VMware CEO Paul Maritz steps down and leaves behind a solid vision of IT Transformation.
I had the opportunity to meet Paul a few years back. What impressed me most was his ability to relate to me as a customer, IT leader and share his vision of technology. During our discussion it was not a sales pitch on VMware products, but focused on the technology, trends and reaching vitualization.
Mr. Martiz long held a vision of cloud computing and that virtualization was just a part of that overall vision. The vision of transformation of IT to automation, agility and efficiency. I appreciated his view that this transformation is both infrastructure and application.
Pat Gelsinger has some big shoes to fill. While it is true that he has some family history from his days at EMC, does he share the same vision is the question. Time will tell, but from my experience with both these gentleman, Pat does not have the passion or fire for the technology or drive.
The next few years will be key to their success has Cloud and virtualized technology continues to mature. In an ideal world, no longer do we need to order some specialized hardware, then hire a consultant to install it and program the device in its specialized language. Instead, we'll simply define an application and all of the resources that it needs, including all of its compute, storage, networking and security needs, then group all of those things together to create a logical application. There's work ahead, but I see the Software-Defined Data Center as enabling this dramatic simplification. I am ready for the transformation!
That leads to the next topic we should discuss soon, and that is to the continued proliferation of client devices coming into the enterprise. The borders and structure of the company IT shops are quickly changing. Paul understood that and was instrumental in pushing technology to deliver on that vision.
I wish him well, and much success. My hat off to him for a job well done at VMware.
Keep it positive!
Scott Arnett
scott.arnett@charter.net
About Me
- Scott Arnett
- Scott Arnett is an Information Technology & Security Professional Executive with over 30 years experience in IT. Scott has worked in various industries such as health care, insurance, manufacturing, broadcast, printing, and consulting and in enterprises ranging in size from $50M to $20B in revenue. Scott’s experience encompasses the following areas of specialization: Leadership, Strategy, Architecture, Business Partnership & Acumen, Process Management, Infrastructure and Security. With his broad understanding of technology and his ability to communicate successfully with both Executives and Technical Specialists, Scott has been consistently recognized as someone who not only can "Connect the Dots", but who can also create a workable solution. Scott is equally comfortable playing technical, project management/leadership and organizational leadership roles through experience gained throughout his career. Scott has previously acted in the role of CIO, CTO, and VP of IT, successfully built 9 data centers across the country, and is expert in understanding ITIL, PCI Compliance, SOX, HIPAA, FERPA, FRCP and COBIT.
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