SNIA India T/E/N Storage Meetup - Chennai - May - Hosted by Hitachi Systems

PLEASE NOTE: This is a SNIA event being generously hosted by a SNIA member, in this instance Hitachi Systems.

Title : “Protocol Evolution (from ISCSI & FC to NVMe-0F)" by Vinoth V, Hitachi Systems

iSCSI and FC have ruled enterprise SANs for 20 years, but NVMe-oF is changing the game. This session looks at what's really being adopted across NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, and RDMA, with practical guidance on choosing the right fabric for your workloads.

Followed by SNIA Tech Talk on "Data Privacy" by Sharad Srivastava

Meetup Agenda:

2.30 to 3:00 pm Welcome /Registration

3:00 to 3:15 pm Welcome Address from Hitachi by TN Srinivasan

3:15 to 3:30 pm SNIA Introduction by Sharad Srivastava

3.30 to 4.00pm Data Privacy by Sharad Srivasatva

4:00 to 4:30 pm Talk on Protocol Evolution (from ISCSI & FC to NVMe-0F) by Vinoth V, Hitachi Systems

4:30 to 5:00 pm Q&A by Vinoth, Aditya and Manjeet

5:00 to 5:10 pm Vote of Thanks

5:10 pm onwards Hi-Tea & Networking

Speakers:

Sharad Srivastava has many years of tech-industry experience in Data Storage related fields. Sharad, currently focuses on the Data Privacy protection segment. Data Sanitization / destruction through its company "Certus Software". and data protection software implementation and consulting through "Trust Privacy" Solutions.

In past, through "Restor" Services focused on repair and refurbishment of data storage devices (HDD & SSD), data recovery and data erasure. In 2013, Sharad setup India's first ISO certified HDD repair and refurbishment factory - ReStor. Over the years, ReStor has processed more than 1 million HDD units and serviced out-of-warranty drives for many MNC and India computer OEMs, SI and large volume sellers’ customers.

In its previous assignments, Sharad had led country business for global data storage companies (Seagate & Western Digital), building the brand, creating channel and support structure at grassroots level. In the course of his highly successful career as a professional manager, he has overseen various functions like R&D, product development, sales, marketing, customer support and technical support.

Sharad has Entrepreneurial drive to establish a brand from scratch to strong position in the market. His key strength is Brand Building, Business Development, Channel development at grassroots level. Sharad has the unique distinction of building the number 1 and number 2 brand of same industry in India & South East Asia through this innovative sales/marketing strategies.

Sharad has received numerous accolades during various assignments for his innovative & many company / industris first initiatives which helped in growing business and customer experience. The most prestigious award being “Seagate Global Salesperson of the Year”, “Western Digital CEO recognition”.

30 Years of Solid experience - Highly successful and experienced senior level business manager, Deep relationship developer, vast experience around -Direct Sales,New Business Development, People management, P&L Responsibility.

"Walk the talk Leadership, Ultimate motivation, Outstanding Customer Service practices and Techno-commercial Consulting skills sums up my profile"

Business Skills to Consult around Technology Transformation

Creating CXO connections to articulate "How IT could help redefine their Business"

Skills and experience to build and run successful and profitable SBU's

Skills in building and sustaining high level relationships to drive business results right up through the board room

Focused Execution Excellence skills to complete "Vision to Action" picture

Specialties: Follow meticulously "the exceptional Customer Service" is the key business driver for profitable business!

Consulting "Aligning Business to IT"

Consulting, Strategic Alliances, Business Development, Product Development, Relationship Management, Strategic Planning, Go-To-Market, Competitive Analysis, Customer Engagement, Profit center, Account Management, Man Management, Revenue Delivery, Solution selling & team building

A Lead Enterprise Architect with over a decade of experience specializing in the design and implementation of mission-critical datacenter infrastructures. Currently leading systems engineering initiatives at Hitachi Systems India, my work focuses on the intersection of high-availability storage architectures and business-centric data management, particularly within the highly regulated Banking and Financial Services sectors.
For the past 8 years, I have been dedicated to articulating and executing advanced enterprise storage and data protection visions. My technical focus areas include: Data Resiliency & Availability.
Expert in designing infrastructures, focusing on data mobility, hybrid-cloud tiering, and protocol interoperability (Fibre Channel, NVMe/FC, and NAS). and implementing robust data protection frameworks based on the 3-2-1-1-0 rule, with a specific emphasis on Cyber Resiliency and immutable storage architectures to combat evolving ransomware threats.
As a TOGAF Enterprise Architecture-certified professional, I bridge the gap between low-level technical specifications and high-level enterprise frameworks. I am a strong advocate for discovery-led consulting—ensuring that infrastructure standards are not just technically sound but are fundamentally aligned with long-term data sovereignty and governance goals. I am committed to the evolution of storage networking standards and fostering a culture of technical excellence within engineering sales teams to meet the demands of the next generation of data-centric enterprises.

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