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Grant Richard

SVP, Global IT Infrastructure
XPO Logistics

Sessions

Jul 30 2015

2:50 PM

Adopting Open Compute: The Fidelity Investments & Goldman Sachs Enterprise Experience

Eric Wells, VP, Data Center Services, Fidelity Investments Grant Richard, SVP, Global IT Infrastructure , XPO Logistics

The Open Compute Project offers a tremendous value proposition for enterprises of all types and sizes. Goldman Sachs and Fidelity Investments have been involved with Open Compute since its inception in 2011 where both companies continuing to design & deploy Open Compute based solutions. As a result the two companies have gained great insights through their participation in the Open Compute community and will share their experiences over the years.

Open-Data Center

4:10 PM

Ready for Open Infrastructure? What We’ve Learned So Far…

Grant Richard, SVP, Global IT Infrastructure , XPO Logistics John Gromala, Senior Director, Hyperscale Product Management, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Roger Strukhoff, Principal, Tau Institute

IT pros representing different industries reveal learning's from implementing open-infrastructure solutions and provide insights for shops evaluating it. To be discussed: a) defining open infrastructure, b) when/why to consider; c) implications of open infrastructure and likely impacts on existing IT processes, resources; d) new skills requirements; e) impact of open on the current I&O management model; f) serviceability; g) financial considerations, planning and understanding.

Open-Data Center