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Conference Agenda - 2025

Conference Dates: June 8-10, 2025
Location: Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando
Theme: Mastering Data Lifecycle Management: Strategies for Managing and Scaling Tomorrow’s Expanding Storage
Website: storagetechshow.com


Sunday, June 8 - Welcome Reception

18:00 - 21:00 | Registration Opens, Welcome Reception & Networking


Monday, June 9 - Day 1

07:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast & Registration
09:00 - 09:15 | Welcome Remarks - Quinn Mitchell, STS Conference Owner & Pat Mayock, Insurgo (Conference MC)
09:15 - 10:00 | Keynote Presentation - Mike Fisher, Exabyte Era Consulting
10:00 - 10:30 | Break & Exhibits

10:30 - 11:00 | Bridging Legacy and Modern Archive Storage: A Sustainable Approach with Host-Managed SMR HDDs and ICE Technology - Piotr Modrzyk, Leil Storage
11:00 - 11:30 | 2025-2050 Storage Forecast Scenarios and Real-World Data Management Planning - John Monroe, Further Market Research
11:30 - 12:00 | AI Data Assistance with IBM Content Aware Storage (CAS) - Chris Maestas, IBM

12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch & Exhibits

13:30 - 14:00 | Data Storage in the Age of AI - Insights on Costs and Sustainability - Dr. Bhupinder Bhullar, Swiss Vault
14:00 - 14:30 | Flux and Sunfish for Deploying CDI Resources for Ephemeral Burst Buffers - Michael Aguilar and Catherine Appleby, Sandia National Laboratories
14:30 - 15:00 | Break & Exhibits

15:00 - 15:30 | Mastering Data Lifecycle Management with NGNFS - Meghan McClelland, Versity
15:30 - 16:00 | The Vital Role of Tape in Data Lifecycle Management and Expanding Storage Requirements - Rich Gadomski, Fujifilm
16:00-16:05 | Quick Break
16:05 - 17:00 | Panel Discussion: Analyst Panel Discussion

17:00 | Day 1 Close
18:30 - 21:00 | Evening Vendor Appreciation Dinner / Dinner on your own


Tuesday, June 10 - Day 2

07:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast & Exhibits
09:00 - 09:30 | Mastering Data Lifecycle Management - Fred Moore, President, Horison Information Strategies
09:30 - 10:00 | End-Users Survey 2025 - New Data Lifecycle Management Considerations and Behaviors in a Ubiquitous Data World - Philippe Nicolas, Coldago Research
10:00 - 10:30 | Break & Exhibits

10:30 - 11:00 | Powering Down: Using Innovative Storage Management to Reduce Energy and Emissions in the Era of Massive Data Growth - Brad Johns, Brad Johns Consulting
11:00 - 11:30 | HPSS: Enabling Scalable Data Lifecycle Management in Large Archives - Michael Meseke, HPSS
11:30 - 12:00 | Site Presentation: ECMWF - Ian Randall, ECMWF

12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch & Exhibits

13:30 - 14:00 | Modifying the Lustre Network Request Scheduler for Improved File System Stability - Michael Aguilar, Sandia National Laboratories
14:00 - 14:30 | LTO Tape and Library Futures - Randy Inch, IBM

14:30 - 15:00 | Break & Exhibits

15:00 - 15:15 | Tape Media Destruction - Gavin Griffiths,  Insurgo
15:15 - 15:45 | HPC Data Management: Leveraging Starfish to Effectively Manage User Data on Multi-Petabyte Filesystems - Justin Wood, Sandia National Laboratories

15:45 - 15:55 |  Quick Break

15:55 -  16:10 | Closing comments, survey drawing - Quinn D Mitchell, Storage Technology Showcase 
16:10 - 17:00 | Closing Panel Discussion & Q&A: The Future of Data Lifecycle Management

17:00 | Conference Close