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The Worldwide High-performance Computing Industry is Expected to Reach $49.9 Billion by 2027 – GlobeNewswire

Dublin, Nov. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "High-performance Computing (HPC) Market with COVID-19 Impact Analysis, by Component, Computation Type (Parallel Computing, Distributed computing and Exascale Computing), Industry, Deployment, Server Price Band, Verticals & Region - Global Forecast to 2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global high-performance computing (HPC) market is expected to grow from USD 36.0 Billion in 2022 to USD 49.9 Billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 6.7%.Large enterprises segment is expected to hold a higher market share during the forecast period

Organizations with an employee base of more than 1,000 people are considered large enterprises. As the adoption of new digital technologies increases, many large enterprises have replaced their traditional data center infrastructure technologies and other management processes with HPC systems and solutions. Large enterprises are usually characterized by high-server densities and high computational power requirements.

These organizations require highly reliable infrastructure. HPC solutions can facilitate data center providers with fast processing abilities and deliver quick results, increasing their profitability. Moreover, HPC solutions aid large enterprises in processing numerous applications simultaneously within a short time, enabling a significant reduction in downtime.

On-Premises deployment of HPC to hold the largest market share during the forecast period

The on-premises deployment consists of various dedicated computing nodes that are attached to their parent nodes and further connected to workstations. This deployment type supports specialized hardware, such as InfiniBand and Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).

However, the emergence of HPC in the cloud has affected the growth of the on-premises deployment type segment. Yet, organizations are deploying HPC solutions using the on-premises deployment type because of the security and confidentiality factors. Many vendors are making continued investments in the on-premises deployment type, as well as developing new cloud business models for HPC. Major vendors offering on-premise HPC solutions include HPE, IBM, and Dell.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction

2. Research Methodology

3. Executive Summary

4. Premium Insights4.1 Attractive Growth Opportunities in High-Performance Computing Market4.2 High-Performance Computing Market, by Component4.3 High-Performance Computing Market, by Component and Region4.4 High-Performance Computing Market, by Country

5. Market Overview5.1 Introduction5.2 Market Dynamics5.2.1 Drivers5.2.1.1 Growing Need for Efficient Computing, High Scalability, and Reliable Storage5.2.1.2 Increasing Demand for High-Speed Data Processing with Accuracy5.2.1.3 Increased Use of High-Performance Computing and Deep Learning Frameworks in Development of COVID-19 Vaccines5.2.1.4 Growing Demand for High-Performance Computing (HPC) Systems in Genomics Research5.2.2 Restraints5.2.2.1 Cyber Security Concerns5.2.2.2 High Deployment Costs Associated with Commercial High-Performance Computing (HPC) Clusters5.2.3 Opportunities5.2.3.1 Increasing Focus on Adoption of Hybrid High-Performance Computing (HPC) Systems5.2.3.2 Introduction of Exascale Computing5.2.3.3 Rising Investments in Data Centers Supporting HPC Capability5.2.4 Challenges5.2.4.1 Less Technical Expertise Related to High-Performance Computing (HPC)5.2.4.2 Limited Budgets of Smes5.2.4.3 Challenges in Cooling HPC Systems5.2.4.4 Requirement of Advanced Frameworks to Improve Fault Tolerance and Ensure Resiliency5.3 Value Chain Analysis5.4 Technology Analysis5.5 Ecosystem Analysis5.6 Trends/Disruptions Impacting Customers5.7 Case Studies5.7.1 Case Study 1: Education5.7.2 Case Study 2: Energy and Utilities5.7.3 Case Study 3: Education5.8 Porter's Five Forces Analysis5.9 Pricing Analysis5.10 Trade Analysis5.11 Key Conferences and Events Between 2022 and 20235.12 Key Stakeholders and Buying Criteria5.13 Regulations and Standards5.14 Regulatory Bodies, Government Agencies, and Other Organizations

6. High-Performance Computing Market, by Component6.1 Introduction6.1.1 Drivers: High-Performance Computing Market for Component6.1.2 COVID-19 Impact6.2 Solutions6.2.1 Server6.2.1.1 Supercomputer and Divisional Systems6.2.1.2 Departmental and Workgroup Systems6.2.2 Storage6.2.3 Networking Devices6.2.4 Software6.3 Services6.3.1 Design and Consulting6.3.2 Integration and Deployment

