Deni Connor | Author of Network World Storage Alert Newsletter
Deni Connor is principal analyst for Storage Strategies NOW, a research firm focused on storage technologies. She was formerly senior for Network World. Prior to joining IDG, Deni was editor-in-chief at Networking Solutions, managing editor at LAN Times, and wrote for a variety of companies including Novell and Thomas-Conrad (acquired by Compaq).
Ken Male | Founder & CEO of TheInfoPro (TIP)
Recognizing the importance market intelligence plays in both making sound decisions, Ken developed TIP’s voice of the customer approach to research. Today, thousands of IT professionals, technology investors and technology companies rely on TIP’s grass roots research, delivered transparently, without spin or bias. Prior to launching TheInfoPro, Ken held distinguished positions with IT providers and market research firms including Gartner, Giga, Jupiter, DEC, and EMC. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and events, including Storage Networking World US and Europe, Storage Decisions, and Forbes Emerging Technology Conferences He has also provided industry briefings and commentary to such major news organizations as Forbes, CNBC, Dow Jones, Storage Magazine, InformationWeek, Financial Times, and InfoStor.
Ian Whiting | VP and General Manager of the Data Center Infrastructure Division
As General Manager of the Data Center Infrastructure Division, Ian Whiting is responsible for defining and executing the company’s backbone, switch, director, distance extension, and management application strategy. This division includes the company’s traditional family of SAN solutions.
Whiting joined Brocade in 2001 as Executive Director of Partner Sales EMEA and was promoted to Vice President of EMEA and Latin America, where he was responsible for Brocade sales operations, growth, and profitability throughout the region. Prior to Brocade, Whiting was Director of Compaq StorageWorks EMEA. He was also Vice President EMEA for networking hardware company NetWorth and held executive management positions at Canadian software company Cognos Inc. and UK networking distributor Data Translation.
Tom Buiocchi | Vice President of Worldwide Marketing 
As Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Tom Buiocchi is responsible for developing and executing product and marketing strategies to help the company achieve its business goals and desired financial results. He manages all external communications and is responsible for supporting the expanding ecosystem of industry partners in applications, training, and certification that make Brocade the industry's most respected SAN provider.
Buiocchi, who has 20 years of experience in marketing and strategic management for leading technology companies, was Vice President of Marketing at Rhapsody Networks, and joined Brocade when it acquired Rhapsody in January 2003.
Martin Skagen | Director and Chief Architect, Office of the CTO
Martin Skagen joined the Brocade Competitive Analysis team in 2002, helping to ensure the competitiveness of a wide range of Brocade products and strategies. Since 2004, he has been part of the Office of the CTO and is responsible for Brocade’s DCI product line.
Skagen has more than 18 years of IT experience, including more than a decade spent at Hewlett Packard, where he held various positions such as managing support/services teams for mission-critical customers. He has a BS in Computer Science from Niels Brock University in Copenhagen Denmark.
The Rise of Converged Data Center Networks is an important Network World IT Roadmap Spotlight Event hosted by Brocade that will firmly — at last! — establish the facts of the converged network. And — equally important! — eliminate the fictions
