If you are a fan of flash like we are, then you have probably been anxiously waiting all summer for the Flash Memory Summit taking place this week in Santa Clara, California (August 11 – 13th) We’re looking forward to a SOLID showing at this year’s conference, and we are excited to unveil how we’re accelerating the storage revolution!
There are a variety of ways for you to engage with us this week at FMS – here are a few of the highlights:
- Darren Thomas, VP and GM of Micron’s Storage Business Unit will be headlining the week with a keynote presentation on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 11:30 am, titled “When Will Flash Accelerate the Storage Revolution?”. Darren will address the current state of flash storage and the exciting (solid) state of things to come. He will be joined by a surprise guest who is widely regarded as a technology visionary. This is a keynote not to be missed!
- Michael Abraham, Business Line Manager at Micron, will give an update on new technologies, including the just announced 3D XPoint™ technology, during Session U-4 on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 4:30 pm. If you want to stay in front of developments in emerging nonvolatile memory technologies, you will want to be at this session!
- Rob Peglar, VP of Advanced Storage at Micron, will chair Session 302-A on Thursday, Aug. 13 to discuss “How Flash will Transform Enterprise Applications.” This session promises to deliver a variety of perspectives from influential leaders in the flash storage industry.
See below for a complete schedule of where to find Micron at Flash Memory Summit.
| Micron at Flash Memory Summit |
| Date |
Time |
Program Title |
Presenter |
| Tues. Aug. 11th |
3:15-4:25pm |
Session 103-A: Storage Security |
Lance Dover, Panelist |
| Tues. Aug. 11th |
4:35-5:50pm |
Session 104-A: Securing the Data on your SSD |
Rob Strong, Instructor |
| Tues. Aug. 11th |
4:35-5:50pm |
Session 104-A: Securing the Data on your SSD |
Jon Tanguy, Instructor |
| Tues. Aug. 11th |
4:35-5:50pm |
Session 104-A: Securing the Data on your SSD |
Scott Shadley |
| Tues. Aug. 11th |
4:35-5:50pm |
Session U-4: Annual Update on New Technologies |
Michael Abraham, Instructor |
| Tues. Aug. 11th |
6:00-7:00pm |
Plenary on Flash Technology Futures |
Chuck Dennison, Panelist |
| Tues. Aug. 11th |
7:00-8:30pm |
Beer, Pizza, Chat w/ Experts (sponsored by Cadence) |
Aravind Ramamoorthy, John Geldman, Lance Dover, Andrew Mierau, Table Leaders |
| Wed. Aug. 12th |
9:45-10:50am |
Session 202-F: High-Performance Flash Systems – Decoupled Storage (Get All Flash Performance Without an All Flash Array) |
Scott Shadley, Instructor |
| Wed. Aug. 12th |
9:45-10:50am |
Tutorial T-2: Practical Approach to Determining SSD Reliability |
Todd Marquart, Instructor |
| Wed. Aug. 12th |
11:30-noon |
Keynote 8: When Will Flash Dominate Storage? |
Darren Thomas, Presenter |
| Wed. Aug. 12th |
4:30-5:45pm |
Tutorial T-4: Tiering and Caching in Flash-Based Storage |
Rob Peglar, Chairperson |
| Wed. Aug. 12th |
4:30-5:45pm |
Session 204-B: Embedded Applications Part 2: High-Temperature Discrete and Managed NAND Solutions |
Christopher Bueb, Instructor |
| Thurs. Aug. 13th |
8:30-9:35am |
Session 301-B: Embedded Applications Part 3: Choose the Right NAND Flash for your Embedded Application |
Aravind Ramamoorthy, Instructor |
| Thurs. Aug. 13th |
8:30-9:35am |
Session 301-B: Embedded Applications Part 3: Designing Embedded Applications with SLC Flash |
Sathyanath Subramanian, Instructor |
| Thurs. Aug. 13th |
9:45-10:50am |
Session 302-A: How Flash Will Transform Enterprise Applications |
Rob Peglar, Chair Person |
| Thurs. Aug. 13th |
3:10-4:25pm |
Session 303-F: Using Mass Storage to Add Capabilities to Mobile Applications: Why UFS Is the Best Storage Solution for Mobile Applications |
John Geldman, Instructor & Organizer |
| Thurs. Aug. 13th |
3:10-4:25pm |
Session 303-B: Automotive Applications of Flash: Evolving In-Vehicle Storage Solutions for Personal Mobility |
Kristen Hopper, Instructor |
| Thurs. Aug. 13th |
4:30-5:45pm |
Session 304-A: Closing Panel on Top Ten Things You Need To Know About Flash Memory Today |
Kevin Kilbuck, Panelist |
We hope to see you at Flash Memory Summit! We will be live tweeting from the event – you can follow us on Twitter @MicronStorage.