7. High-Performance Computing Market, by Computation Type7.1 Introduction7.2 Parallel Computing7.2.1 Parallel Computing Helps in Solving Complex Mathematical Problems7.2.2 Case Study: Aws and AstraZeneca7.2.3 Bit-Level Parallelism7.2.4 Instruction-Level Parallelism7.2.5 Task Parallelism7.3 Distributed Computing7.3.1 Distributed Computing Helps in Leveraging HPC Resources Using Low-Value Commodity Hardware7.3.2 Use Case: Dell and Walt Disney Animation Studio7.3.3 Grid Computing7.3.4 Cluster Computing7.3.5 Cloud Computing7.3.5.1 Use Case: Fraud Detection in Bfsi Sector7.4 Exascale Computing7.4.1 Exascale Computing Helps in Making New Scientific Discoveries by Processing Large Amounts of Data in Short Time7.4.2 Use Case: Vaccine Development

8. High-Performance Computing Market, by Deployment8.1 Introduction8.1.1 Drivers: High-Performance Computing Market for Deployment Type8.1.2 COVID-19 Impact8.2 Cloud8.3 On-Premises

9. High-Performance Computing Market, by Organization Size9.1 Introduction9.1.1 Drivers: High-Performance Computing Market for Organization Size9.1.2 COVID-19 Impact9.2 Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises9.3 Large Enterprises

10. High-Performance Computing Market, by Server Price Band10.1 Introduction10.2 USD 250,000-500,000 and Above10.2.1 USD 250,000-500,000 and Above Server Price Band Comprises Systems That Help in Solving Highly Complex Mathematical Problems10.3 USD 250,000-100,000 and Below10.3.1 USD 250,000-100,000 and Below Server Price Band Comprise Systems That Can Solve Moderately Complex Mathematical Problems

11. High-Performance Computing Market, by Vertical11.1 Introduction11.1.1 Drivers: High-Performance Computing Market for Vertical11.1.2 COVID-19 Impact11.2 Government & Defense11.3 Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (Bfsi)11.4 Education & Research11.4.1 Recent Developments11.5 Manufacturing11.6 Media & Entertainment11.7 Healthcare & Life Sciences11.8 Energy & Utilities11.9 Earth Sciences11.10 Others

12. High-Performance Computing Market, by Region

13. Competitive Landscape13.1 Key Player Strategies/Right to Win13.2 Overview13.3 Top 5 Company Analysis13.4 Market Share Analysis (2021)13.5 Company Evaluation Quadrant, 202113.5.1 Star13.5.2 Pervasive13.5.3 Emerging Leader13.5.4 Participant13.6 Sme Evaluation Quadrant, 202113.6.1 Progressive Company13.6.2 Responsive Company13.6.3 Dynamic Company13.6.4 Starting Block13.7 Competitive Scenario

14. Company Profiles14.1 Key Players14.1.1 Advanced Micro Devices14.1.2 Intel14.1.3 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (Hpe)14.1.4 IBM14.1.5 Dell14.1.6 Lenovo14.1.7 Fujitsu14.1.8 Atos14.1.9 Cisco14.1.10 Nvidia14.2 Other Players14.2.1 Nec Corporation14.2.2 Amazon Web Services14.2.3 Oracle14.2.4 Microsoft14.2.5 Inspur14.2.6 Netapp14.2.7 Iron Global14.2.8 Aspen System14.2.9 Advanced Clustering Technologies14.2.10 Dawning Information Industry Co. Ltd. (Sugon)14.2.11 Dassault Systems14.2.12 Arm Limited14.2.13 Montage Technology14.2.14 Adaptive Computing14.2.15 Advanced HPC14.2.16 Datadirect Networks14.2.17 Equus Computers14.2.18 Excelero14.2.19 Giga-Byte14.2.20 Penguin Computing

15. Appendix

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This tiny Eastern WA town could become a bitcoin mining hub – Crosscut

Skeptical of sustainability

Anything that takes so much electricity can represent an opportunity that is lost, said Glenn Blackmon, senior energy policy adviser with the state.

That power could be used to help build out electric vehicle-charging infrastructure or to convert buildings from natural gas to high-efficiency electricity, he said.

We need a lot of clean electricity to do the energy transformation of our economy, that is necessary for us to meet our climate goals, Blackmon said. And adding a novel load like blockchain processing, at best, is an additional requirement for clean electricity.

There is also a scenario, Blackmon said, where Merkle Standard could wind up in a situation where it negotiates to get power from somewhere else, possibly introducing fossil fuels to the mix, he said. He said the states Energy Office will be pitching the Legislature to close a loophole in the Clean Energy Transformation Act and prevent that from happening.

