Mr. Al Pappas
Partner, The Stratafusion Group Inc
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Al Pappas is a Partner at StrataFusion group and provides C-level consulting services to many emerging, hi-tech and established corporations. Previously, Mr. Pappas was the Chief Information Officer of VMware. He was responsible for all IT functions and virtualization showcase environments. Mr. Pappas is a well-known technology veteran with extensive experience in the fields of Information Technology, development engineering, marketing and business management. He was also the Chief Information Officer of Hotwire, where he was responsible for all development and information technology operations of this Internet based travel provider. Prior to Hotwire, Mr. Pappas was the Chief Information Officer of Portal Software, VeriFone/HP and Adobe Systems, where he was responsible for leading all IT activities. Prior to his CIO positions, he was the Vice President of Engineering at Adobe Systems, a Test Engineering Manager at Apple Computer, a Business Unit Director and Vice President of Engineering for Schlumberger Technologies, and the Director of Software at MSI Data. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2005 - 2006
- Chief Information Officer, VMWARE, INC.
- 2003 - 2006
- Partner, The Stratafusion Group Inc
- 2003 - Unspecified
- Partner, The Stratafusion Group Inc
- 2001 - 2003
- Chief Information Officer, HOTWIRE, INC.
- 1999 - 2001
- Chief Information Officer, PORTAL SOFTWARE, INC
- 1996 - 1999
- CIO, VERIFONE (U.K.) LTD
- 1991 - 1996
- CIO, ADOBE SYSTEMS CANADA INC
- 1987 - 1991
- Manufacturing Engineering Manager, APPLE INC.
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Al Pappas(?)
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September 23, 2008
Google's Office Intrigue | www.forbes.com
I agree with Paul's analysis and associated conclusions. I would also add that when Google reaches the level of reliability attained by other SaaS like suppliers (SalesForce.com, etc.) then their gmail offering will become acceptable to the enterprise businesses.
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September 18, 2008
Microsoft Virtualization Products Due In Thirty Days | www.informationweek.com
Microsoft's recent announcements in the virtualization arena prove that they are serious about their role in competing with VMware & Citrix: 1) Their new management tool for migrating Virtual Apps from one physical device to another (like VMware's VMotion) show that they continue to make progress but that they are still a long way from catching VMware in the technology arena. 2) Microsoft's strategy remains focused upon offering just enough virtualization services at a much lower cost for those that believe they don't require the functionality that's available from both the VMware and Ctirix's Xen products.
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August 5, 2008
Cisco Won't Buy EMC, Will It? | www.informationweek.com
I believe that both Cisco and EMC are expanding their base technologies to translate Data into meaningful Information. They both have capabilities to analyze and direct Data into predetermined and structured storage and processing domains. The translation of Data into meaningful Information for businesses are key value propositions.
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GLG Study Groups with Al Pappas(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 16437 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 8640 |
| Experts in the Leisure & Lodging Council | 4887 |
| Experts in the Automotive Council | 3422 |
| Business Process Outsourcing Experts | 1415 |
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