Technology Exploration Forum | Next Generation Ethernet Data Center
IT professionals are able to enjoy an ever increasing presence of Ethernet in the data center. This low-cost and user-friendly technology has expanded to allow its use in environments and applications historically allocated to more application-specific technologies. With the introduction of speeds of up to 100 Gb/s, ultra-low latency, and technologies such as Data Center Bridging (DCB), Ethernet continues to expand and support an ever increasing number of applications that span from Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) to iWARP (Internet wide area RDMA protocol).
The Ethernet Alliance will host a one-day Technology Exploration Forum to discuss Next Generation Ethernet in the Data Center that will focus on needs, applications, adoption and deployment. This forum will bring together experts in the Ethernet industry to discuss and explore this area. In addition to the Ethernet Alliance’s own broad membership, which includes end users, system and component vendors, this event will also be open to non-Ethernet Alliance members. Together, participants will provide a broad set of backgrounds that should enable lively discussion.
Topics of Interest
The Technology Exploration Forum is an opportunity for individuals to present and discuss their ideas with members of the Ethernet community interested in exploring the topics related to problems, solutions and applications for Ethernet in the next generation Data Center. Potential topics for discussion include, but are not limited to:
- Cloud networking
- I/O Virtualization and Ethernet
- Storage over Ethernet (iSCSI, FCoE, NAS)
- 40GbE/100GbE and Terabit Ethernet in the Data Center
- iWARP/RDMA over Ethernet
- Network Convergence
- Energy Efficient Ethernet in the Data Center
- Ethernet and Security Protocols
- Data Center Ethernet Management Tools
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Sponsorship Opportunities
The Ethernet Alliance hosted Technology Exploration Forum has a limited number of sponsorship opportunities for companies wishing to put their brand in front of leading professionals in the Ethernet ecosystem – including end users, system vendors and component vendors.
In order for the Ethernet Alliance to maintain the highest level of integrity for its education functions, sponsorships are offered at only one level and in conjunction with a specific activity such as a breakfast, refreshment breaks, lunch or the evening networking mixer. Signage will be placed at relevant locations throughout the event as well as in all event documentation including, but not limited to, website postings, email distributions, and hard copy distributions.
Sponsorship Opportunities:
- Breakfast (1 Sponsorship)
- Refreshment Breaks: includes both morning and afternoon breaks (1 Sponsorship)
- Lunch (2 Sponsorships)
- Evening Networking Social (3 Sponsorships)
If you are interested in this opportunity, please download the Technology Exploration Forum Sponsorship MOU and Application.
For more information on sponsorship and promotion opportunities, please contact admin@ethernetalliance.org.