Jim Lepianka
Jim is currently the Enterprise Architect for LG&E/KU working on Web Services and SOA activities and projects. Jim worked recently for HP, as a Solution Architect and Development Manger, with a team of 32 developers working with the US Army Recruiting and Cadet Commands. This team concentrated on Web and Portal Technologies, leveraging virtualization and services to provide aggregated applications to the users to achieve efficiencies.
Jim’s focus has been Cloud Services and SOA with emphasis on virtualization, composite services, delivery mediums, device independence and HTML5
Jim and his wife Tamara have two sons; Nigel is working on his Masters at the University of Maryland and Errol is attending University of Kentucky studying Computer Engineering. Jim lives in Glendale KY on a small farm, with 11 Sheep, 7 cats and 4 dogs.
Cloud Virtualization: Horizontal vs. Vertical
Is it better to virtualize with horizontal host appliances or build vertical full stacks? Answer: It depends on the application, the service, and the user community. This presentation will cover the differences between these two, horizontal and vertical, as well as discussing elastic principles. This session uses real world examples, where they both worked in theory and implementation.