When I was young, I always looked forward to the summer concert season. There was nothing like the thrill of seeing my favorite bands in person. Music videos and TV performances just couldn’t compare to seeing a live rock star, sweating from the stage lights and belting out hit songs.

Not to brag, but we sometimes like to think of QLogic as the rock star of networking solutions. QLogic has a flexible portfolio of adapters, switches and storage routers for all your networking requirements. Whether it’s 16Gb Fibre Channel, 10Gb Ethernet (10GbE), or Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), QLogic delivers an unforgettable performance. Check us out live as we hit the road this summer and fall. We’ve got an exciting lineup that includes:

Storage Decisions

• New York City, NY
  September 24, 2012

Showcasing the industry’s leading independent storage experts, analysts and several top vendors, Storage Decisions always draws a huge crowd. You will learn a lot at this event and QLogic will be front and center to answer your questions and provide guidance on today’s big storage issues such as...

IBM System x Technical University

• San Francisco, CA
  July 16 – 20, 2012

The IBM System x Technical University is a great opportunity to learn about the latest innovations that are changing the entire value proposition for x86 architecture within the enterprise. During this four-and-a-half day crash course, you will discover ways to improve performance on memory-intensive workloads while dramatically reducing space, storage capacity, licensing costs, and energy bills.

XChange 2012

• Dallas, TX
  August 19 – 22, 2012

XChange brings together more than 250 solution providers from the U.S. and Canada to network, train and learn more about everything from mobility, cloud and desktop virtualization. The agenda includes new product demonstrations, services and solutions and insight from leading industry experts.

VMworld

• San Francisco, CA
  August 28 – 30, 2012
• Barcelona, Spain
  October 9 – 11, 2012

A global event, VMworld is an excellent opportunity to learn about the latest in virtualization technologies and strategies. VMworld boasts more than 300 breakout sessions and hands-on labs, covering currents trends and topics such as hybrid cloud computing and IT as a service (ITaaS). Knowledge Experts are also available for one-on-one and group discussions. They can collaborate with you on deploying virtualization solutions and much more.

Oracle OpenWorld

• San Francisco, CA
  September 30 – October 4, 2012

Oracle OpenWorld presents the world's largest, most in-depth selection of sessions by Oracle experts, customers, and partners over a course of five days. In the Server and Storage Systems stream at Oracle OpenWorld, you’ll learn how Oracle’s complete server and storage portfolios combined with Sun Flash technologies and innovations in Oracle Solaris and Oracle Linux can help your organization improve the ROI of your application investments. Discover how Oracle storage products and solutions can accelerate database performance, improve application responsiveness, and meet your data protection needs.

Dallas-Fort Worth VMUG User Conference

• Dallas, TX
  October 10, 2012

For VMware users, this full-day event is jam-packed with in-depth technical sessions, demonstrations and exhibits. This is an excellent opportunity to meet with others in the industry to discuss virtualization trends, best practices and the latest technology. QLogic is a silver sponsor of this event.

SNW Fall

• Santa Clara, CA
  October 16 – 19, 2012

Co-owned by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), SNW is one of the largest educational forums for IT executives and professionals involved in enterprise IT infrastructure, data center management and storage. Attendees have the opportunity to attend SNIA certification workshops, visit with top solution providers in the industry, and network with peers.

IP Expo

• London, UK
  October 16 – 19, 2012

IP Expo exposes attendees to the latest in IP networks, virtualization, wireless, storage, cloud, and security technologies. Experts will be on hand to talk about the latest industry developments as well as emerging products from all areas of IT infrastructure.

IBM Power Systems Technical University

• Las Vegas, NV
  October 29 – November 2, 2012

IP Expo exposes attendees to the latest in IP networks, virtualization, wireless, storage, cloud, and security technologies. Experts will be on hand to talk about the latest This four-and-a-half day event is the place to learn about POWER7 processor-based systems, software and solutions for companies of all sizes. IT pros can attend a technical session covering Power Systems, AIX, IBM i, Storage and Linux, and will also have the opportunity to meet with experts in dedicated sessions and interact with other industry professionals.

SNW Europe

• Frankfurt, Germany
  October 30 – 31, 2012

Now in its ninth year in Frankfurt, SNW Europe brings IT managers and professionals together to address the high priority technology issues shared among all types of organizations. Attendees can check out SNIA-endorsed education tracks, gain hands-on access to a wide range of technologies and develop working relationships with their peers and customers.

See You This Summer and Fall

All these events allow us to engage with you face-to-face and hear about your networking and storage issues. We’d love the opportunity to discuss how our technologies can help you face today’s IT challenges and strike up a mutual dialog on what we can all do to improve tomorrow’s datacenter. Connect with us this summer and/or fall and share your plans and thoughts on Ethernet storage, virtualization, cloud computing, data migration and network consolidation.