Welcome to the North American Contact Page for Blade.org

In North America, Blade.org has quickly become the premier open community dedicated to creating solutions based on the blade server platform pioneered by IBM and Intel. Membership has expanded to over 80 companies including leading blade hardware and software providers, developers, distribution partners and end users from around the globe.

By creating an open, collaborative environment, Blade.org is putting the collective ingenuity of its members to work on challenges and opportunities alike within the blade server ecosystem. Customers of all sizes are turning to blades to save space, increase density and decrease power consumption, while lowering total cost and improving infrastructure flexibility. Blade.org members gain insight and competitive advantage by working together with other industry innovators to integrate complementary products and technologies, producing winning solutions that deliver real value to blade server users.

Join us. Get involved today!

Commonly asked questions:

• How do I become a member?
  Just sign and fax the membership agreement to Laura Ciarrocca, Blade.org Program Administrator at (732) 601-5930.
• Can I contact an active member in Blade.org?
  Yes, feel free to contact one of these active members:
  • Brent Mosbrook, Emulex
  • Lisa Galish, IBM
• Can I call someone with my questions?
  Yes, for more information about membership and how to join, phone Blade.org at (732) 465-5843, or email us at join@blade.org

Common questions from new members:

• Is there an orientation for new members?
  Yes, you may download it here from the internal Blade.org web site.
• What committees are there in Blade.org?
  You can see the list of committees that you can join here.
• How do I join a committee?
  There are simple instructions on how to join a committee here.
• I would like to submit a solution to be included in the Blade.org portfolio of solutions, how do I do that?
  To submit a solution please go here.
• If I have a question about a committee or a blade.org activity, whom do I contact?
  Here are the most frequently requested contacts at Blade.org:
  • Administrative questions including passwords for the internal web site, billing, and updates to the information form should be addressed to Laura Ciarrocca, Blade.org Program Administrator, at 732 465 6482.
  • For public relations activities: Blade.org PR Team
  • C&I Committee Chairperson: Will Atherton, IBM
  • The Customer Community: Kyle Ohme, w3i
  • Events subcommittee: Jeff Pane, IEEE-ISTO
  • Marketing Committee Chairperson: Lisa Galish, IBM
  • Power and Cooling Committee Chairperson: Preston Miller, APCC
  • Solutions Architecture Committee Chairperson: Chitra Balachandran, IBM
  • Membership Benefits Committee Chairperson:  Daniel Choen, Brocade
  • The SMB Taskforce Chairperson:  Venkat Venkataraman, IBM
  • The Hosted Client Working Group Chairperson:  Joe Makoid, DevonIT
  • The Virtualization Task Force Chairperson:  Adam Mendoza, NetApp