Authors
Since 1995, Mike has served as President, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Director of Corporate Services, and Consultant for Paperclip Incorporated. In his current role, he is responsible for strategic direction, operations, and corporate communications. Prior to joining Paperclip Incorporated, Mike was the Executive Vice President and co-founder of CMF Design System, a custom software and systems integration firm. Mike received a Bachelor of Science from Rowan University and served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps.1 Articles
Murat Isik is the Founder and CEO of Noah Labs AI, where he is building Sentinel, an AI-native, air-gapped software engineering platform designed for government and highly regulated industries. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering focused on machine learning hardware and has a background in electrical engineering with experience at companies including Intel and Lattice Semiconductor. A two-time founder, Murat previously co-founded Type 1 Compute and Chip Interfaces, and brings deep expertise at the intersection of AI systems and hardware, with a focus on deploying advanced AI capabilities in secure environments where traditional tools cannot operate.1 Articles
Nick Martino is Product Manager, Managed Services for Verinext, a transformative business technology solution provider with over 15 years in providing data protection and data resiliency managed services for medium and large enterprises.1 Articles
Nilesh Jain is a seasoned professional with over two decades of industry experience. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of CleanStart, a cybersecurity company that is advancing software supply chain security on a global scale. He spearheads the organization's overall vision, business strategy and operations while building strong relationships with investors and shaping expansion into international markets.1 Articles
Olivier Lambert is CEO and Co-Founder of Vates, a global software company specializing in open-source virtualization platforms for on-premises and hybrid infrastructures. A long-time contributor to the Xen ecosystem, he has been actively involved in virtualization technologies for more than a decade. He is best known for leading the development and growth of XCP-ng and Xen Orchestra, two widely adopted open-source projects used by enterprises, service providers, public sector organizations, and research institutions worldwide. As CEO of Vates, Olivier focuses on building sustainable alternatives to proprietary virtualization stacks, with a strong emphasis on openness, security, and long-term maintainability. He regularly speaks on topics such as open-source governance, virtualization economics, infrastructure design, and the evolution of on-premises and hybrid cloud architectures. He is recognized for his pragmatic approach to open source, combining community-driven development with enterprise-grade support and services, and works closely with customers, partners, and upstream communities to ensure open technologies remain viable, innovative, and production-ready at scale.1 Articles
Paul Scott-Murphy is Chief Technology Officer at Cirata, the company that enables data leaders to continuously move petabyte-scale data to the cloud of their choice, fast and with no business disruption. He is responsible for the company’s product and technology strategy, including industry engagement, technical innovation, new market and product initiation and creation. This includes direct interaction with the majority of Cirata’s significant customers, partners and prospects. Previously Vice President of Product Management for Cirata, and Regional Chief Technology Officer for TIBCO Software in Asia Pacific and Japan, Scott-Murphy has a Bachelor of Science with first class honors and a Bachelor of Engineering with first class honors from the University of Western Australia.1 Articles
Paul Speciale is a data storage and cloud industry veteran, with over 20 years experience with small and large companies. Paul is currently the Chief Marketing Officer for Scality, leading the team across activities ranging from building awareness to content development and lead generation, as well as being a spokesperson for the company.1 Articles
Phil Alberta is President and Chief Information Officer for IPM, an IT consulting firm focused on supporting secure cloud transformations with field-proven expertise in planning, deploying, and supporting today’s hybrid IT infrastructure.1 Articles
Richard Hill is the President of SafeCall, Inc., a provider of cloud based business telephone systems, carrier services, and telecom consulting. He’s based in the Carolinas, where SafeCall Inc. provides direct installation and ongoing support services. SafeCall, Inc. provides nationwide coverage through a network of of manufacturer certified dealers.1 Articles
Senior Vice President, Product and Strategy, with over 33 years at Altair, Mr. Yen currently develops the strategy and vision of Altair products and solutions with the primary goal to facilitate the development, sales and delivery of products that generate value to both customers and the business. Mr. Yen has held various leadership roles within Altair, including product management of Altair’s flagship modeling and visualization software, engineering consulting operations, marketing and business development. Prior to the current role, he led the Industry Verticals and Sales Enablement Team identifying the major trends, challenges and requirements of various industries globally, formulating go-to-market strategy, and enabling sales by aligning Altair’s technologies to maximize business opportunities, and values to customers. His diverse assignments include global centers of excellence and overseas business expansion in Japan, Greater China, Asia-Pacific and European regions.1 Articles