Interop Radio: Virtual Networks And Killer Content

Today's show starts with the importance of content to the modern enterprise and moves on to an introduction of key players in Interop's SDN Labs.

Curtis Franklin Jr., Senior Editor at Dark Reading

April 7, 2015

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Interop Hot Stage: Building An Enterprise Network

Interop Hot Stage: Building An Enterprise Network


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Interop Las Vegas is just a few weeks away: That's why we're pushing forward with the first in a series of special double-header shows today, April 7, at 3:00 p.m. ET. We start with the importance of content to the modern enterprise and move on to an introduction to key players in Interop's SDN Labs -- join us for today's show on killer content and SDN.

In the first half of the show, we have a panel discussion on the fact that, in the modern enterprise great, value-laden content and its discovery are key to IT success. The panel discussion this critical topic includes:

  • Romi Mahajan -- Moderator

  • Matt Dyor -- CEO of Payboard and an expert on content discoverability and content site experience

  • Scott Raynovich -- Founder of "The Rayno Report" and a journalist, publisher, and high-end content producer for IT and IT related-areas

  • Dharmesh Godha -- CTO and President of Advaiya, a producer of competitive and business value-IT content

The content discussion will be a great lead-in to the conversation in the second half hour of the program. In our second half we'll be talking with a team from NEC and Alcatel-Lucent, two companies joining forces to build a major segment of the SDN Lab at Interop Las Vegas. We'll be discussing the importance of SDN to next-generation networks and the steps that companies can take to move their SDN projects out of the "sandbox" and into production. It's going to be a great show: Please join us for Killer Content and SDN today at 3:00 p.m. EDT

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About the Author

Curtis Franklin Jr.

Senior Editor at Dark Reading

Curtis Franklin Jr. is Senior Editor at Dark Reading. In this role he focuses on product and technology coverage for the publication. In addition he works on audio and video programming for Dark Reading and contributes to activities at Interop ITX, Black Hat, INsecurity, and other conferences.

Previously he was editor of Light Reading's Security Now and executive editor, technology, at InformationWeek where he was also executive producer of InformationWeek's online radio and podcast episodes.

Curtis has been writing about technologies and products in computing and networking since the early 1980s. He has contributed to a number of technology-industry publications including Enterprise Efficiency, ChannelWeb, Network Computing, InfoWorld, PCWorld, Dark Reading, and ITWorld.com on subjects ranging from mobile enterprise computing to enterprise security and wireless networking.

Curtis is the author of thousands of articles, the co-author of five books, and has been a frequent speaker at computer and networking industry conferences across North America and Europe. His most popular book, The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Podcasting, with co-author George Colombo, was published by Que Books. His most recent book, Cloud Computing: Technologies and Strategies of the Ubiquitous Data Center, with co-author Brian Chee, was released in April 2010. His next book, Securing the Cloud: Security Strategies for the Ubiquitous Data Center, with co-author Brian Chee, is scheduled for release in the Fall of 2018.

When he's not writing, Curtis is a painter, photographer, cook, and multi-instrumentalist musician. He is active in amateur radio (KG4GWA), scuba diving, stand-up paddleboarding, and is a certified Florida Master Naturalist.

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