George Kurian

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NetApp CEO Kurian lays out four principles for leading in a data-driven world

October 23, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp CEO Kurian lays out four principles for leading in a data-driven world
While digital transformation has become a motherhood term in the tech industry, NetApp CEO George Kurian kicked off the opening keynote at NetApp Insight by saying NetApp is now emphasizing that successful digital transformation requires adherence to four core principles.

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NetApp CEO Kurian lays out aggressive strategy to partners

June 27, 2018 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp CEO Kurian lays out aggressive strategy to partners
NetApp CEO George Kurian kicked off NetApp’s second C3 partner conference by outlining the company’s three-pronged strategy to drive business in the year ahead, and asking partners to increase their commitment to NetApp to match the increased commitment NetApp is making to them.

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NetApp extends Microsoft partnership with NFS service for Azure powered by NetApp

October 4, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp extends Microsoft partnership with NFS service for Azure powered by NetApp
NetApp indicated no plans to extend this service capability to AWS, although from a functionality purpose it is the logical extension of this deal.

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NetApp, Cisco bring SolidFire software to all-Cisco platform with FlexPod SF

June 22, 2017 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp, Cisco bring SolidFire software to all-Cisco platform with FlexPod SF
The second stage of the NetApp transformation strategy emphasizes expanding their market to buyers beyond traditional storage and infrastructure decision makers, and they think FlexPod SF will help them there.

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NetApp CEO says new tech trends aid NetApp

March 10, 2016 Mark Cox Comments Off on NetApp CEO says new tech trends aid NetApp
At a customer event in Toronto on Wednesday, NetApp CEO George Kurian laid out the company’s case to key customers and partners why the storage pioneer is well positioned for the new age of IT.