Otherwise, the state isnt getting in the way of the project. Just keeping an eye on it. It isnt really in the states purview to decide what is or isnt a good use of electricity, Blackmon said.

Theres lots of different things people might do with electricity that they havent done historically, he said.

The potential environmental threat of cryptocurrency has garnered a few local opponents in Pend Oreille County, who have caused a couple of hiccups.

Richards, the Army veteran who runs a website called Protect Pend Oreille, and retired biologist Ed Styskel protested the countys determination of non-significance for the project. Both argued that Merkle Standard was not forthright in how loud the full operation could be and how that noise might affect local wildlife, like the American white pelican that hangs out in the area part of the year.

In May, the county hearing examiner shot down the appeal and approved the conditional-use permit, with the requirement that the crypto operation follows state noise rules.

Stahl calls Richards a fiction fantasy writer. Stahl contends the old wood-chip processor was louder than the crypto equipment. But, Richards notes, the newsprint mill didnt run 24/7.

The crypto operation has also come under fire from Responsible Growth NE Washington, a local environmental group that got its start five years ago protesting and effectively chasing away a proposed smelter in nearby Newport.

When you want that much power, somewhere along that line ... youre going to find coal, said Phyllis Kardos, a retired teacher and a leader of Responsible Growth.

Kardos says she isnt opposed to reviving the mill and bringing back those jobs. But she worries about the impact of an industry that takes up so much electricity and, in her view, gives so little back.

Someone has to speak for the environment, she said. People want to come here, not because of a smelter, or not because of a cryptocurrency. They want to come here because of the rural lifestyle, the environment that we have now.

One question that remains is how long Merkle Standard will last in the current market conditions.

Maybe the market will swing up again, as it has done before, and Merkle will reap the profits.

Or perhaps the company will do as others have and take its miners to cheaper pastures. Merkle already shipped some computers to a server farm in South Carolina, where Stahl said the process was much smoother.

For now, Stahl says they have no plans of leaving Usk as long as it makes business sense to stay.

Maybe Im just a sucker for northeast [Washington] because I grew up in Colville, he said. But whenever I can, Im gonna try to build it here. If it becomes economically unfeasible, well go somewhere else."

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US Department of the Interior seeks $1b single-vendor cloud contract – The Register

The United States Department of the Interior has posted a final solicitation for a $1 billion cloud computing services contract that runs for 11 years and will be awarded to a single vendor.

According to the final request for proposals [PDF], the department wants a "single Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contractor" that will deliver cloud hosting across the DoI.

The department, among other things, looks after National Parks. It is supposed to protect the US's natural resources and manage them as commercial entities (it employs park rangers at the Grand Canyon for example).

Under Cloud Hosting Service III, it wants a single Virtual Private Center for cloud services to support its cloud and managed service requirements.

Under previous Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, the department controversially opened some of those federal lands to oil, gas and coal prospectors.

Just two months ago, a federal judge put a stop to coal leases on public lands, with the Obama-era moratorium reinstated under current Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, a member of the Native American Pueblo people who has advocated for investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help clean up legacy pollution.

Now the department is looking for a single vendor for a "green IT" solution, saying the main drivers of the effort are a push towards cloud migration and datacenter consolidation, with the notice saying it hoped to "reduce the IT footprint for agencies," consolidate "traditional DCs" (implying it plans to cut a few), and save on hardware. It also claimed the contractor would help terh Department improve its "overall IT security posture" and shift IT investments to more "efficient" computing platforms and technologies.

The winning bidder will need to meet Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) security requirements, so likely will be one of the larger cloud service providers (CSPs), so what it can actually do for carbon offsets will vary though theoretically there would be environmental economies of scale.

The security aspect will be worthwhile according to a 2020 pen-testing report from the department's inspector general, among other failings, the DoI internal wireless network could be broken into over the air using a smartphone and under $200 worth of electronics stuffed into a backpack.

Previously, the DoI contracted its cloud under a multi-vendor contract, with previous tussles over services to the department including a knockdown fight between Microsoft and Google when the department found the latter's apps were not sufficiently "secure."

In 2013, the DoI spent $10 billion on its Foundation Cloud Hosting Services, contracted out to 10 vendors including Verizon.

The current $1 billion project is dwarfed by the Department of Defense's Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability mega-deal, the JEDI replacement that handed up to $9 billion to AWS but whoever scores this one, at least, will not have to divide the spoils.

