Paul Massie
Director of Operations, StrataScale, Inc.
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Paul Massie is the Director of Operations at StrataScale, a cloud or managed hosting provider. He is responsible for the customer facing IT infrastructure and applications, as well as customer support. Previously, he was the CIO of Genesis Microchip, responsible for all IT functions including infrastructure and applications. Before, Mr. Massie was the Director of IT at Openwave Systems. Prior to Openwave, he was the Vice President of Operations at Asera and CIO at Cylink. Mr. Massie has in-depth knowledge of all major IT technologies including Windows, Solaris, Linux, VoIP, Video conferencing, HR systems, Sales forecasting/CRM, ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics), disaster recovery, enterprise management tools, load balancers, WAN accelerators, automated security management, technical training tools and companies, Web conferencing, laptop/desktop computing, and servers. He is also experienced in SOX compliance, re-engineering business processes, and the SaaS market. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2009 - 2009
- Consultant, Global Engineering and Sales, LLC
- 2009 - present
- Director of Operations, StrataScale, Inc.
- 2005 - 2008
- Senior Director of IT and Facilities, GENESIS MICROCHIP INC.
- 2003 - 2005
- Director, IT Infrastructure, OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.
- 2000 - 2002
- Vice President: Operations, Asera, Inc.
- 1997 - 2000
- VP, CIO, Cylink, Inc.
- 1995 - 1997
- Director, IT, Bay Networks
- 1992 - 1995
- Senior Manager, SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
- 1986 - 1992
- Director, Sterling Federal Systems
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Twitter's Problem With the Google Cloud
July 15, 2009
Paul Massie, Director of Operations, StrataScale, Inc.
Lessons from Twitter's security breach | news.cnet.com
Regardless of how careful a cloud provider is with security, all it takes is one or two persons with weak passwords to lead critical information. Although blameless, cloud computing in general and Google in particular are likely to suffer from this incident.
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A Killer App for Cloud Computing?
July 14, 2009
Paul Massie, Director of Operations, StrataScale, Inc.
IBM's Data-Crunching Cloud Plan | www.forbes.com
Cloud computing is already successful in the consumer and SMB market, but still has not penetrated the enterprise market. One or more killer apps could change that. IBM’s move to tie business analytics to the cloud could have a major impact on the SME market.
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June 15, 2009
Paul Massie, Director of Operations, StrataScale, Inc.
Brocade Crushing Cisco In High-End Storage Switches | blogs.barrons.com
The repercussions from Cisco’s foray into the server market may be happening somewhat sooner and possibly on a larger scale than anticipated. It’s too soon to draw definite conclusions, but Brocade is taking market share from Cisco for some reason!
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Is There Security in the Cloud?
June 8, 2009
Paul Massie, Director of Operations, StrataScale, Inc.
It's 6 O'Clock -- Do You Know Where Your Cloud's Data Center Is? | www.informationweek.com
One of the biggest hindrances to rapid adoption of cloud computing, particularly for enterprises, is the level of security available. The question that inevitable arises is “Is my data safe?” The answer appears to be “Sortof!”.
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GLG Study Groups with Paul Massie(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Microprocessor Experts | 150 |
| VOIP Experts (North America) | 259 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Series Experts | 59 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Series Experts (North America) | 55 |
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