatrix, VMware and Wipro to join Chris Mellor at The Register for the Panel Discussion

SAN FRANCISCO and SANTA CLARA, CA - August 26, 2015 – Nexenta (@Nexenta) the global leader in Open Source-Driven Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS) solutions, today announced that Tarkan Maner, Nexenta Chairman and CEO, will be speaking at VMworld 2015, on Monday, August 31st at 4:30pm at Moscone West, Level 3, Room 3014.

The panel discussion will focus on the future trends and real-life real-world challenges and solutions around Open Source-driven Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS). They will discuss unique vertical perspectives around how Software-Defined Storage and Infrastructures are changing the data center as we know it, and what you will need to do to prepare. Join Tarkan as he moderates a panel featuring Nexenta customers and partners like Aberdeen, Canonical, ClusterHQ, LoadDynamix, Northern Backup, ScaleMatrix, The Register, Wipro and VMware; each of whom have designed, created and had experience with OpenSDS solutions.

In this session you’ll learn about:

  • Real-world challenges and solutions for Big Data and hybrid-cloud deployments, and the interconnections among them
  • Myths and beliefs regarding software-defined solutions vs. what leading enterprises are actually doing and experiencing
  • How trends in storage technology over the next three years will transform your data center and how you can capitalize on them for competitive advantage

Open Software-Defined Storage – Nexenta Customers & Partners Tell Their Story

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Monday, August 31st, 4:30PM - 5:30PM
Attend a panel discussion with Nexenta partners and customers to explore the real world problems of hybrid-cloud deployments and how OpenSDS offers a whole new approach.  Audience members will have a chance to win three Apple Watches.

Moderator: Tarkan Maner, Chairman & CEO, Nexenta
Panelists include:

  • Moshe Ovadya, President & CEO, Aberdeen
  • Christian (Kiko) Reis, VP of Hyperscale Computing, Canonical
  • Luke Marsden, CTO & Founder, ClusterHQ
  • Tim Van Ash, VP of Products, LoadDynamix
  • Brent Thumlert, Systems Architect, Northern Backup
  • Chris Orlando, CMO & Co-Founder, ScaleMatrix
  • Chris Mellor, Storage Reporter, The Register
  • Michael Haag, Product Marketing Manager, VMware
  • Anuj Bhalla, VP, Wipro

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About Nexenta

Nexenta is the global leader in Open Source-driven Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS) with 6,000+ customers, 400+ partners, 33 patents, and more than 1,200 petabytes of storage under management. Nexenta uniquely integrates software-only “Open Source” collaboration with commodity hardware-centric “Software-Defined Storage” innovation. Nexenta OpenSDS solutions are 100% software-based; and 100% hardware-, protocol-, and app-agnostic providing organizations with Total Freedom protecting them against punitive vendor lock-in. Nexenta provides organizations with the "true" benefits of Software-Defined Everything-centric Cloud Computing – from data centers to end users; from the infrastructure to apps. Nexenta OpenSDS enables everyday apps from rich media-driven Social Living to Mobility; from the Internet of Things to Big Data; from OpenStack and CloudStack to Do-It-Yourself Cloud deployments – for all types of Clouds – Private, Public, and Hybrid. Founded around an "Open Source” platform and industry-disrupting vision, Nexenta delivers its award- and patent-winning software-only unified storage management solutions with a global partner network, including Cisco, Citrix, Dell, HP, Quanta, SanDisk, Seagate, Supermicro, VMware, Western Digital, Wipro, and many others. 

For more information, visit, www.nexenta.com, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. Also, download the newly published Nexenta Special Edition Software Defined Data Centers (SDDC) for Dummies eBook.

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