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Keep Your Cloud Secure: A Fitness Routine for Your Cloud Environment | – Spiceworks News and Insights

Companies are increasing their cloud adoption. Simultaneously, cloud environments face both the security challenges of on-premises environments and new ones that arise from their core benefits. Hence, companies should become smarter about their defenses. Here, Mark Kedgley, CTO, Netwrix, shares the best practices regarding cybersecurity defenses.

I find that the second week of a diet is easier than the first I have always given up by then! While we all know that the only way to achieve lasting fitness is to eat smarter and be active, it is difficult to stop looking for a magic pill. We want to believe that just a kale smoothie will deliver the results we want.

Similarly, there are no shortcuts to attaining strong cybersecurity, and many organizations are falling short of their goals. Netwrix recently surveyed over 700 IT security professionals, and there were a couple of findings that should grab everyones attention:

Source: Netwrix 2022 Cloud Security Report

Even as the threat to cloud IT systems grows, organizations are increasing their cloud adoption. About 54% of workloads are planned to be in the cloud by the end of 2023, compared to 41% today. Accordingly, it is vital to get a lot smarter about cybersecurity defenses.

As with fitness, strong cybersecurity requires disciplined, consistent practice. It is not quite no pain no gain, but it is much more than just buying a SIEM system and configuring some firewall rules. Indeed, cloud environments face both the security challenges of on-premises environments and new ones that arise from their core benefits, such as:

See More: Cloud Security Posture Management: Four Ways To Clear Your Clouded Vision

Let us assume that a strategic business case has already been made to migrate to the cloud. Today that often happens when the realization dawns that a new data center will be needed or a hardware refresh is coming around. The eye-watering costs and the anticipated logistical challenges almost inevitably lead to the conclusion that cloud computing would make life much better.

A key question that decision-makers should consider: are we re-hosting, re-platforming, or re-architecting? The answer is largely driven by whether or not the assets in question are in-house developed applications and the current state and future direction of IT services. For most organizations, it is a combination of all three paths because every application has different requirements for now and moving forward. If you are stuck with any legacy applications running on old platforms, then it is likely that a hybrid cloud is coming your way. Then you will have the opportunity to reap the benefits of DevOps with a CI/CD pipeline and instantly refreshed, elastic, container-based microservices applications down the line!

From a security standpoint, the cloud is highly attractive if it removes your data center security and business continuity responsibilities. However, even though you will no longer have a physical data center to secure, you will need to implement new access security controls and get a clear understanding of the activities and rights of your in-house resources and those of the service provider.

Start with the basics. One fundamental security best practice is the principle of least privilege. But that principle is as likely to be flouted in the cloud as on-premises. It is simply easier to over-provision accounts than to tailor rights as tightly as possible, much as it is easier to overindulge in treats or skip todays workout than to stick to your fitness plan. For help, look to cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM) tools that facilitate processes like regular entitlement reviews to accurately enforce the least privilege, as well as monitor user activity and maintain clear and complete audit trails. Also, consider adopting a zero standing privilege (ZSP) approach in which privileged access is granted only temporarily, on demand, when required.

Multifactor authentication (MFA) offers another layer of identity security, helping to prevent the hijacking of credentials. In many cloud environments, MFA is offered as a configurable option but is not a default setting. Organizations need to weigh the benefits of increased security against the risk of user frustration and productivity losses.

Pre-built images provide a good starting point for hardening an environment. It is vital to remember that hardening is not a one-time operation; you also need automated, continuous monitoring for drift backed by effective reporting and alerting. It is rather like an exercise log that helps you keep your fitness program on track.

However, effective change control can be a steep challenge. You need a consistent picture across all cloud systems in use, including hybrid and private clouds, as well as the traditional data center and legacy IT platforms and applications. And on top of gaining complete visibility into all changes, you need to understand whether each change was planned or unplanned, good or bad, expected or potentially malicious. Again, there are tools and technologies that can help you achieve and maintain a hardened cloud or hybrid infrastructure.

Cloud technologies and platforms are comparatively new, so none of us have as much experience with the challenges as we do with systems like Linux and Windows. So set the alarm clock and get to the gym early as soon as you finish your workout, there is another busy day of cloud security to get on with!

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Singapore’s government cloud saves country 50% in hosting costs – IT PRO

The Singapore government has managed to save around 50% of its hosting costs after moving to the cloud, according to a recent cost-benefit study.

Around 60% of the government's eligible systems have been migratedthe government commercial cloud (GCC), said Janil Puthucheary, senior minister of state at the ministry of communications and information, and minister-in-charge of GovTech, the nations digital transformation agency, after a continued effort to shift more reliance on cloud infrastructure over time.

