InfiniBand vs. 10 GbE: Which Will Be the Industry Standard for HPC? Session: Interconnect Alternatives Event Type: Exhibitor Forum Time: 11:00am - 11:30am Session Chair: John R Sopka Speaker(s): Patrick Guay Location: 615-616 Abstract: InfiniBand is an architecture and specification for data flow between processors and I/O devices that promises greater bandwidth and almost unlimited scalability for clustered systems. Over the last several years, the high performance computing community has embraced InfiniBand as the high performance, low latency interconnect technology for building scalable clusters and supercomputers. However, in recent months 10 Gigabit Ethernet has created a buzz in the industry causing some to speculate which interconnect technology will be adopted as the industry standard for HPC. This session will provide an overview of InfiniBand and 10 Gigabit Ethernet technologies, including products that are available today as well as in the future. New benchmark results will also be presented. The session will also cover business considerations and technical details (recommended configurations, applications that derive improved performance) for the attendee to learn about the two high performance interconnect technologies. Chair/Speaker Details: John R Sopka (Chair) High Performance Systems Software Patrick Guay Voltaire Patrick Guay, Vice President, Marketing Patrick Guay brings over 15 years of industry experience to his role as Vice President of Marketing at Voltaire. Mr. Guay is responsible for developing and successfully executing marketing, product and partnership strategies aligned with company leadership and growth objectives. Prior to Voltaire, Mr. Guay was Vice President of Marketing at netForensics, an enterprise security management software start-up company with worldwide operations. Before that, Mr. Guay held several key positions at networking firm 3Com Corporation, including Vice President, Worldwide Marketing and Vice President and General Manager, LAN Infrastructure Division. There, he managed the company's largest business unit, and was responsible for marketing, product management and engineering of data switching, security and wireless solutions. Mr. Guay led the business unit through a strategic turn-around, and successfully broadened the product portfolio to include higher performance Gigabit Ethernet switching and routing offerings. Other experience includes successful sales and business development roles at 3Com and Control Data Corporation.