Kai Ruth is an IT Architect and Storage Virtualization Specialist within the IBM European Storage Competence Center (ESCC) in Mainz, Germany. As part of the Advanced Technical Skills (ATS) Team, he is responsible for SVC and IBM Storwize in the areas of second level pre-sales support, solution enablement, technical skill transfer, and new product introduction across Europe. Kai has more than 16 years of experience in IT Industry, over seven years in the areas of virtualization and SAN/Storage, with a number of certifications covering Linux and AIX systems. He holds a diploma in Computer Science from the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers, Paris.