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The Future of Linux is Software Appliances

Today the Linux world is dominated by one-size-fits-all Linux distributions that include thousands of packages and that can be two or three gigabytes fully installed. In this presentation, John will introduce the benefits of streamlined, single-purpose software appliances based on Linux -- in the form of virtual machine images, bootable and installable media, or live USB keys.
John will also show some exciting new technology that's being developed inside SUSE that will make it fun and easy for you to treat Linux distributions like lego sets to create your own custom Linux appliances.

Technical Overview Session

Networking; Storage / Backup; VMware Infrastructure; Virtualization Platform / Hypervisor

1 Hour

Roger Levy( NovellInc )

Roger Levy serves as the Senior Vice President and General Manager for the Open Platform Solutions business unit at Novell. He is responsible for the development for all products that make up Novell's open source and open platform technologies, including SUSE Linux and Open Enterprise Server. Mr. Levy is a member of Novell's Worldwide Management Committee.
Mr. Levy brings 27 years of experience with Lucent in the development and delivery of technology solutions for large enterprises. Most recently, he held the position of vice president, product realization, responsible for product delivery for four internal startups spanning the markets of routing, mobile applications, enterprise security and service provider network security. In addition, Mr. Levy held the position of vice president, software technology center, where he led Lucent's open source initiative, driving the establishment of an open source policy, creation of processes to leverage open source, and definition of open source acceptance tests. His other assignments included vice president of GSM product realization, where he led a 1,500 person team across seven countries.
Mr. Levy holds a B.S in physics from Lafayette college and and M.S in Computer Science from Georgia Tech.