BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Microsoft Corporation//Outlook MIMEDIR//EN VERSION:1.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20131119T191500Z DTEND:20131119T201500Z LOCATION:703 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:ABSTRACT: While both HPC and its commanding processing power play a role in Big Data analytics, the real challenges are storage, fast migration, and fast access to all of that data - issues in which the underlying network architecture plays a critical role. As we are rapidly transitioning toward a fully-networked world, SDN has huge potential to address the evolving connectivity requirements of Big Data. SDN offers features that assist with management, integration, and analysis of Big Data. This session will examine the four fundamental questions users will need to answer to enable software-defined networks to support a fully mobile world. SUMMARY:The Role of Software-Defined Networking in the Big Data Equation PRIORITY:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR