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Demartek Presents Reaping the Rewards of SAS Deployments

Update 10 May 2012

View Dennis Martin's presentation Reaping the Rewards of SAS Deployments (PDF 608 KB) from the STA Technology Showcase. To view other presentations from this event, go to scsita.org/technology_showcase

April 2012

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), and its predecessor SCSI, have been available for years and used for direct attached storage. Dennis Martin, President of Demartek, will explore how SAS is maturing in the datacenter. He will discuss SAS as a disk drive interface, as a host interface to modern storage systems, and in a small shared storage environment. He will also explain how SAS compares to other storage interfaces, will show some latency test results from the Demartek lab, and how this technology fits into IT departments and enterprises of all sizes. In addition, he will discuss the current 6Gb/s SAS interface and the roadmap for 12Gb/s SAS, along with newer cabling options and more.

In today’s digital environment which continues to explode at a historically unprecedented rate, the datacenter has evolved into an atmosphere of increasing storage complexities, high transaction processing and a fracturing enterprise that can all add up to an unruly “beast.” At this year’s SCSI Trade Association (STA) Technology Showcase, attendees will see first-hand how cutting-edge SAS technology solutions are tackling these issues and “Taming the Data Beast.”

You won’t want to miss...

Seeing a host of compelling hands-on demonstrations showcasing 12Gb/s SAS, “no compromise” performance, advancements in storage scaling, server clustering, caching/tiering , reliability and connectivity.
Industry breaking news surrounding PCIe-based storage and major announcements from industry leading server and storage OEMs.
A newly innovated “Offloaded Data Transfer” (ODX) technology to perform data movement with tokenized operations.
An opportunity to meet, network and discuss the latest trends with storage/server OEMs, industry influencers and experts.
STA Hosted bar / reception at 7:30 p.m. featuring public demonstrations of the hottest advancements in enterprise storage
A registration bag with sponsored give-aways (storage SWAG).

Event Details

What — SCSI Trade Association Technology Showcase: Taming the Data Beast
When — Wednesday, May 9, 6:30p.m. - 9:30p.m.
Where — Santa Clara Hyatt, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Twitter — #STATechShow

For more information visit Technology Showcase 2012: Taming the Data Beast