In-Memory Computing: It's New and It's Not...

Salon B/C/D

There is a lot of excitement about in-memory technology these days, especially as it applies to Big Data and analytics. In fact, it’s one of the fastest growing areas in all of computing, and has been since before Gartner identified it as such back in 2012. That should be no surprise to anyone since these new technologies promise to allow businesses to obtain actionable insight into their own data. This type of insight will play a big role in how much success these businesses will experience in the future, and in-memory technology will play an important role.

It may interest you to know, however, that in-memory technology has been around for a very long time, and runs on all platforms. Perhaps surprisingly, that includes the mainframe. Today, Big Data and analytics may not even be where in-memory technology makes its biggest impact on businesses.

Join us as we discuss some of the history behind today's in-memory computing enthusiasm, and provide you with some lessons learned from 40+ years in the in-memory computing business.

Speakers
Larry Strickland
Larry
Strickland
Chief Product Officer
at
DataKinetics

For more than 20 years, Larry Strickland has built his professional career as a C-level executive focusing on product management, making technology simple for the end user, and understanding the impact of technology on the user. He is passionate about product innovation that helps clients solve their most challenging issues while delivering solutions that transform their business.
Larry has held leadership roles with world-class organizations ranging from startups to the Fortune 500. As CTO and VP of Product Management for a prominent Canadian company, his technical background and knowledge of the marketplace was instrumental in developing key product differentiators, and forging important business partnerships for the company.
While developing strategies and managing product portfolios, Larry gained significant experience in the global Telecom and Finance sectors. As a highly experienced senior product management executive for a multitude of software products, he has driven worldwide business growth through product innovation and product introductions.
Previously, Larry held various senior executive positions with Nortel Networks during that company’s period of high growth and market dominance.

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