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David West has served as our Vice President, Marketing and Business Development since September 2005 and our Vice President, Business Development from August 2000 to September 2005.
Prior to joining our company, Mr. West served as a director of strategic alliances from April 1999 to July 2000 and vice president of storage solutions in July 2000 at Legato Systems, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by EMC Corporation.
Prior to joining Legato Systems, Mr. West served as vice president of sales at Intelliguard Software, Inc., which was also subsequently acquired by EMC Corporation, from 1990 to April 1999.
Mr. West obtained his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University.
David's Archives
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
If indeed we are judged by the company we keep, I'm especially pleased with the folks we've been hanging out with lately. Today, we're making a joint announcement with Hitachi on the new Hitachi Data Protection Suite 8.0 powered by CommVault. This announcement shows the strength of our long-standing, global OEM partnership while also reinforcing the underlying benefits of our unified approach to data management.
As Eric-Jan Schmidt, VP of corporate marketing for Hitachi Data Systems, says, this new software release can solve data protection problems with "one platform, one common technology engine and one dashboard in one comprehensive solution." It's clear "the power of one" – our singular approach to information management – resonates with industry leaders striving to help their customers protect more information, reduce storage CAPEX and OPEX as well as simplify overall operations.
Hitachi Data Systems is a trusted supplier to many enterprises worldwide and together we can deliver world-class turnkey solutions with unparalleled value and functionality. The launch of HDPS v8 is sure to accelerate their land grab in the growing secondary disk and data management software markets. It's a compelling value proposition. Instead of a myriad of inefficient, multi-vendor point products, HDS customers now can buy their end-to-end storage and data management from a single vendor with a solution that includes critical embedded features like block based dedupe, virtual server management, eDiscovery, laptop protection and archiving.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Recently, I attended an internal event that celebrated the achievements of CommVault's highly focused engineering team that culminated in a long list of Simpana 8 software innovations. Easily the biggest endeavor in company history, more than 300 engineers around the globe coordinated a Herculean development effort, adding approximately:
In applauding their accomplishments, I realized all the hard work and forward-thinking it took over the years to truly change how data gets moved and managed across an enterprise—a feat much easier said than done.
Perhaps that's why Symantec has been talking about unifying its Veritas storage software for years, but has yet to deliver on that overarching vision. When Symantec revealed its "Storage United" foundation in June 2007, the company described how Veritas storage software would unite platforms, administrators and businesses by integrating various data protection technologies under a single management umbrella. Fast forward to this year and they're still talking about it, as recently as this week on their quarterly earnings call. In fact, while a lot of storage software vendors continue to talk about product integration, common management interfaces and consolidated policy structures, I'm continually amused that they have made such little progress on it.
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