Larry Krantz

Senior Technologist, Office of the CTO, EMC²

Larry Krantz holds the position of Senior Technologist for EMC2 Corporation based in Hopkinton Massachusetts. As part of the EMC2 Corporate Technology Organization, Mr. Krantz is responsible for development of the company’s long-term storage strategy, focusing on the development and advancement of Enterprise Storage Networks and industry consortium.

Mr. Krantz has enjoyed several key roles within the Storage Networking Industry Association including Chairman of the Board of Directors. He has been a contributing member of the SNIA executive team since 1997. As Chairman of the newly formed SNIA Storage Management Initiative (SMI) Forum, Mr. Krantz led the executive team on the high priority and profile SNIA initiative last year, establishing it as major contributor to the standardization of Storage Management.

Serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr. Krantz was responsible for the worldwide expansion of the SNIA, establishing Regional Forums in Europe, and Japan. Mr. Krantz continues his international role establishing regional affiliates in China, Australia, and throughout the Pacific Rim. Mr. Krantz continues as an active member of the SNIA Board of Directors enjoying his new role as Chairman Emeritus.

Mr. Krantz holds a B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo with advanced studies in Control System Theory.

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Presentation

EMC and The Storage Networking Industry Association share the vision of Boundaryless information flow with The Open Group. The introduction and adoption of the Storage Management Initiative SMI-S specification earlier this year is the first step for solving global, secure, and reliable interoperability for storage networking management.

This talk will focus on the contributions of the Pegasus CIMOM, its wide adoption among the SNIA members, with a brief look at future requirements of the Storage Management Initiative.