New systems are now being developed directly on GCC by default, resulting in significantly shorter lead times, and ensuring the governments engineers and partners become more experienced in cloud development and deployment, said the minister.

Moving software development onto the cloud also allows developers to focus less on infrastructure and compliance, and more on developing application logic, saidPuthucheary. This saves countless hours and reduces human errors.

The minister underlined that the government hasnt been able to grow its cloud capabilities or create a strong tech culture by itself. He said that partnerships are vital and the GCC wouldnt have been possible without these links to cloud service providers.

One of the partnerships the government has established iswith the Singapore Financial Data Exchange (SGFinDex) which was developed in collaboration with seven participating banks. It gives individuals a consolidated view of their financial information held across different government agencies and financial institutions.

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Its the worlds first public digital infrastructure to use a centrally managed online consent system, backed by a national digital identity, saidPuthucheary. SGFinDex has expanded beyond government agencies and banks, to include insurance companies, and so enhancing the financial planning process for our users.

The cloud has been a focus for the government recently after it chose Microsoft in February 2022 to develop a sovereign cloud to accelerate the digital transformation of the countrys Home Team Science and Technology agency (HTX).

Its set to be built on the tech giants Azure platform and provide HTX with high-performance cloud computing and data storage capabilities. At the time, the agency was set to use the infrastructure to quickly adopt and produce new technologies.

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Cloudways Launches Black Friday Offers and a New Pricing Tool to Help Small Businesses – Business Wire

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cloudways, the multi-cloud managed hosting platform and subsidiary of DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN), announces the launch of its Web Hosting Savings Calculator for small businesses. As companies prepare for the holiday online shopping blitz and look ahead to 2023, the new tool aims to help small businesses to calculate their expenditures, stay on top of their finances, and more easily evaluate the costs involved in embracing cloud hosting technology.

Rising costs and inflation have presented formidable obstacles to the growth of small businesses and freelancers in 2022 and are predicted to continue their upward trend in 2023. With a shift from brick-and-mortar transactions toward e-commerce purchasing, many companies that depend on web traffic are seeking cost-effective ways to optimize the speed, reliability and security of their online businesses and keep their expenses in check.

The Web Hosting Savings Calculator allows businesses to input details about their website and traffic and receive a comparison of hosting plans across a variety of companies.

Beginning November 14th, in advance of Black Friday/Cyber Monday, Cloudways is also helping small businesses cut costs at a crucial time by offering special pricing for their core web hosting products offering 40% off for 4 months and up to 30 free migrations.

Cloudways champions small businesses, offering flexible and easy-to-use services that make it straightforward for a business to build a modern online presence.

We recognize that small businesses are hurting from rising costs due to inflation and the wider economic conditions, says Aaqib Gadit, SVP, General Manager of Cloudways. Cloudways is proud to offer a service that lets small businesses quickly and affordably build a modern, secure, high performing digital presence. With the launch of the Web Hosting Savings Calculator and our Black Friday offers, we hope we can contribute a little bit to helping the bottom line of small businesses around the world.

About CloudwaysFounded in 2012, Cloudways, a DigitalOcean company, is an intuitive, one-click managed cloud hosting platform that hosts over 100,000 servers globally. G2s Best Managed Hosting Provider for 2021, the platform lets users host WordPress and WooCommerce websites on top of a variety of cloud-hosting providers, including DigitalOcean, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Vultr, and Linode. The platform features a web app management function that easily launches cloud servers for the deployment of WordPress, Magento, and PHP.

About DigitalOcean:DigitalOcean simplifies cloud computing so developers and businesses can spend more time building software that changes the world. With its mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean helps developers, startups and small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) rapidly build, deploy and scale applications to accelerate innovation and increase productivity and agility. DigitalOcean combines the power of simplicity, community, open source and customer support so customers can spend less time managing their infrastructure and more time building innovative applications that drive business growth.

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LEOcloud and Axiom Space cooperate on edge processing in space – SpaceNews

SAN FRANCISCO LEOcloud, a startup focused on space-based edge computing, announced a strategic collaboration agreement Nov. 15 with commercial space station provider Axiom Space.

Under the agreement, the companies will work together to develop and deliver space-based cloud services linked to terrestrial cloud computers.

The value and benefit of edge computing on Earth is well known and understood, Dennis Gatens, LEOcloud CEO and founder, told SpaceNews. Extending that edge into space is the underlying value proposition here. Compute and data storage needs will be met in a local environment versus the application workloads run back on Earth.

