SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC), a leading global provider of solid-state drive (SSD) technologies and products, announced its compelling lineup of speaker engagements at Flash Memory Summit 2012, taking place August 21-23 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, Calif. STEC technical experts will share their SSD expertise through a range of keynote and panel presentations focused on the advancements, trends and market dynamics of SSDs used in enterprise storage.
As part of the conference's keynote agenda, Scott Stetzer, vice president of technical marketing at STEC, will deliver a presentation on flash endurance in the data center on Thursday, August 23 at 11:00 a.m. PT. The session, titled Flash Wear: Will Your Data Still be There in the Morning?, will explore the impact of smaller flash geometries on performance and endurance, and how vendors can overcome the technical challenges.
Furthermore, the company will be participating in a number of speaking sessions focused on how SSDs enable high-performance enterprise storage and accelerate data-intensive applications.
At booth #202, STEC also plans to showcase its broad array of SSD hardware and software solutions for enterprise storage.
Details of STEC Presentations
| Session: "It Takes Guts to be Great" |
| Track: SSDs |
| Speaker: Sean Stead, Product Manager, SATA SSD |
| Date: Tuesday, August 21 |
| Time: 8:30 – 9:40 a.m. PT |
| Session: "Cache to the Future" |
| Track: Enterprise Storage |
| Speaker: Sandeep Cariapa, Engineer/System Architect |
| Date: Wednesday, August 22 |
| Time: 8:30 – 9:40 a.m. PT |
| Session: "Taking MLC to Extreme Endurance" |
| Track: Hardware |
| Speaker: Pablo Ziperovich, Vice President of Flash Channel Development |
| Date: Wednesday, August 22 |
| Time: 8:30 – 9:40 a.m. PT |
| Session: "Getting the Most out of SSD: Sometimes Less Is More" |
| Track: Testing |
| Speaker: Bruce Moxon, Chief Solutions Architect, Systems and Software Group |
| Date: Wednesday, August 22 |
| Time: 9:50 – 10:50 a.m. PT |
| Session: "Designing Storage Systems in the SSD Era" |
| Track: SSDs |
| Speaker: Sean Stead, Product Manager, SATA |
| Date: Wednesday, August 22 |
| Time: 9:50 – 10:50 a.m. PT |
| Session: "More Than Ever, Less Really Is More" |
| Track: Embedded Systems |
| Speaker: Scott Phillips, Senior Product Manager, Embedded SSD Marketing |
| Date: Wednesday, August 22 |
| Time: 3:10 – 4:15 p.m. PT |
| Session: "Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) Codes for Flash Channels" |
| Track: SSDs |
| Speaker: Xinde Hu, Flash Channel Architect |
| Date: Wednesday, August 22 |
| Time: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. PT |
| Session: "Lies, Damn Lies and a Zillion IOPS" |
| Track: PCIe Storage |
| Speaker: Swapna Yasarapu, Product Marketing Director |
| Date: Thursday, August 23 |
| Time: 8:30 – 9:40 a.m. PT |
| Session: "Clearing the SSD Jungle for Relational Databases" |
| Track: Enterprise Applications |
| Speaker: Gurinder Brar, Director, Systems Engineering/Database Architect |
| Date: Thursday, August 23 |
| Time: 9:50 – 10:50 a.m. PT |
Flash Memory Summit is the only conference dedicated entirely to flash memory and its applications. The conference features half-day tutorials, workshops, paper and panel sessions, keynotes, roundtables, special sessions, and exhibits. Subjects include hardware, software, design methods, consumer applications, embedded applications, computer and communications applications, alternative technologies, programming methods, testing, standards, and market research. Online registration to the event is at www.flashmemorysummit.com.
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About STEC, Inc.
STEC, Inc. is a leading global provider of enterprise-class solid-state drive (SSD) technologies and solutions tailored to meet the high-performance, high-reliability and high-endurance needs of today's data-intensive server and storage platforms. With headquarters in Santa Ana, California, and locations worldwide, STEC leverages almost two decades of solid-state knowledge and experience to design, manufacture and deliver the most comprehensive line of PCIe, SAS, SATA, and embedded SSDs on the market today. In addition, STEC's EnhanceIO™ SSD Cache Software enables IT managers to cost-effectively scale server application performance. For more information, please visit www.stec-inc.com.
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