Events Calendar

Matt Dreyer (VMWare): Software Defined Data Center: From Best Effort to 99%

Speaker: Matt Dreyer , VMWare

Talk Title: Software Defined Data Center: From Best Effort to 99%

Series: CS Colloquium

Abstract: For over a decade enterprises have been deploying a predictable design pattern for datacenter infrastructure and the applications residing there. Unfortunately this approach has failed to deliver the scale and velocity required by a highly competitive and global economy. The software defined datacenter holds the promise of unlocking application scale and deployment velocity for the next generation of applications.

Biography: Matt Dreyer is a Group Product Line Manager at VMware with responsibilities for Cloud Consumption products. Prior to VMware Mr. Dreyer was a Product Line Manager at Cisco where he lead the definition and go to market for the ground breaking Cisco ASA 5580 and ASA 5585 data center security appliances. Mr. Dreyer also managed the transformation of the security management product portfolio including Cisco Security Manager and the next generation Cisco Prime Security Manager. Prior to Cisco, Mr. Dreyer held product management positions at Sonicwall and ServGate where he pioneered "Unified Threat Management" firewalls. Mr. Dreyer graduated in from Colorado State University in 1996 with a BSEE degree. Mr. Dreyer has presented security talks at a number of VMware customer and partner events on topics including network security, application security, and security management.

Host: Minlan Yu

Location: Social Sciences Building (SOS) - B37

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Assistant to CS chair