For data customers, the primary benefit will be reducing the timeframe from raw data to actionable insight, whether its a government, military or commercial customer, Gatens added.

LEOclouds space-based infrastructure will be designed to host Microsoft, Red Hat and other cloud services.

Microsoft shares LEOclouds strategic vision to extend cloud services into space.

Azure Space hosted on LEOclouds infrastructure will enable customers to run artificial intelligence and machine learning applications in orbit while collaborating with colleagues on Earth.

Our collaboration combines the possibilities of space with the power of Microsoft Azure extending its capabilities anywhere in the universe through new space infrastructure making cloud connectivity and compute increasingly attainable for all at the ultimate edgeon-orbit in space, Steve Kitay, Microsoft Azure Space senior director, said in a statement. Together, Microsoft and LEOcloud can unlock brand new edge and cloud computing scenarios equipping organizations around the globe with fresh insights from space data to drive innovative solutions to their most complex and time-consuming questions.

Similarly, Red Hat sees its collaboration with LEOcloud as helping to provide a common foundation from core to edge to cloud to deliver a reliable and secure infrastructure for mission critical, high-stakes environments like space, Francis Chow, Red Hat Edge vice president and general manager, said in a statement.

LEOcloud has been establishing relationships with industrial partners since the company was founded in 2021 to offer edge computing for space operations and to establish a constellation of space-based data centers.

Partners include Exodus Orbitals, a startup developing an application hosting platform in space, ground segment-as-a-service startup Leaf Space and Ramon.Space, a startup that offers computers designed for the space environment.

Ramon.Space has significant heritage in delivering compute and data-storage solutions into a number of projects, including deep-space projects, Gatens said. That enables companies like LEOcloud to deliver it as part of a service.

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Cloud security is a shared responsibility enterprises must still ensure their data remains safe in the cloud – ITWeb

Gerhard Fourie, Channel Lead, Commvault Africa.

With an increasing number of organisations moving their infrastructure and services to the cloud, many are adopting multicloud strategies, meaning that a host of different cloud computing and storage services are used in one heterogenous architecture. While there are many benefits of distributing cloud assets, software and applications across several cloud-hosting environments including agility, flexibility, competitive pricing, scalability and reliance this also creates several challenges that need to be addressed.

For instance, organisations often find it difficult to secure a range of different clouds, due to a lack of visibility across hosts and services, making it easier for bad actors to find vulnerabilities that can be exploited within the corporate infrastructure. Because the cloud doesnt have defined perimeters, it makes securing it a fundamentally different prospect to an on-premises environment. As such, a popular myth is that an on-premises environment is more secure than the cloud, but the truth is that cloud security is not more or less effective than on-premises.

What makes most sense

There is a need to start changing users viewpoints around cloud security and the discussion should rather focus on the pros and cons of each, instead of it being good versus bad. Essentially, both offer equal levels of security, and it really comes down to what makes most sense for a customer in terms of meeting their security requirements.

Another commonly asked question is who is ultimately responsible for security in the cloud. Hyperscalers that provide cloud services and infrastructure are very vocal about the fact that it is a shared responsibility.

The platform provider is responsible for the network security and the hardening of the platform, but they are not responsible for the securitisation of the data. This remains the responsibility of the user or application owner, who must ensure the relevant security protocols are in place and that they are following a zero-trust process to secure their data. So, while cloud service providers will do everything in their power to prevent bad actors from entering the environment, the onus rests on the client to protect their data.

Controlling access

Due to the nature of the cloud environment, it is necessary for organisations to control the access of myriad users on the platform, which starts with putting in place a zero-trust policy and applying the principle of least privilege across every access point. As such, companies must typically look at their access control strategies and how they associate permission levels.

They should then follow processes such as managing access control, introduce rule-based access controls, or even role-based access control, and find the right mix that provides them with the level of security they need.

At the same time, companies also want to ensure the safety and privacy of critical enterprise data in the cloud without disrupting operations, and for this there are many storage and enterprise options to choose from. It comes down to choosing solutions that can restrict access, monitor activity and respond to threats as quickly as possible, ultimately safeguarding an enterprises reputation.

Several steps

A commonly used practice that enterprises typically employ to ensure they are secure, and that the privacy of their data is protected, involves several steps. The first is data discovery, followed by the implementation of data loss prevention tools and firewalls. Some cloud users also deploy storage solutions with built-in data protection, followed by choosing the right backup vendor for their environment.

