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Over the years, CloudTimes has published a wide range of articles from guest authors – mainly executive level management from leading cloud computing firms all over the world. Here is a list of the most prominent ones.
 Marc Gaffan, Co-Founder and VP Marketing & Business Development, Incapsula |
Marc Gaffan is the Co-Founder and VP Marketing & Business Development at Incapsula, a spin-off of the data security company Imperva. Incapsula a cloud-based service that makes websites safer, faster and more reliable. Incapsula provides websites of all sizes with capabilities that were previously only available to very large websites. Before founding Incapsula, Gaffan was the Director of Product Marketing at RSA, EMC’s security division, responsible for strategy and go to market activities of a $500M IT Security product portfolio. Gaffan has a BA in Computer Science and Economics and an MBA from Tel Aviv University. |
| Chris Grandi, CEO, Abacus Group |
Chris is a founding member and the CEO of Abacus Group, a cloud infrastructure provider for hedge funds. Prior to launching Abacus, Chris served as president of Eze Castle Integration, where he helped grow the company from 30 employees to over 300 employees servicing more than 450 hedge fund clients. Chris previously co-founded and later sold Dynamic Transactions, Inc., which developed internet payment software for commercial banks, and before that, Chris worked in the fixed income, currency and commodities division at Goldman Sachs in New York. Chris holds a bachelor of arts from UCLA, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Large Hedge Funds Find a New Home in the Cloud |
| Ken Stephens, Senior Vice President, Cloud Services, Xerox Business Services, LLC |
Ken Stephens is senior vice president of Business Cloud Services for Xerox. As the company’s senior executive responsible for cloud computing, he leads the company’s focus on increasing our footprint in this market. Stephens’ team is close to the market demands of cloud computing since they touch sales, product management, and development. The company’s cloud unit is responsible for focused cloud sales, which involves our value-added reseller (VAR) relationships and the company’s expanded sales network. Humanizing the Cloud |
| Paula Skokowski, CMO, Accellion, Inc. |
Paula Skokowski is the Chief Marketing Officer at Accellion, Inc. She has more than 20 years of experience in product marketing, corporate marketing and new product introduction. Prior to joining Accellion, Paula was the vice president of marketing at General Magic and the director of marketing at Echelon Corporation. Earlier in her career, Paula worked as a product manager and application programmer of high-speed vision-guided robots for Adept Technology. The Case for Private-Cloud File Storage and Sharing |
| Razi Sharir, CEO, Xeround |
Razi, CEO of Xeround, has more than 20 years of management experience in product/solution development from concept to release in various disciplines. Razi has expertise in visionary and strategic marketing as well as in driving products to market from positioning through go-to-market and delivery. Prior to joining Xeround, Razi has led the strategic transition from traditional data centers to cloud computing at BMC Software, the Incubator/Innovation Lab business unit, and has held senior positions as VP of R&D at Commtouch Technology, Starhome, and various roles at Microsoft. What’s Next for Cloud Databases? Top Factors that Will Determine Success |
| Nelson Nahum, co-founder & CTO, Zadara Storage |
Nelson has over 20 years of experience in the storage industry in multiple storage software development positions. He is known for creating innovative products and successfully bringing them to the market. Prior to co-founding Zadara Storage, he was a Fellow and Vice President of Software Engineering at LSI Corporation, where he was responsible for an engineering team of over 250 people. Previously he was CTO and co-founder of StoreAge Networking Technologies, which was acquired by LSI in 2006. At StoreAge, he invented the out of band storage virtualization system, building and leading the engineering to a successful product that was adopted by HP and lead to the acquisition of StoreAge by LSI. Nelson holds multiple patents related to storage systems. Nelson has a B.Sc EE from the Technion, the Israeli Institute of Technology.Why Cloud Storage Needs to Be Reinvented? |
| Claudio Erba, CEO, Docebo |
Claudio Erba is founder and CEO of Docebo, the company behind Docebo Learning Management System, the Cloud E-Learning platform delivered As a Service. Defined as “A Revolutionary Entrepreneur beyond today’s boundaries” by Mondadori, Claudio Erba is a serial entrepreneur and a First Generation Network (1gn) member (a group of first generation entrepreneurs). Passionate about start-ups world, he’s mentor for Innovation Lab and SeedStart-up initiatives. He is also part of the CloudSeed selection Commettee.Cloud, SaaS and New 2012 Trends: How Corporates Choose an E-Learning Solution |
| Dave Meizlik, VP of Marketing and Bus Dev, Dome9 Security |
