Wolfgang Singer
IT Consultant
Activities of Wolfgang Singer:
. Development Activities and Assignments:
. Developed several internationally used TSO command processors and designed the Autobaud recognition code.
. Developed AVMON (Availability and Performance Monitor - with simulated terminals), which was later incorporated in the TPNS product.
. Residency at the ITSO (International Technical Support Organization) in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1982, implementing and testing NSI.
. Assignment at the ITSO Raleigh from 1984-1988. Responsibility for several networking products.
. Received several awards (among them a $150.000 suggestion award from IBM US)
. Author and co-author of several Redbooks:
. NCP Performance Tuning
. Asynchronous ASCII Guide
. 3708 Installation Guide
. SNI (SNA Interconnect) Examples and Data Flows
. APPN Tutorial
. Network Products Examples
. Network Products Reference booklet
. NAS and iSCSI Products Reference booklet
. Migrating Subarea Networks with Enterprise Extender
. NAS and iSCSI Solutions
. Communication Controller Migration Guide
. NAS 200 and 300 Integration Guide
. System Storage Nseries
. etc...
. Author of several packages on MKTTOOLS disks:
. Advanced SNA Architectures
. APPN Design Criteria
. Frame Relay Aspects (pro's and con's)
. Decision Criteria for the Backbone Network - SNA and/or TCP/IP
. Internet Overview for Beginners
. Network Products Reference booklet (was in top 6% of the most requested MKTTOOLS packages, and 2nd most requested Redbook in 98/99)
. Author of presentations/papers:
. VTAM and NCP enhancements
. Computer Fraud (Hacker approaches, fraud in banking area, etc..)
. The North Carolina Information Highway
. How to win against Cisco in the SNA arena (part of Cisco battlekit 97)
. What you should know about the Y2K problem
. SNA and IP Integration Methods
. Why Bluetooth is a 'red hot' Technology
. Why IBM's NAS might fail badly in the marketplace and what we could do about it. (paper to IBM SND executives)
. NAS and iSCSI Technology tutorial for SNIA (2002)
. HPQ Storage Winning Guide (2003)
. Contributions to SNIA Storage Virtualization presentations (2004)
. Contribution to Redbook 'Storage System N Series' (2005)
. Interview for FarSighted Magazine (2005)
. Articles for Speicherguide, ComputerZeitung and Monitor Magazine (2005)
. Articles on 'Storage Virtualization' for StorageWelt, Lex:ITEC, Benef IT, IT&T Business (2007)
. Article on 'N Series Storage Evolution' for AVNET (2008)
. Workshop presentations in:
. Zuerich, La Hulpe, London, Raleigh, Tokyo, Sydney, Melbourne, Hongkong, Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, etc..
. Speaker at international GUIDE/SHARE meetings:
. Las Vegas, New Orleans, Boston, Den Haag, Bruxelles, Vienna, Paris, Berlin, Dresden, Tuebingen, Bad Honnef, Stuttgart, etc.
. Guest speaker at the International Education Center La Hulpe, Belgium (1989-2000).
