NetApp's Advanced Technology Group to Deliver Three Technical Presentations at USENIX'08 Conference

NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) will present three technical papers on efficient file virtualization, large-scale CIFS tracing, and mechanisms for efficient inter-virtual machine communication at the 2008 USENIX technical conference. NetApp, a Bronze sponsor of the event, joins leading researchers from around the globe to discuss innovative systems research and cutting-edge practices on June 22–27, 2008, in Boston, Mass. The USENIX Annual Technical Conference is the premier forum for advanced professionals from academic and industrial backgrounds to discuss the newest research in systems software. This conference will explore the most successful advanced practices in the design, implementation, and implications of systems software, including security, mobile systems, open source software, file systems, storage technology, and more. Session:   "Mechanisms for Efficient Inter-VM Communication" This presentation will cover MMNet, an efficient, transparent, nonintrusive, and dynamic communication mechanism between virtual machines that are colocated on the same physical machine. Speaker: Prashanth Radhakrishnan, member of Technical Staff, NetApp Date: Monday, June 23, 2008 Time: 1:15-2:00 p.m. Eastern Time   Session: "FlexVol: Flexible, Efficient File Volume Virtualization in WAFL" The Efficient File Virtualization paper demonstrates NetApp(R) FlexVol(R), FlexClone(R), and thin provisioning as key technologies that dramatically improve storage efficiency while providing simplification of data management for virtualized enterprise data center environments. John Edwards, the inventor of FlexVol, will present the paper. Speakers: Arkady Kanevsky, John K. Edwards, Daniel Ellard, Craig Everhart, Robert Fair, Eric Hamilton, Andy Kahn, James Lentini, Ashish Prakash, Keith A. Smith, and Edward Zayas, NetApp Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 Time: 4:00-5:30 p.m. Eastern Time   Session: "Measurement and Analysis of Large-Scale Network File System Workloads" The first large-scale study of CIFS traces data collected over a three-month period from an enterprise data center. The study describes interesting trends that have implications for the design of future storage systems. This paper is the result of collaboration between NetApp's Advanced Technology Group (ATG), the Storage Systems Research Center, and University of California, Santa Cruz. Speakers: Shankar Pasupathy and Garth Goodson, members of Technical Staff, NetApp; Andrew Leung, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ethan Miller, University of California, Santa Cruz Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008 Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m. Eastern Time   Where: Sheraton Boston Hotel 39 Dalton Street Boston, MA 02199   Registration: To register, visit www.usenix.org/events/usenix08/. For more information about NetApp industry standards efforts to help rapid application deployment, smooth integration into customers’ existing infrastructures, and improve interoperability with other vendors’ solutions by utilizing and supporting open standards, please visit www.netapp.com/us/company/leadership/industry-standards/. About USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association Since 1975, the USENIX Association has brought together the community of engineers, system administrators, scientists, and technicians working on the cutting edge of the computing world. The USENIX conferences have become the essential meeting grounds for the presentation and discussion of the most advanced information on the developments of all aspects of computing systems. USENIX supports its members' professional and technical development through a variety of on-going activities. For more information, please visit: http://www.usenix.org/about/. About NetApp NetApp creates innovative storage and data management solutions that accelerate business breakthroughs and achieve outstanding cost efficiency. Discover our passion for helping companies around the world go further, faster at www.netapp.com. NetApp, the NetApp logo, Go further, faster, FlexClone, and FlexVol are trademarks or registered trademarks of NetApp, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.