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Al Pappas

Al Pappas, Partner, The StrataFusion GroupPartner
The StrataFusion Group
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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
2003 - present Partner
The StrataFusion Group
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

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Gmail vs. Exchange | 09-23-2008
Analysis of: Google's Office Intrigue | www.forbes.com
Author: Al Pappas, Partner, The StrataFusion Group

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. 

Microsoft catching up? | 09-18-2008
Analysis of: Microsoft Virtualization Products Due In Thirty Days | www.informationweek.com
Author: Al Pappas, Partner, The StrataFusion Group

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...

Cisco with EMC may have merit | 08-05-2008
Analysis of: Cisco Won't Buy EMC, Will It? | www.informationweek.com
Author: Al Pappas, Partner, The StrataFusion Group

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...

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