Securing your environment should never be a discussion about whether cloud or on-premises offers the best security, it is about finding the right solutions for your business and managing user access. Enterprises must have the right technology in place to detect intruders, while also ensuring that employees most often the biggest threat to an organisation have adequate knowledge and training to follow security protocols.

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MilesWeb: the future ahead is aligned towards massive growth – HostReview.com

An Exclusive Interview with Deepak Kori, Founder & Director, MilesWeb. The company has been just named one of the Most Innovative Web Hosting Companies in the USA in 2022.

MilesWeb was founded in 2012, with a strong vision to help businesses of every size, industry vertical and large enterprises succeed online with feature-rich, reliable and competitively priced web hosting service.

Looking back at that time, I still remember, we started in a tiny office space, in Nashik Maharashtra (India). Over the inception, weve evolved so much.

Its really an exciting time for us, standing proudly as the extremely renowned and leading Indian web hosting provider, stretching its roots in the international market.

Our portfolio includes a wide range of web hosting solutions including, shared hosting, WordPress hosting, reseller hosting, cloud hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, WordPress cloud, SSL, domains and more.

With this, we promise a 99.95% uptime to keep our clients' sites online and 24/7 support to address their technical concerns.

Making it much much smoother, were committed to giving our clients absolutely everything they need to host and manage a website.

What makes your company innovative/unique? What are the key partnerships and involvements done to drive the innovation?

I believe, in the rapidly developing enterprise market, theres always a scope to innovate, and thats what we follow.

At MilesWeb, we focus on improving the overall web hosting experience of our customers. This includes optimized website speed, improvements in email delivery, premium site scanner, security software and more.

Of course, Customer support is another factor that sets us apart.

We provide 24/7 managed support via email, live chat, phone and tickets, and that too in regional languages, like English, Hindi and Marathi, offering the highest level of convenience.

Be it, our client faces a small or big technical issue, at night 3.am, or 4 pm in the afternoon our team is up for assistance. I think it's our support and professional service that customers prefer choosing us.

Despite this, weve made some strategic partnerships with the top players in the industry. Weve partnered with Yotta and Ctrls, the largest Tier-4 data centers in Asia.

And for managed cloud services, weve partnered with AWS, Digital Ocean, and Vultr. Indeed, together as partners we can sustain a significant impact.

And thats it I think!

Kindly elaborate on any upcoming projects/plans that benefit your customers.

Things are always busy around here. Were constantly investing in bringing significant features and capabilities, advancements in infrastructure, best-in-class technology, security tools and everything thats beneficial for our clients.

How do you see the company and the industry in the future ahead?

Of course, when it comes to us, were looking for an exciting future. To start with, India has more than 7.9 million micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as of 27 March, 2022. Exactly, were looking to help these industry segments go online with our reliable web hosting service.

No doubt, MilesWeb is thriving, & with the same pace we want to fill the gap, acquire the market and reach great heights of success.

In addition, the Indian web hosting market is growing very rapidly in terms of infrastructure. Meanwhile, a recent report says that, Over 45 data centers covering 13 million square feet and 1,015 MW of IT capacity are planned to set foot in India by 2025. This would be really a huge step considering the solid infrastructure demands.

I believe that the future ahead is definitely aligned towards massive growth.

Biggest achievements of your company.

I think the biggest achievement of our company so far is the dramatic improvement in the Customer Satisfaction Rate. The point is that, since the start, our focus on customer experience has always remained on the top.

Anything that users expect from a web hosting provider is top-of-the-line hosting service, prices that they can actually pay, security and quality customer support. This all doesnt work in isolation. It is the ultimate combo of success.

We thrive on delighting our customers with all these and a lot more. We have tried to keep our customers happy in each step of their online journey.

Mention some of the awards, achievements, recognitions, and clients feedback that you feel are notable and valuable for the company.

Well, to tell you frankly, we never do business expecting rewards in return. But, yes, whatever we do, we raise the bar of excellence!

And as a corollary to that, were much appreciated for unbeatable customer support, reliable hosting service and being the user's top choice.

Likewise, to date, weve won the Users Top Choice by Hostadvice, Enabler of the Year Award by Nayabharat Jagran Group, for helping SMBs mark their web presence, Great Support & Excellent Service by Hostadvice, Most Viewed Hosting Provider by Hosting Seekers and the badges go on.

Adding to that, we get stellar feedback from our clients each day for addressing their technical concerns and assisting them with a smooth online experience. Weve received more than 10000+ positive reviews from our valuable customers on different trusted review platforms.

