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Zenoss Announces John Engates as Keynote at GalaxZZenoss, Inc., the leading provider of unified monitoring and analytics for virtual, physical and cloud-based IT infrastructure and applications, today announced John Engates, Chief Technology Officer at Rackspace, as a keynote for GalaxZ, the annual Zenoss user conference to be held May 4-6, 2015 in Austin, TX. John Engates is an internationally recognized cloud computing expert and a sought-after speaker at technology conferences, including GigaOM Structure, the Web Summit and Cloud Expo. He speaks on the future of cloud computing, enterprise cloud adoption, OpenStack and OpenCompute, efficient data center best practices and more. In his role as CTO, Engates has played an active role in the evolution and evangelism of Rackspace (News - Alert)® managed cloud strategy and solutions portfolio. He meets frequently with customers to hear about their needs and concerns, and to discuss Rackspace's vision for the future of cloud computing. Engates joined Rackspace in August 2000, just a year after the company was founded, as Vice President of Operations, managing the datacenter operations and customer-service teams. Prior to joining Rackspace, Engates was a founder and General Manager at Internet Direct, one of the original Internet service providers in Texas. "Our customers are the leaders of the cloud computing and IT Operations revolution. To help keep them ahead of the curve, we try to give them access to the best resources on the planet," said Greg Stock, Chairman and CEO at Zenoss. "John Engates will undoubtedly give GalaxZ attendees a glimpse of what lies ahead for businesses across the globe." GalaxZ '15 will kick off with a keynote from Michio Kaku, renowned futurist and most recognized scientist, and continue with an outstanding speaker lineup of customers, partners and technology pundits from companies including Apple, Cisco, Docker, Lenovo, NetApp, NWN, Rackspace, Sungard, Unify (News - Alert), University of Maryland and more. As a user and technology conference, the sessions will cover:
Networking is a pillar of GalaxZ and one of the main benefits of attending the conference. Early Bird savings rates apply until April 15, 2015. For more information, including a full agenda and details of how to register, see http://www.zenoss.com/galaxz/index.html. About Zenoss Zenoss is a leading provider of unified monitoring and analytics software for physical, virtual, and cloud-based IT infrastructures. Over 35,000 organizations worldwide have deployed Zenoss to manage their networks, servers, virtual devices, storage, and cloud infrastructure, gaining visibility and control of their IT operations.
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