European Sales Director for IBM Flash Optimised Storage Solutions at IBM.

Nick now leads the European integration and sales for Texas Memory Systems (TMS). TMS is now an IBM Company with innovotive flash optmised storage being the fastest in the world. Nick is enabling the IBM Company and IBM Channel Partners in Europe to sell TMS products. TMS is available NOW and the most mature Flash optimised storage environment in the market today, being available since 1978!

Simon is a recognised expert in XIV Storage Solutions. He is an active tweeter and speaker.

Simon has been an IBMer for 29 years, and a member of the IBM storage team since 1997, working in both hardware and software direct and indirect sales roles. Since July 2009, Simon has worked within the XIV team initially as XIV channel manager for UK & Ireland (UKI), and more recently as the Commercial Manager and Sales lead for the XIV brand in UKI.

Jon is a recognised expert in XIV Storage Solutions. He is an active tweeter and speaker.

Jon celebrated a decade of IBM storage during 2011 - in which time he has worked on all facets of storage, from pre-sales design and architecture to implementation and training. Since July 2009, Jon has worked within the XIV team, initially as XIV Technical Enablement Manager for UKI Business Partners, and latterly as the XIV UKI technical lead covering Business Partners and customers alike."

Alan is an evangelist for IBM DS8000 Enterprise Storage Solutions and regularly presents to customers and IBM Business Partners on IBM's premier storage product.

Alan has been an IBM'er for almost thirteen years in the STG team working numerous sales roles with Power & multiple brand roles including storage from 2005.

From the beginning of 2012 Alan has been the DS8000 Product Manager for UK & Ireland for STG which involves working with customers, IBM sellers, Business Partners, the wider IBM client teams and IBM Strategic Outsourcing teams.

Peter is a recognised expert in IBM Data Protection & Retention Systems, with 20 years IBM experience in this area

Peter joined IBM in 1983, and after various sales and management roles has focused on IBM Data Protection & Retention Systems (ie physical and virtual tape) since 1993 in various National and European roles.
He is currently IBM's Data Protection & Retention Systems Sales Manager for the UK & Ireland, responsible for IBM's revenue and profit from the DP&R Systems product line, working with IBM's own and IBM's channel sales and technical personnel.
He is regarded as the IBM SME for DP&R, in which capacity he has presented at various UK and European conferences, and been quoted in a number of press articles.

Matt advises businesses how to use IBM technology to gain an advantage.

Matt Fordham is 14 year IBM veteran of using IBM solutions to enable businesses to respond to the changing trends and pressures, in particular server and storage virtualisation technology. This includes helping Customers to do more with less, but also educating Business Partners on how to help their customers and take these solutions to market.