. Speaker at national and international symposiums:
. Security symposium in Atlanta ('Network Security Exposures and how to avoid them')
. SNA/Networking Aktuell in Bremen, Koeln, Ulm, Bremen, Hamburg, Leipzig, Nuernberg, Koeln
. Router/Hub symposium in Berlin
. SystemView symposiums in La Hulpe (3x) and Atlanta
. Interop Berlin '94
. Networld and Interop Frankfurt '95
. CeBit '97
. Networking Systems Technical Conference 97 in Mandelieu
. Networking days '97 in 10 European cities
. NETwin '97, '98 and '99 in Mandelieu
. NET '98 in Cannes (as part of Kevin Tolly's anti-Cisco presentation)
. Networking Technical Update in Heidelberg in '98 and '99
. Networking days '98 in Europe
. Competitive Symposium '98 in Boeblingen
. System /390 event '99 in Budapest ('Don't let HDS get in through the Networking Backdoor')
. CeBit '99
. Communications Controllers Roadshow '99 in Europe
. Professionals' Leadership Technical Exchange Conference '99 in Madrid
. Networking Solutions Technical Conference (NSTC '99) in Orlando ('SNA and IP Integration Methods')
. Victory '99 in Cannes ('Networking Benefits for the Parallel Sysplex')
. SNA strategy roadshow '2000 in Central Region
. Professional Leadership Technical Exchange (PLTE) '2000 in New Orleans ('SNA and IP Integration Methods')
. Networking Solutions Technical Conference (NSTC) '2000 in New Orleans ('SNA and IP Integration Methods')
. Businesspartner event in Zuerich ('NAS and iSCSI Overview')
. PLTE '2001 in San Francisco and Lyon ('Why Bluetooth is a Red Hot Technology') <-- top rated speaker (in Lyon)
. Storage Forum '2001 roadshow in Vienna ('NAS and iSCSI Solutions')
. 3745/3746 T3 in La Gaude ('Controller Migration Options')
. Storage Academy 2001 in Stockholm ('Network Attached Storage')
. Technical Leadership Exchange (TLE) '2001 in Vienna ('Mentoring') <-- top rated speaker
. Networking Solutions Technical Conference (NSTC '2001) in Las Vegas ('NAS and iSCSI Overview', and 'Bluetooth') --- during 9/11
. SNIA Germany press event in October 2001 ('iSCSI technology')
. CSE Technical Conference EMEA '2002 in Budapest ('NAS and iSCSI Products')
. BP event at Forum in Stuttgart ('Bluetooth Technology')
. GSE Yearly Confererence in Dresden '2002 ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview')
. Professional Leadership Technical Exchange (PLTE) '2002 in La Hulpe ('NAS and iSCSI Technology', and 'Bluetooth')
. Technical Leadership Symposium '2002 in Mainz ('NAS and iSCSI Update')
. Partner Summit 2002 in Goeteborg, Sweden ('NAS and iSCSI Technology', 'NAS 100 announcement')
. Networking Solutions Technical Conference (NSTC '2002) in Orlando ('NAS and iSCSI Technology', and 'Bluetooth')
. IBM Academy of Technology Conference '2002 in Yorktown Heights ('Bluetooth Technology Overview + patent')
. eServer and TotalStorage University '2003 in Glasgow ('NAS Trends and Directions')
. CeBIT 2003 showcase for NAS
. Technology Day '2003 in Vienna ('Storage Virtualization')
. EMEA Storage Customer Symposium '2003 in Munich ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview')
. Technical Leadership Symposium '2003 in Mainz ('Storage Networking Roadmap')
. Networking Solutions Technical Conf. (NSTC '2003) in Miami Beach ('Storage Networking Technologies', and 'Bluetooth')
. Technology Forum '2003 in Stuttgart ('IBM Storage Virtualization')
. Total Storage University '2004 in Teneriffe ('NAS 500 technical Overview')
. IT Architect & Professional Leadership '2004 in Cannes ('Storage Virtualization Architecture' and 'NAS 500 Technical Overview')
. Technical Leadership Symposium '2004 in Mainz ('NAS 500 and futures')
. Worldwide Bluetooth WEB Conference ('Bluetooth Technology Overview and Futures')
. Storage Strategy '2004 events in Munich and Cologne ('Storage Virtualization Architecture and Future Outlook')
. Event at IBM Laboratory in Schoenaich ('Storage Virtualization Architecture and Products')
. Tech Parade '2004 in Vienna ("Storage Virtualization Products")
. TechConnect Conference '2004 in Herrenberg ('Storage Virtualization Architecture and Products')
. BP Camp '2004 in Bremen ('Storage Virtualization Architecture and Products')
. VIP customer event at Lab Rueschlikon ('Storage Virtualization Architecture' and 'New DS6000/8000 Announcements')
. Forum '2004 in Vienna ('Storage Virtualization Architecture and Products')
. 'Big Bang 2004' events in Mainz, Hamburg, Vienna and Zuerich ('Storage Virtualization Updates').
. Networking Solutions Technical Conf. (NSTC '2004) in Anaheim ('Storage Virtualization Technology', and 'Bluetooth')
. Reziprok 2005 events in Hamburg, Stuttgart, Mainz and Leipzig
. Infodays 2005 in Austria ('New Storage Announcements')
. Tivoli Storage Symposium '2005 in Berlin
. Tivoli Reziprok Event in Mainz ('Storage Virtualization')
. 'Big Bang 2005' event in Hamburg, Stuttgart and Munich ('Storage Virtualization Updates', 'NAS and iSCSI Updates').