Meizlik is a security veteran with more than a decade of experience advising some of the world’s largest enterprises, including more than half the Fortune 50. Formerly the head of product marketing and communications at Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN), he is a recognized expert in IT security, with specialization in cloud and information security. Meizlik holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Southern California.Five Busted Myths of Cloud Security |
| Chris Uttenweiler, System Architect, DLT Solutions |
Chris Uttenweiler is a System Architect with DLT Solutions. He is specializes in application, architecture, and migration/operational concerns for the DLT Cloud Advisory Group. Chris has a diverse background in IT Operations; Infrastructure Design and has supported a broad range of IT consumers ranging from the Federal Government to Digital Media companies.Test Driving the Cloud |
| Jason Currill, Founder and CEO, Ospero |
Jason Currill is founder and CEO of Ospero, a global Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) company. The company, through a federated cloud strategy, has one of the largest ubiquitous, single vendor cloud platforms in the world. Before founding Ospero, Jason, a seasoned technology Executive with over 15 years international sales experience, worked with Cisco Systems, Business Objects (a SAP company) and NetSuite, in charge of both EMEA and NA territories. Prior to his career in IT, Jason worked on the London International Financial Futures Exchange (LIFFE) for almost 10 years as a Futures Trader.10 Years on, SaaS Products Account for Only 5% of Global Software, Why? |
| Ajit Sancheti, Co-Founder, Mu Dynamics |
Ajit Sancheti co-founded Mu Dynamics and currently runs its business development strategy and activities. Before Mu Dynamics, Ajit was a Senior Manager in Juniper’s Corporate Development Group; he was an instrumental member of the team that developed the industry’s first Intrusion Detection and Prevention system for OneSecure before it was acquired by NetScreen. Prior to OneSecure, Ajit spent more than seven years at Western Digital, holding various senior-level engineering and management positions. Ajit has authored several papers, focusing on mechanical engineering, and holds U.S. patents on acoustics and vibration technologies. He has a Masters in engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and an MBA from INSEAD, France.Application Performance Management and PaaS: Testing Applications as Part of the Development Process |
| Larry Warnock, CEO, Gazzang |
Larry Warnock is CEO of Gazzang, a provider of cloud-based encryption and key management solutions. Gazzang’s Encryption Platform for Big Data features advanced key management and access controls that help ensure your big data projects meet the most stringent security and compliance requirements.It’s Big Data to You, It’s Personal Information to Your Customers |
| Chris Brenton, Cloud Security Architect, CloudPassage |
Chris Brenton is a cloud security architect for CloudPassage, the leading cloud server security provider.Brenton, who’s also a Fellow Instructor at the SANS Institute and a published author, is an IT and security expertwith substantial experience directing the demands of complex projects and developing innovative systems.An Up-Close Examination of the Microsoft RDP Vulnerability |
| John Kendrick, Principal, Enterprise Business Services, Fujitsu America |
John Kendrick is a principal and thought leader with Fujitsu in Sunnyvale, CA. He is leading the Lean Optimization Practice for Fujitsu in the United States and has more than 15 years of lean experience in manufacturing, finance, telecommunications, and healthcare. John holds a master of engineering degree in simulation and modeling from Arizona State University; master of applied statistics from Penn State, and a master of business administration in finance from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, a senior member of the American Society of Quality (ASQ), is ASQ-certified as: CSSBB, CRE, CSQE, CQM/OE and also holds two lean certifications.Deciphering the Iceberg Model for Cloud Costing |
| Jesus Rodriguez, CEO, Tellago Studios and Tellago |
Jesus is a co-founder and CEO of both Tellago Studios and Tellago, two fast growing start-ups with a unique vision around software technology. Jesus spends his days working on the technology and strategic vision of both companies. Under his leadership, Tellago and Tellago Studios have been recognized as an innovator in the areas of enterprise software and solutions achieving important awards like the Stevie Awards’ American and International Business Awards.The Success of Enterprise Mobility Goes Through the CloudTaking IT System Management to the Cloud |
| Joseph Palumbo, Founding Member, Rackspace’s Managed Cloud Support Team |
Joseph Palumbo is a founding member of Rackspace’s Managed Cloud support team. Joseph spends half of his time teaching customers about the Cloud and the other half learning about the Cloud from them.Best Practices for Adopting the Cloud |
| Barry Murphy, Co-Founder, eDJ Group, Inc. |
Barry Murphy is a Co-Founder of eDJ Group, Inc. and a thought leader in information governance, eDiscovery, records management, and content archiving. Previously, Barry was Director of Product Marketing at Mimosa Systems, a leading content archiving and eDiscovery software. He joined Mimosa after a highly successful stint as Principal Analyst for eDiscovery, records management, and content archiving at Forrester Research.A Slow Evolution to Cloud-Based Information Management |