Abstract:

This "Birds of a feather" session will cover current trends in the large systems space, as well as future technology directions. It's purpose is to share some of the IBM views that influence product investment within the System z family, but to also seek from the audience their views on product requirements, issues, etc. The format is interactive, and prior sessions of this type have afforded the audience the chance to express their views directly to the IBM development team and to share experiences.

Mark Anzani is Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for System z. He has the responsibility for driving long term product technical strategy, as well as enabling innovative client projects involving System z. He joined IBM in Poughkeepsie in 1983 and during his early years with the company worked in a variety of manufacturing and development positions within the large systems business. In January of 2003, Mark was appointed Vice President, Server and Storage System Test with the responsibility for testing hardware and some of the software associated with storage products and i, p, and zSeries servers. In January 2004, Mark was appointed Vice President, System z Hardware Products with the responsibility for the development and launch of the hardware products within the System z Portfolio. In January of 2007, Mark was appointed Vice President of System z Technical Support and in March of 2009 added the Chief Technology Officer responsibilities to his role.

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