. PLTE '2005 ('Storage Virtualization' and 'Mentoring Technical People')
. Event at IBM Laboratory in Böblingen ('Storage Virtualization Architecture and Products')
. Storage Info Day '2005 in Leipzig ('Storage Virtualization')
. IBM Symposium 2005 ('Storage Virtualization Updates')
. Presentations at Executive Briefing Center in Mainz
. TEC '2005 event in Mainz ('Storage Virtualization Architecture and Products')
. Software University 2006 in Las Vegas ('Mentoring, the next level')
. Infodays 2006 in Austria ('Technology News')
. TLE '2006 in Madrid ('Storage Virtualization' and 'Mentoring Technical People')
. TTU '2006 in Barcelona ('Storage Virtualization' and 'Mentoring Technical People')
. TTU '2007 in Paris ('Mentoring Technical People')
. IBM Forum 2007 in Cairo, Budapest, Warsaw, Moscow, Umag, Bratislava, Kiev and Vienna
. TLE '2007 in Paris ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. Executive Briefings at Boeblingen Lab ('IBM Storage Virtualization', 'IBM Disk Storage')
. Present at 'Technical Leadership' event in Prague as 'IT Specialist Role Model'
. SCOPE 2007 events in Switzerland ('IBM Technology Leadership' and 'Storage Virtualization Architecture and Products')
. 'Defense Innovation Days' 2007 in Bonn ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. TLE '2008 in Orlando ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. IBM Forum '2008 in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Maribor, Hvar, Bucharest
. Present to IBM Innovators Club 'IBM Technology Leadership'
. IBM Symposium '2008 Vienna ('Storage Virtualization - Live Demo', 'Storage Technology Evolution - News from the Labs')
. TSM Roadshow ('Storage Technology Evolution - News from the Labs')
. Power Technology Day '2008 Warsaw ('IBM Technology Leadership - The Future of IBM Power Architecture')
. IBM Panoptimum Roadshow '2009 ('Information Lifecycle Management - Instead of unlimited Data Growth')
. DS8000 Event in Budapest 2009 ('Trends in IT Technology', 'Storage Virtualization')
. IBM Symposium '2009 in Lucerne ('Storage Virtualization in SAN')
. Rueschlikon Lab Event 2009 ('Storage Technology: Evolution and Future')
. IBM Forum Hvar '2009 ('Cloud Computing - Hype or Reality', 'IBM Storage Technology Revolution')
. IBM Symposium '2009 Vienna ('Cloud Computing - Hype or Reality')
. IBM & Microsoft Dynamic Everywhere Roadshow '2009 ('Cloud Computing - Hype or Reality')
. IBM CIO Symposium '2010 in Savudria ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. Information Infrastructure Forum 2011, Budapest ('IBM Technology Leadership and IT Futures')
. ITS Event 2011 ('How to avoid Burnout')
. IBM Event Fuschl 2011 ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. ITS Event 2012 ('Presentation Hints and Tips')
. Blue&Mint Meeting ('Mentoring Technical People')
. IBM Community Day '2012 ('IBM R&D Focus for the Next 10 Years')
. IBM/HTL cooperative event 2012 ('Mentoring')
. IBM Women in Technology event '2013 ('Soft Skills' - self-confidence, communication skills, handling of problems/stress)
. ITS event 2013 ('Sharing Knowledge / Cooperation')
. Speaker at events outside of IBM:
. Institute of International Research seminars, Vienna
. International Data Corporation seminars, Vienna
. Information Technology Workshop, Bruges
. International AHC Conference, University Graz
. Technical University Salzburg
. Created in 2002 at the request of the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) 'NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview'
. Computerworld Storage Networking World '2002 in Cannes ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview')
. Storage Networking World '2002 in Orlando ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') <-- top rated speaker
. Storage Networking World '2003 in Phoenix and Cannes ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') <-- top rated speaker (in Phoenix)
. ACP Symposium '2003 in Graz ('IBM Storage Virtualization')
. IDC conference on Storage Solutions '2003 in Vienna ('IBM Storage Virtualization')
. Storage 2004 Solution Days for Vogel IT-Media in Munich, Duesseldorf and Bad Homburg ('IBM Storage Virtualization') <-- top rated speaker
. Storage Networking World '2004 in Phoenix ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA <-- top rated speaker
. Event at Fachhochschule St. Poelten ('Future Storage Technologies')
. Interview for 'Speicherguide Magazine' on 'Storage Virtualization'
. IDC Storage Connections '2004 in Vienna ('IBM Storage Virtualization')
. Eurostorage '2004 in Frankfurt ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA
. Emprise events '2004 in Boeblingen and Stuttgart ('IBM Storage Virtualization Technology')
. Storage Networking World '2004 in Orlando ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA
(received there the SNIA 'highest rated speaker' award for the Phoenix event)
. Storage Networking World '2005 in Phoenix ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA <-- top rated speaker
. Event at Fachhochschule Hagenberg ('NAS and iSCSI')
. MCE event '2005 at Boeblingen lab ('IBM Storage Virtualization Technology')
. Competitive shootout (with Virtualization, DS6000 and DS8000) at DaimlerChrysler in Stuttgart
. GSE events in Eschborn, Tuebingen and Nürnberg
. GSE Yearly Confererence '2005 in Bad Honnef ('Storage Virtualization')
. Storage Networking World Europe '2005 ('Data Classification' and 'NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA
. Storage Networking World '2005 in Orlando ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA
. Brocade European event '2005 ('IBM Storage Virtualization Technology') and press panel
. Magirus Academy '2005 in Salzburg ('IBM Disk Storage Portfolio' and 'IBM Storage Virtualization Architecture and Products')
. SNIA Europe Academies '2006 in Stockholm and Copenhagen ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview')
. GSE Confererence in Bad Teinach ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. Storage Networking World '2006 in San Diego ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA
. S&T Storage and Virtualization Summit '2006 in Vienna ('SAN Volume Controller')
. GSE Yearly Confererence '2006 in Berlin ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. Storage Networking World '2006 in Orlando ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA <-- top rated speaker
. GSE Executive Club '2006 in Nice ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. SNIA Europe Academies '2007 in Praha, Warsaw and Dubai ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview')
. Storage Networking World '2007 in San Diego ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA <-- top rated speaker award
. GSE Yearly Confererence '2007 in Cologne ('N series Storage Evolution')
. Storage Networking World '2007 in Dallas ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA <-- top rated speaker award
. Rotary Club in 2008 ('IBM Technology Leadership and Future Outlook')
. SNIA Europe Academy '2008 in Zuerich ('IP Storage Consolidation') for SNIA
. Storage Networking World '2008 in Orlando ('Unified NAS and iSCSI Storage') for SNIA
. GSE Yearly Confererence '2008 in Dresden ('Simplification of Storage Infrastructure with Storage Virtualization')
. IDC Storage event '2008 in Bratislava ('Storage Virtualization') for SNIA
. ADLUG Annual Event '2008 in Venice ('Trends in IT Technologies')
. EuroCMG '2008 in Vienna ('IBM Storage Virtualization')
. Storage Networking World '2008 in Dallas ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA
. IDC Virtualization Symposium '2008 Bratislava ('Storage Virtualization')
. SNW Europe '2008 Frankfurt ('Unified NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview')
. TEC CIO Conference '2008 in Mainz ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. SNIA Europe Academy '2009 in Zuerich ('Storage Virtualization') for SNIA
. EDV Schule Vienna ('IBM Technology Leadership', 'Mentoring Technical People)
. ETH Zuerich ('IBM Storage Futures')
. ADLUG Annual Event '2009 in Bilbao ('Cloud Computing - Hype or Reality')
. Storage Networking World '2009 in Phoenix ('NAS and iSCSI Technology Overview') for SNIA
