Strategic hires from Quantum, Kyndryl, Unisys broaden experience from inside media and leisure and enterprise IT
Further fuels development trajectory to offer open and agnostic knowledge storage, administration and safety options globally
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OpenDrives, Inc., the worldwide supplier of enterprise-scale, software-powered storage options, introduced right now a number of strategic senior hires to its gross sales and product divisions because it continues to speed up innovation and market development throughout verticals inside media and leisure, and enterprise IT. These hires embrace: Sergio Soto (previously Quantum) as director of Latin America gross sales and answer engineering, Rodney Williams (previously DreamWorks Studios) as technical account supervisor, Vernon Leung (previously Velasea) as director of product integrations and partnerships, Christopher Burgau (previously Kyndryl) as regional territory supervisor, Jacqueline Gerhardt (previously Unisys) as senior product supervisor, Colin Auxier (previously SCCS, Inc.) as senior skilled companies engineer and Christopher Imes (previously BeyondTrust) as senior programs engineer.
Today’s announcement comes amid a interval of great development for OpenDrives because it executes on knowledge storage options for essentially the most demanding enterprise-scale workflows, from stay enhancing to publish manufacturing and backup and restoration. OpenDrives’ open and agnostic software-led method to architecting options that match the person performances wants of its prospects, together with Fox Sports, HBO, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Spotify, Epic Games, LA Kings, Vox and lots of extra, is strengthened by its best-in-class ecosystem of expertise and channel companions, equivalent to EVS, Western Digital, Signiant, Creative Mobile Solutions (CMSI), InterVision and CHESA.
“OpenDrives’ continued leadership momentum in providing flexible, scalable solutions for the entire data lifecycle I attribute to the excellence of our team–individuals who collectively share the same ethos that is cornerstone to our company: open-mindness,” stated Sean Lee, chief technique and operations officer at OpenDrives. “We’re thrilled to broaden our team expertise that spans continents, categories and verticals, alongside our ever-evolving open ecosystem of partners, to deliver on the data demands that are evolving just as fast across live broadcast, post production and enterprise IT.”
Earlier this yr, OpenDrives debuted enterprise-scale software program options, together with a totally managed public cloud, S3 compatibility with public clouds equivalent to AWS and Wasabi, inline caching, clever pre-fetching and knowledge safety. These capabilities earned OpenDrives the 2022 NAB Show Product of the Year Award. Most lately, OpenDrives unveiled its container-native enterprise scale backup and restoration. A continued trajectory in main improvements has helped OpenDrives obtain over 90% three-year YoY (year-over-year) income development whereas doubling headcount in the identical interval.
OpenDrives is about to quickly energy Fox Sports’ stay broadcast of Qatar 2022, which follows the success Fox Sports skilled utilizing OpenDrives for NASCAR, the United States Football League reboot and many occasions in 2021 and 2022. OpenDrives delivered 3 times the throughput price in comparison with Fox Sports’ earlier workflows whereas reducing setup time from days to hours.
“OpenDrives creates solutions that drive real-world business outcomes backed by a team that can uniquely intercept customer needs–something I’ve experienced the value of both as an end-user and as a competitor,” stated Sergio Soto, director of Latin America gross sales and answer engineering at OpenDrives. “Right now, the Latin American market is dominated by players who rely on single-vendor ‘lock-in’ models–this has created a massive opportunity for OpenDrives to deliver vendor-agnostic solutions that are optimized to meet the unique needs of individual customers.”
Prior to becoming a member of OpenDrives, Sergio Soto was space director of technical gross sales and options engineering for the Americas at Quantum Corp, the place he was liable for main the pre-sales group and increasing the verticals and use instances the corporate served in media and leisure boosting income by tenfold in his first yr. Additional hires embrace:
- Christopher Burgau as regional territory supervisor within the United States, hailing beforehand from Kyndryl and Cytrix.
- Rodney Williams as technical account supervisor. He beforehand led IT infrastructure and operations at DreamWorks Studios.
- Vernon Leung as director of product integrations and partnerships. Most lately he was product engineer supervisor at Velasea and has served as options architect at NetApp.
- Jacqueline Gerhardt as senior product supervisor. Most lately she was senior engineering supervisor and senior product supervisor at Unisys.
- Colin Auxier as senior skilled companies engineer. Most lately he was data expertise supervisor at SCCS, Inc.
- Christopher Imes as senior programs engineer. He was an implementation engineer at BeyondTrust.
To study extra about OpenDrives, go to opendrives.com. To discover open positions at OpenDrives, head to opendrives.com/careers.
About OpenDrives
OpenDrives, Inc. is a worldwide supplier of enterprise-scale, software-led storage options. Founded in 2011 by media and leisure post-production professionals, OpenDrives is constructed for essentially the most demanding workflows, from Hollywood to healthcare to enterprise IT, and for companies massive and small. OpenDrives delivers the very best performing options to match particular person efficiency wants, even for essentially the most strong, advanced and mission-critical initiatives, on-premises and into the cloud. OpenDrives is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. To study extra about OpenDrives, go to opendrives.com.
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