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EMC's Cloud Computing and China R&D Center

  
Robin Ren
Chief Architect, Director of Software Engineering
EMC China R&D Center
 
 
Abstract

We are in midst of fundamental shift from a Device/Application centric world to an Information centric world. This shift affects both technology and business models, and opens up big opportunities at the same time. In order to be successful in this new world, companies need to invest in the right technologies, business models and partnerships.

People are increasingly defined by, and invested in, a body of personal digital information. People don't want this info trapped in specific devices and applications. Devices and applications will come and go. But information and people's investment in it, must live on. Personal computers, web browsers, desktop software (including operating systems) will no longer be at the center of computing in the future. Instead, who holds people's information holds the key to tomorrow's success.

With the establishment of its Cloud Infrastructure and Services Division, EMC is uniquely positioned to play a key role in this Information centric world. Through its Mozy online backup and other upcoming Cloud based offerings, EMC will be able to provide consumers and businesses with security, protection, and ubiquitous access to their information. It will also help owners of the information get the maximum value.

EMC's China R&D Center was established in 2006. Now it has more than 600 employees and contractors working at its Beijing and Shanghai facilities. The China R&D Center is playing an increasingly important role in EMC's global Cloud strategy as well as helping build the best Cloud products and services for the China market.
 
 
Biography  

Robin Ren is the Chief Architect, and Director of Software Engineering at the EMC China R&D Center, where he has worked since its start in July 2006. His main responsibilities include managing all EMCĄŻs Cloud Computing development work in China. He and his teams in Beijing and Shanghai work closely with colleagues in US, Canada, India and other major EMC development centers worldwide to develop cutting-edge Internet-scale information storage and management services and products. He is also working to bring EMCĄŻs latest Cloud Computing offerings to China and other Asia-Pacific markets. Prior to joining EMC, Mr. Ren managed the backend engineering team for Yahoo Mail, worldĄŻs biggest online email provider, at Yahoo! Inc. in Sunnyvale, California. Before that, he worked as an engineering manager developing storage and network virtualization technologies at Rainfinity, which was a technology start-up in San Jose, California and was later acquired by EMC in 2005. Mr. Ren received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1996. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and B.A. in Math and Physics from University of Pennsylvania in 1995.

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