SParikh wrote: This article speaks true to the importance and capitalizing of the cloud. Me having experience dealing with cloud based tech and consulting and integration services, I realize the need for a secure and consistant cloud service. Many people are concerned with the privacy, or lack thereof, that could occur with storing personal documents into a non-physical storage unit. I can see, though with companies such as ours and Metacloud, we are working toward a more secure and easy to use cloud system for both personal and professional use.
Spursh Parikh
www.sererra.com
Jun. 18, 2013 03:02 PM EDT
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Margaret Dawson has more than 20 years of experience in global leadership for both start-ups and Fortune 500 technology companies, including Microsoft and Amazon.com. An avid speaker and technologist, she is a frequent author and presenter on cloud computing, data management, network security, integration and other business and technology themes, and is on the Cloud Connect Advisory Council. She is currently Vice President of Marketing for Symform, a cloud storage and backup provider. Prior to Symform, she ran product management and marketing for Hubspan, a B2B cloud integration provider. While at Microsoft, Dawson led a product management team for two network security products. She is also an active member of CloudNOW, a non-profit consortium of the leading women in cloud computing.
Praerit Garg is the President and Co-founder of Symform. Often regarded as the "father" of distributed cloud storage, he is a proven technical leader for distributed modeling systems. Prior to Symform, he was a Senior Director in Microsoft's Server and Tools division where he built and managed the Dynamic Systems Platform & Tools team. Under Garg's leadership, the team delivered technology and solutions across several Microsoft products, including the distributed modeling system in Visual Studio 2007. He is a co-inventor on 14 U.S. and international patents.
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