ClearSky Data Enterprise Global Cloud Hosted Storage Network Explained Podcast - Episode 257

In episode 257, Douglas Brown interviews Lazarus Vekiarides, CTO and Co-founder at ClearSky Data. Laz and Douglas discuss the ClearSky Data global storage network. Laz explains why they built it, how it works, why we should care, and much more! True Enterprise Cloud storage is here! About ClearSky Data ClearSky Data’s global storage network simplifies the entire enterprise data lifecycle as a managed service. IT is now liberated from the treadmill of managing primary, backup and disaster recovery storage infrastructure, and empowered to use data with on-demand scaling and agility. ClearSky delivers data where it’s needed, enterprise-ready and fully optimized to eliminate the cost and data center footprint of traditional storage solutions. Led by experienced entrepreneurs with track records in cloud computing, storage and data management, ClearSky Data is based in Boston and backed by top-tier venture firms General Catalyst and Highland Capital Partners. Board members include market leaders Paula Long and Jit Saxena. For more information, visit http://www.clearskydata.com/ About Lazarus Vekiarides, CTO and Co-founder For over 20 years Laz Vekiarides has served in key technical and leadership roles delivering breakthrough technologies to market. Most recently, he served as the Executive Director of Software Engineering for Dell’s EqualLogic Storage Engineering group, where he led the development of numerous storage innovations and established the EqualLogic product line as a leader in host OS and hypervisor integration. Laz joined Dell from EqualLogic, which was acquired in early 2008, where he was a member of the core leadership team – playing a key role in the company’s early success as a Senior Engineering Manager and Architect for the PS Series SAN arrays and host tools. Prior to EqualLogic, Laz held senior engineering and management positions at several companies including 3COM and Banyan Systems. An occasional blogger, Lay frequently speaks at industry conferences, particularly in the areas of virtualization and data storage. He holds several storage technology patents, as well as a BSEE from Northeastern University, and an MSCS from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. View all DABCC Radio Podcasts at http://www.dabcc.com/dabcc-radio/