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A Model for Dynamic Computing

Jon Farrell

This session will propose a model to build the IT environment required meet the needs of business over the next decade. The three key areas are consolidation, virtualisation and automation across all areas of IT infrastructure. The Dimension Data blueprint is designed to provide request-driven, dynamic allocation of computing resources for a combination of workloads on a scalable, secure and virtualised infrastructure.

Jon Farrell's Biography

Jon Farrell is an Enterprise Architect at Dimension Data. Jon was appointed one of Dimension Data's first Enterprise Architects, which is a talented group of individuals who have managed to combine their cross-line of business skills, their capability to work collaboratively with different lines of business, and produce solutions for clients that are innovative and commercially valuable. In his role, he provides technical expertise on strategic and complex IT projects for clients around Australia. He also provides provide thought leadership both internally and externally across multiple lines of business, through adoption of new technologies, and by developing innovative new solutions.

In 2008 Jon took on responsibility for Data Centre architecture and design focusing on the Cisco Nexus platforms and Cisco Unified Computing System and completing the Cisco Data Centre Network Infrastructure Design Specialist (DCNID) certification. In 2009 Jon was the first integration specialist outside of the US to be trained in the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) prior to its release.

Jon has over 23 years of experience in IT, working in Data Centre Architectures and communications, Voice, Video & Data Integration and Unified Communications.

He has presented a number of seminars on delivering integrated Voice, Video, Data and Presence solutions for Dimension Data, Microsoft and Cisco. Most recently Jon demonstrated Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and VMware interoperability at Cisco Networkers and VMware Forum 2008, and has been involved in a number of Data Centre architecture projects using this technology.