Zach Seils, CCIE No. 7861, is a technical leader in the Cisco Advanced Services Data Center Networking Practice. Zach’s focus is the design, deployment, and troubleshooting of data center and branch application services solutions for Cisco largest enterprise and service provider customers. Zach is frequently engaged with partners and internal Cisco engineers worldwide to advise on the design, implementation, and troubleshooting of Cisco WAAS. In addition to working closely with partners and customers, Zach collaborates with various Cisco business units on product enhancements, testing, and application services architectures. Prior to joining Cisco, Zach spent six years in various senior technical roles at a managed service provider.
Joel Christner, CCIE No. 15311, is the director of product management for Reconnex Corporation, the industry leader in data loss prevention (DLP) solutions. At Reconnex, Joel drives the product strategy and direction for a comprehensive portfolio of solutions for protecting corporate sensitive information and ensuring compliance with industry and government regulation. Prior to joining Reconnex, Joel was the senior manager of technical marketing for the Application Delivery Business Unit (ADBU) at Cisco. Joel led the technical marketing engineering team and helped drive product strategy as a lead contributor to the product management organization. Along with product strategy, Joel and his team were responsible for global sales enablement, including technical whitepapers, product presentations, transfer of information, and competitive leadership. Joel is co-author of the book
Application Acceleration and WAN Optimization Fundamentals (Cisco Press), which outlines architecture and relevance for WAN optimization and application acceleration technologies
in today’s dynamic I/T organizations. Joel was previously a senior technical marketing engineer within ADBU, and was also part of the data center and storage networking advanced technology team within Cisco prior to joining ADBU. Joel’s background and experience includes information security, content, data center networking and security, storage networking, and application networking services. Joel is presently an MS Computer Science student at Columbia University in New York, NY, and holds a BS in Electronics Engineering Technology. Joel is co-author of Application Acceleration and WAN Optimization Fundamentals (Cisco Press), which outlines architecture and relevance for WAN optimization and application acceleration technologies in today’s dynamic IT organizations.
Ted Grevers, Jr. , is the solution manager of the Cisco Managed Media Solution (C-MMS) for the
Cisco Video/IPTV Systems Test and Architecture (C-VISTA) team, focused on Cisco service
provider customers. The C-MMS offering provides live streaming media and on-demand content
delivery to cable high-speed data subscribers, adding QoS to DOCSIS service flows, ensuring
an enhanced quality of experience. Ted joined Cisco via the SightPath acquisition in early 2000
as a systems engineer. The SightPath acquisition became the foundation for the Cisco Content
Networking product offering with the Content Engine (CE) and ultimately the Wide Area
Application Engine (WAE). Shortly after the acquisition, Ted transitioned to the Content
Networking Business Unit in 2001 as a technical marketing engineer and then became manager
of technical marketing in 2002. Currently attending Framingham State College, Ted is completing
his undergraduate degree. Milford, MA, is home to Ted, his wife, and three children.
Joel E. Christner, CCIE No. 15311, is the manager of technical marketing within the Application
Delivery Business Unit (ADBU) at Cisco. Joel and his team are responsible for the technical
marketing aspects associated with the Cisco Application Networking Services (ANS) advanced
technology products including Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) and Application
and Content Networking Services (ACNS). These responsibilities include creating white papers,
presentations, training, competitive analysis, and collateral; enabling sales; and driving product
requirements and strategic direction with the product management team. Before joining the
ADBU, Joel was a member of the storage networking advanced technology team within Cisco.
Joel is a graduate student at Columbia University working toward a master’s degree in computer
science. He holds a bachelor of science degree in electronics engineering technology. Joel lives
with his wife in San Jose, CA.