. CMG-AE Event 2009 in Vienna ('Cloud Computing - Hype or Reality') <-- top rated speaker
. IT Live on Stage '2009 in Klosterneuburg ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. Vienna Science Lectures '2009 ('The Car of the Future')
. Vienna University of Economy and Business ('Mentoring')
. Children's University 2010 ('The Car of the Future')
. HTL Donaustadt 2010 ('IBM Technology Leadership', 'Mentoring for First Time Workers')
. ADLUG Annual Event '2010 in Trento ('IBM Smarter Planet Strategy and additional IT developments')
. Business University Vienna '2011 ('Mentoring')
. Children's University 2011 ('The Car of the Future')
. HTL Donaustadt 2011 ('Mentoring for First Time Workers')
. ADLUG Annual Event '2011 in Valencia ('Newest technologies and controversial views on the 'fate' of libraries as viewed by an outsider')
. CMG-FITCE Symposium '2011 (Moderator for 'Cloud Computing' Track)
. Gymnasium Klosterneuburg 2011 ('Future Technologies')
. FITCE Event 2012 ('IT Futures - What is Cooking in the Labs')
. Children's University 2012 ('The Car of the Future')
. Kiret Event '2012 ('IBM Technology Leadership')
. La Hulpe Reunion Meeting '2012 ('IBM technology focus over the next 10 years')
. ADLUG Annual Event '2012 in Florence ('IBM technology focus over the next 10 years')
. EuroCMG Symposium '2012 ('IT Futures - What is Cooking in the Labs')
. HTL Donaustadt (Higher Technical School) ('IBM Technology Leadership and IT Futures')
. Kickoff '2013 events for Soffico and IKB in Stuttgart and Duesseldorf ('IT Futures - what's Cooking in the Labs')
. Kiret Event '2013 ('Facebook and Twitter Basics' and 'Status of Mobile')
. eLSA Teachers event '2103 ('The Future of IT')
. Children's University 2013 ('The Car of the Future')
. ADLUG Annual Event '2013 in Vitoria ('The Google Books Project and IBM announcements')
. 'Live on Stage' Event 2013, Gymnasium Klosterneuburg ('IT Futures - what's Cooking in the Labs')
. Computer Measurement Group event ('The Google Books Project and it's Copyright issues')
. Kiret Event '2014 ('Facebook and Twitter Basics' and 'Status of Mobile')
. Children's University 2014 ('The Car of the Future')
. HTL-Donaustadt, May 2015 ('What’s Cooking in the Labs)'
. Austro British Chamber Vienna, May 2015 ('How Future Technologies Might Affect Our Lives')
. Common Technology Day, Vienna, May 2015 ('What’s Cooking in the Labs')
. Children's University 2015 ('The Car of the Future')
. University of Warsaw Conference 2015 ('How Future Technologies Might Affect Our Lives')
. Common Europe Congress 2015 in Sopot, Poland ('The World Brain - Google Books Project' and 'Presentation Hints and Tips')
. Miscellaneous:
. Interviews with consultants, press and for a TV special on Information Highways and Storage Technologies.
. IBM interface to the Austrian networking GUIDE users group and regular speaker at the German/Swiss/Austrian Guide events.
. IBM interface to the Austrian networking consultants
. Reviewer of RFAs (Request for Announcement) and development plans
. Involvement in LEAP (Leading Edge Account Partnership) programs
. Member of IBM's FTTC (Field Telecom Technical Council) (almost no activity)
. Member of the NETleader experts team, La Gaude (almost no activity)
. EMEA NAS evangelist (11/2001)
. EMEA mid-range storage evangelist (10/2002)
. Central Region technical presales for Storage Virtualization (2003 - 2005)
. Member of the Cisco SWAT team (no activity anymore since we are supposed to be friends now)
. IBM University Ambassador
. Mentor of several promising young IBMers
. Patent submissions (in the Bluetooth area). US patent received in 2006
. Voted member of the TEC (Technical Experts Council) for 3 years (starting in 1999). Reelected in 2004 and 2007 for additional 3 year terms
. Certification as IT Specialist (8/2000). Recertified (3/2004), Senior level certification (3/2007)
. Member of the Central Region A-Team (Gerecke)
. CEMAAS technical presales and 'evangelist' for Storage Virtualization, N series and evolving technologies (2006 onwards)
. Member of the IBM Innovator's Club (3/2008)
. Recipient of the CMG 'Speaker of the Year 2009' award