CHM panel: Computer Storage Retrospective 7:00 Wednesday, March 9, 2005

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005

Computer History Museum Presents

"How Computer Storage Became a Modern Business"

Moderator: Jim Porter, President, DISK-TREND, Inc., and Chairman, Computer History Museum Storage Committee Panelists: -Clod Barrera, Director, Storage Systems Strategy, IBM Systems & Technology -Larry Boucher, President, Alacritech -Mike Gluck, Executive VP Sales, Xiotech -Randy H. Katz, U.C. Berkeley Distinguished Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

6:00 PM Member Reception 7:00 PM Presentation

Computer History Museum Hahn Auditorium 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043

REGISTRATION Free. Suggested donation of $10.00 at the door from non-members. For more information on the event, please visit the Museum's Web site at

ABSTRACT During the 1960s, most data storage systems used with mainframes and minicomputers were the ones specified by individual computer manufacturers. Since those days, the industry has evolved into a worldwide buttortment of computer companies offering systems for a large, diverse mix of applications. The impact on the market for computer storage systems has been huge. Immense markets, divergent host system requirements, short product lives for storage products, numerous storage company start-ups, with valiant attempts to achieve storage product standards and reliability.

All of our panel members have participated in the storage industry's efforts to provide continual improvements in data storage products, industry standards, and system reliability. Their leadership has made possible much of the computer industry's movement to more flexible interconnection of storage products and systems, combined with the enhanced reliability of RAID technology, and the ability to quickly utilize the annual improvements in disk and tape products. The panel members will discuss the challenges, achievements and key events in helping storage evolve into a modern industry.

BACKGROUND The "Computer History Museum Presents" Speaker Series is an exclusive platform for open, pbuttionate discussions for presenting the computing revolution and its impact on the human experience. These landmark presentations and panel discussions present inside stories and personal insights of top information age leaders from industry, government and academia, and buttist the Museum in bringing computing history to life.

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