Sponsor: Fusion-io
Featured Analyst Firm: Gartner, Inc.
Speakers: Joseph Unsworth, David Flynn
Type: Video (28 minutes)
Hard disks can no longer keep up with the performance needs of today's business-critical applications, so where do you turn? For more and more enterprises the answer is solid-state storage, which is based on NAND flash but until recently, solid-state storage was deemed too expensive, and NAND flash not reliable enough for business-critical applications. So what's changed?
In this program leading experts from featured analyst firm, Gartner, Inc., and opinion leaders from Fusion-io reveal innovative approaches that are overcoming the traditional weaknesses of NAND flash. In fact some emerging storage companies are developing solid-state storage solutions that are far more cost-effective and reliable than hard disks. We'll look at the wide range of benefits that solid-state storage solutions can yield for your enterprise, and most importantly, how to determine the right solid-state storage solution for your business-critical needs. Go now.
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About Joseph Unsworth, Research Director, Gartner
Joseph Unsworth is a research director with Gartner Technology and Service Provider group, where he covers NAND flash memory and its main applications, flash cards and USB flash drives and the emerging area of Solid-State Drives. Mr. Unsworth created the flash card, USB flash and solid-state drive research that includes comprehensive forecasting and market share analysis. He has expanded Gartner's NAND flash coverage to include related device technologies and is responsible for developing NAND flash supply and demand analysis. He also supports Gartner's semiconductor memories research. Mr. Unsworth has more than seven years of experience in the IT industry. In his previous position at Gartner, he supported the Gartner Semiconductors group, where he directed and advised on complex inquiries. Before joining Gartner, Mr. Unsworth worked as a hydrogeologist at Handex.
About David Flynn, Chief Technical Officer, Fusion-io
As President & CTO of Fusion-io, and one of the company's founders, David Flynn is the visionary behind Fusion-io's innovative technology. Mr. Flynn is responsible for providing business-focused oversight of the company's research and development efforts, as well as driving the company's short- and long-term technological direction. Mr. Flynn has a history of successfully architecting complex computer-related solutions, including some of the world's largest and fastest supercomputers and the world's smallest personal Linux servers; embedded Web 2.0 interactive TV; image processing; relational databases; file systems; and thin-client computing products. Prior to joining Fusion-io, Mr. Flynn served as Project BlackDog's chief scientist and vice president, engineering. He has also held positions at Linux Networx and Network Computer Incorporated (NCI), a spin-off of Oracle Corporation. Mr. Flynn holds a B.S. in Computer Science and serves on the Technology Advisory Boards for the College of Information Technology at Brigham Young University and Techniscan Medical Systems. Mr. Flynn embraced technology at an early age. While attending Brigham Young University, Flynn created 3D-GIS (graphics information systems) for noise control at Boston Logan International and Salt Lake International airports as technical lead at Larson Davis Laboratories. At 16, he designed and authored 3D flight simulation and image processing software for the Department of Defense, while working for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). Prior to that, he created and marketed flight-planning software for general aviation pilots.
