Paper Title: Storage Vendor Innovations with Emerging Solid-State Technology

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Paper Author: Eric Burgener, Research VP Infrastructure Systems and Platforms, IDC

Author Bio: Eric Burgener is Research VP in IDCs Enterprise Infrastructure Practice, where he covers storage systems, software, and solutions. He has focused particularly on flash-optimized arrays, persistent memory, and software-defined storage. Widely regarded as a leading storage industry analyst, he contributes to quarterly trackers, end-user research, advisory services, and consulting programs. He is a frequent speaker, presenter, and moderator at industry forums and events including IDC Directions, The Cube, and Flash Memory Summit. He is often quoted in the technical and business press, including Fortune, Wall Street Journal, EE Times, and TechTarget, on enterprise flash, NVMe, and software-defined storage. He has also had an extensive career in industry with both startups and established companies, and was an Executive-In-Residence at Mayfield, a top venture capital firm. He was VP Product Management at Virsto Software (a VMware acquisition), and has held executive positions in product management, product marketing, and business development at Veritas Software, Dell, Sun Microsystems, Topio, and Mendocino Software. He has over 25 years experience working on enterprise storage solutions, and is a frequent blogger on infrastructure and data management. He earned an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and a BA from Bowdoin College (Maine).