NEXT 2018 Breakout Session Guide - hitachinext.com

1 Breakout Session GuideYour Data. Your Premier Event for the Digital Revolution September 25-27, 2018, San Diego, CaliforniaUpdated September 19, 2018. Check back on for the latest information, including updates to 2018 Breakout Session GUIDET able of ContentsData Center ModernizationData-Driven InsightsCloudIoTSolutions and InnovationsSessions by Industry2 Updated September 19, 2018. Check back on for the latest information, including updates to 2018 Breakout Session GUIDEData Center Modernization3 Wednesday September 26 Session TitleSession DescriptionHow SFS Group, Aldo and Cognizant Transformed With IT Modernization1:00-1:50 PMPatrick Bichler, Head of Infrastructure and Corporate IT, SFS Group Dominic D Amata, Vice President, IT Governance, Architecture and Infrastructure, Aldo Group Reinier van Hoeijen, AVP, Infrastructure Transformation Services, Cognizant Sasan Moaveni, Sales CTO - EMEA , Hitachi VantaraLearn how customers leveraged IT transformation into real-world business SFS Group, global supplier of fastening systems and precision formed parts with over $ billion in revenue, needed to modernize their data center.

2 They turned to Hitachi Vantara for their UCP converged infrastruc-ture, which helped them support 100% of business-critical applications and lowered total cost of ownership by 20% with more efficient business , a Fortune 500 provider of IT services and solutions, will share their proven data center modernization strategies and will also discuss their recent successful Oracle deployment for Centrica, a large British energy retail leader Aldo, with over 200 million customers worldwide, needed to quickly respond to customer needs, so they looked to Hitachi s Unified Compute Platform and oXya to implement their worldwide SAP HANA deployment. Hitachi s methodology allowed Aldo to compete effec-tively now, and into the customer use case Session is suitable for general business and Manufacturing.

3 Derive Value and Performance From Your Application Ecosystem2:00-2:50 PMEduardo Freitas, Director, Integrated Solutions Engineering, Hitachi VantaraRob Harrison, CIO, Myriad GeneticsSteve Loder, Director IT, Myriad GeneticsDave Long, Systems Administrator, Myriad GeneticsMark Peters, Practice Director and Senior Analyst, ESGD ouble your performance and lower capital expenditure with an improved storage platform. Learn how the new Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) enhancements improve performance of key database environments and lower your costs. Hitachi Vantara experts will share best practices, tips and exclusive insight so you can maximize your storage, applications and Oracle from Myriad Genetics CIO and Director of IT on how they are using Hitachi infrastructure for Oracle databases to accelerate life-impacting research.

4 A special guest speaker from Enterprise Strategy Group, will share independent testing results and lab validation so you can get further insight into the new VSP architecture. Bring your most challenging Oracle-related questions and test our experts knowledge in a Stump the Experts Q&A Session to win prizes!This customer use case Session is suitable for general Session : Automating Service Maintenance Using Hitachi Automation Director 2:00 PMThis training Session will introduce Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor (HIAA) predictive analytics, anomaly detection and response, which use AI and machine learning (ML) to keep applications running at high speed, elim-inate downtime and simplify IT purchasing. In this practical training Session , you will review the configuration of HIAA and the underlying data collection portal, Hitachi Data Center Analytics (HDCA).

5 You will then use ML-generated reports from HIAA to analyze anomalies across the data path (VM, server, network to storage), quickly determine the root cause of common problems and prescribe appropriate actions based on AI/ML September 19, 2018. Check back on for the latest information, including updates to 2018 Breakout Session GUIDEData Center Modernization (continued)4 Wednesday September 26 Session TitleSession DescriptionTraining Session : Recovery and Agile Copy Services for Oracle3:00 PMMany Oracle database environments have grown to the point where effective backup and recovery is not possible by traditional means. The size of these databases also hurts your ability to create copies for business continuity, di-saster recovery and secondary business functions such as test/development, finance, legal and marketing.

6 In this Session , you will learn how to use Hitachi Data Instance Director (HDID) to create nondisruptive, thin image, snapshot copies, to enable almost-instant operational recovery of Oracle databases. You ll also see how to automate this process so that copies can be created, mounted and refreshed, either periodically or as Storage Advances From Simple Archiving to Better Patient Care4:00-4:50 PMNishant Kohli, Hitachi VantaraJim Livingston, CTO, University of UtahShawn Halladay, Desktop Support Manager, University of UtahJohn Fagg, Manager of Hardware Platform Services, University of UtahSee how data storage has evolved dramatically from archiving and compliance to become a leading technology that embraces machine data and IoT. Join the CIO and other experts from the University of Utah to learn how they deliver better patient care with digital transformation.

7 Learn best practices for different use cases powered by the Hitachi Content Platform portfolio of solutions. Find out how object storage helped the university to modernize their data management while setting the stage for modern use cases including analytics and customer use case Session is suitable for general business and and Vision for a Modern Data Center5:00-5:50 PMBob Madaio, Vice President,Infrastructure Solutions Marketing,Hitachi VantaraExplore the roadmap that will bring Hitachi Vantara s vision to reality. Get exclusive insight into the innovations that will change the game for storage, converged infrastructure, data protection and artificial intelligence (AI) operations software. Learn how to drive intelligent operations and create an agile, modernized virtual data center with new technologies including: Software-defined storage.

8 NVMe. IT automation. Predictive analytics and object Session is suitable for general Session : Optimizing IT Operations With Infrastructure Analytics5:00 PMThis training Session will introduce Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor (HIAA) predictive analytics, anomaly detection and response, which use AI and machine learning (ML) to keep applications running at high speed, elim-inate downtime and simplify IT purchasing. In this practical training Session , you will review the configuration of HIAA and the underlying data collection portal, Hitachi Data Center Analytics (HDCA). You will then use ML-generated reports from HIAA to analyze anomalies across the data path (VM, server, network to storage), quickly determine the root cause of common problems and prescribe appropriate actions based on AI/ML September 19, 2018.

9 Check back on for the latest information, including updates to 2018 Breakout Session GUIDEData Center Modernization (continued)5 Thursday September 27 Session TitleSession DescriptionAutomate the Future: What s Next for AI Operations1:00-1:50 PMDragan Rakovich, CTO, Analytics, DXC TechnologyChris Drake, Principal Analyst, Data Center TechnologyRen e McKaskle, CIO, Hitachi VantaraPaul Lewis, Global Vice President, Industry and Enterprise Architecture, Hitachi VantaraStan Stevens, Director, Software Product Marketing, Hitachi VantaraAccelerate innovation and manage your data center with artificial intelligence (AI), the emerging solution to many problems. Hitachi leads the way as the industry takes its first steps towards AI operations. But where do we go next, and what does the future hold for AI?

10 Learn what you need to know about this new technology and what to do now to be ready for it. Hear Hitachi Vantara experts and industry analysts discuss the power of AI, its impact on data center operations and how it could shape our Session is suitable for general Success: Transform ITWith Hyperconvergence2:00-2:50 PMChris Gugger, Director, Infrastructure Solutions Marketing, Hitachi VantaraMatt Bouges, Enterprise IT Architect,Conagra BrandsKim Sim, CIO, Dis-Chem PharmaciesJohn Nicholson, VMwareCreate a solid foundation for your application ecosystem with automation, analytics and simplified lifecycle management. See why customers chose Hitachi s vSAN hyperconverged solution to help architect their environments for scale and high availability and hear the benefits of tightly integrated file services.