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Intel Data Center Update with Tech Field Day

Intel Data Center Update with Tech Field Day

April 6–April 7, 2021

#TFDxIDC21

Who: Edge, Tech

What: Experience, Intel

When: Past

Location: Virtual

Join Intel’s Navin Shenoy, executive vice president in the Data Platforms Group, and Lisa Spelman, corporate vice president in the Xeon and Memory Group, on April 6 for the launch of the latest 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors (code-named “Ice Lake”) and the latest additions to Intel’s hardware and software portfolio targeting data centers, 5G networks and intelligent edge infrastructure.

The virtual “How Wonderful Gets Done 2021” launch event will feature Intel executives and ecosystem partners addressing some of today’s greatest business opportunities. The event will also include brief remarks by Intel Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger.

Immediately following the Intel launch on April 6, join the Tech Field Day delegates for a Roundtable discussion covering the announcements. Then, on April 7, tune in for Tech Field Day presentations from Intel as well as a second Roundtable discussion with the Tech Field Day delegates!

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Delegate Panel

Delegates are selected by the Field Day Delegate community. For more information on our selection process, please see our page about becoming a Field Day Delegate.

Arjan Timmerman

@ArjanTim

Dutch analyst, world traveler and technology advisor

Bruno Wollmann

@WollmannBruno

Self-employed network architect with over 20 years of experience. I’m always willing to learn, and I like a good challenge. CCDE #20190002. CCIE #19817.

Chris Grundemann

@ChrisGrundemann

Independent advisor, analyst, and consultant. Specializing in internet routing, network architecture, and automation.

Frederic Van Haren

@FredericVHaren

Frederic is the CTO at HighFens Inc (active in the HPC & AI market). He spent more than a decade building large HPC & AI environments from the ground up and is frequently invited to speak at events to provide his vision on AI, Big Data and HPC.

Keith Townsend

@CTOAdvisor

Global Advisor at the Futurum Group

Pietro Piutti

@Stingray92

50% Analog, 50% Digital Systems Engineer

Tim Crawford

@TCrawford

Tim Crawford is ranked as one of the topmost influential CIOs

Wolfgang Stief

@SpeicherStief

Open minded geek and engineer, technology scout, all things storage and some vintage computing.

Presentation Calendar

Most presentations are streamed live on this page, at TechFieldDay.com, and on the Tech Field Day LinkedIn page. After the event, the following pages contain video recordings of these presentations.

Tuesday, Apr 6 9:45-10:45
Tech Field Day Roundtable: Intel Data Center Update Keynote
Moderator: Stephen Foskett
Panelists: Arjan Timmerman, Bruno Wollmann, Chris Grundemann, Frederic Van Haren, Pietro Piutti, Tim Crawford, Wolfgang Stief
Wednesday, Apr 7 8:00-8:45
Intel AI at the Edge Update with Tech Field Day
Presenters: Rajesh Poornachandran, Shamima Najnin
Wednesday, Apr 7 8:45-9:45
Intel Xeon Scalable Update with Tech Field Day
Presenters: Irma Esmer, Ram Ramakrishnan, Thor Sewell
Wednesday, Apr 7 10:00-10:30
Intel Cloud Silicon Update with Tech Field Day
Presenters: Joe Opdahl, Steve Collins
Wednesday, Apr 7 10:30-11:00
Intel Confidential Computing Update with Tech Field Day
Presenters: Scott Raynor
Wednesday, Apr 7 11:00-12:00
Tech Field Day Roundtable: Intel Data Center Update Reaction
Moderator: Stephen Foskett
Panelists: Arjan Timmerman, Bruno Wollmann, Chris Grundemann, Frederic Van Haren, Keith Townsend, Pietro Piutti, Tim Crawford, Wolfgang Stief
All dates and times listed are local time in Virtual, US/Pacific.

Event Staff

Alissa Nivens

@AlissaNivens

“Project Princess” at Gestalt IT

Stephen Foskett

@SFoskett

Stephen is the President of the Tech Field Day business unit for The Futurum Group and focuses on AI, edge, and cloud


6 Links with Tag #TFDxIDC21

  1. Coverage: Comparing Ice Lake to Previous Generations of Xeon Scalable Processors
    • Zach DeMeyer
    • Intel
  2. Coverage: How Intel’s 3rd Gen Xeon Architecture Supports AI at the Edge
    • Zach DeMeyer
    • Intel
  3. Coverage: Data://express 0004 – Intel Ice Lake, NVIDIA Grace, Composable Infrastructure, RDMA Over WAN
    • Kerstin Mende-Stief, Wolfgang Stief
    • Intel
  4. Coverage: What Makes the Latest Intel Xeon Platform an AI Workhorse?
    • Frederic Van Haren
    • Intel
  5. Coverage: Data://express 0003 – Intel Data Center Update, FPGAs Und Eine Cloud, Die Sich Selbst Verrät
    • Wolfgang Stief
    • Intel
  6. Coverage: Intel Updates the Xeon Scalable Platform With Tech Field Day
    • Stephen Foskett
    • Intel

More Information

If you would like to sponsor or attend these events as a delegate, please contact Tech Field Day, [email protected].


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