I must say, this feedback especially motivates our support associates and remains as the most valuable testament to our company.

This is really a good question. Its obvious that progress is not just a one-day game, its all about the consistent efforts and strategic methods of getting your organization from where it started and where it is now.

Exactly, the same way, we started our company ten years back, with each move progressing just by putting in a lot of hard work and focusing more on customer satisfaction. Since the start, we have purely followed a customer-centric approach, and are ready to go out of the box to make them satisfied.

This is the ethos of why we stand tall with little over 40k+ happy clients on a global scale. Obviously, yes and the number grows daily. In short, this approach has helped to galvanize the progress of our company.

Advice to the future leaders who want to make it big in the market.

Id say, The web hosting world is strongly competitive and you need to go the extra mile to make it big. Heres my advice to future diligent leaders, A leader par excellence leader does not follow a single path.

For this, they need to have the guts to take risks beyond their comfort zone and of course, should have the perfect strike between seasoned expertise and the will to thrive.

Most importantly, a leader needs to have the ability to handle the market challenges, ups and downs and ultimately, understand the customers requirements and keep them satisfied.

Well, and these are the great mantras I believe.

Thank you. Its my pleasure and a super great moment to be a part of this interview!

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The Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS of 2022 – The Software Report

The Software Report is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS of 2022. The software-as-a-service market continues to expand, with some expecting the global SaaS market to grow at a CAGR of 25.9% from $143.8 billion last year to a staggering $720.4 billion in 2028. And more companies seeking to digitize more parts of their operations has led to stiffer competition between SaaS providers. The accomplished women on this years list have been instrumental in leading their companies to innovation and success in everything from document generation to enterprise resource planning, education administration, cybersecurity, and other software categories.

Some of the distinguished honorees on this years list include President and CEO of Ellucian Laura Ipsen, who leads her organizations strategy toinnovate across the higher education technology sector through an industry-leading cloud transformation journey, which resulted in Ellucians sale in 2021 to Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners. Meanwhile, CTO of LeaseWeb Svenja de Vos spearheads her companys technical vision by strengthening its cloud hosting and cybersecurity services, while also being responsible for the product management, product engineering, and system administration departments. And Nielsens SVP of Global Client Services Jennifer Dixon led the 2021 separation of Nielsen and NielsenIQ into two global companies and now leads the appdev teams of the Global Client Software organization.

The women on this years list lead from a variety of positions across the C-suite and beyond, from CEO to CISO and CHRO, to SVP and Director of Software Engineering. What they have in common is a demonstrated track record of success tackling the greatest challenges the industry has to offer. Please join us in celebrating The Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS of 2022.

1. Laura IpsenCompany: EllucianTitle: President and Chief Executive Officer

Laura Ipsen is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ellucian. Ellucian is the leading higher education technology solutions provider, serving more than 26 million students at 2,700+ institutions in over 50 countries. Since joining Ellucian in 2017, Ipsen has led the organizations strategy toinnovate across the higher education technology sector through an industry-leading cloud transformation journey to increase security, stability, and productivity for higher education institutions. In 2021, Ipsens leadership led Ellucian to a successful sale to Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners. Their investment strategy represents a long-horizon commitment to Ellucian with significant new capital to accelerate digital transformation, the companys open SaaS platform, and international growth. To date, Ellucian provides more than 1,200 customers with applications in the cloud.In 2022, Ipsen led Ellucians acquisition of CampusLogic, a leading EdTech provider of student financial success solutions.

With more than 25 years of experience as a technology executive in Silicon Valley, Ipsen has deep experience driving transformation and adoption of comprehensive solutions in high-growth industries at Oracle Corporation, Microsoft, and Cisco Systems. Earlier in her career, Ipsen also held leadership roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Acer America, and Hitachi Data Systems.

2. Marne MartinCompany: IFSTitle: President, Service Management, EAM & Global Industry

Marne Martin is President of Service Management, EAM & Global Industries at IFS. In her role, Martins focus is to continue to elevate the importance of service management and EAM as part of the overall IFS success story and create greater value for the IFS business and its customers. Martin works to empower and enable IFS customers to transform and grow their businesses through digitalization and optimization, and by delivering the best solutions in the industry. The marriage of Service Management and EAM enables companies to perform at the highest level to deliver when it matters most, at the moment of service.

Prior to her current position, Martin held the role of President of the IFS Service Management Business Unit. Well-respected in the field as a strategic businesswoman unafraid of embracing a challenge, she served as CEO at ServicePower Plc and WorkWave LLC, both in the FSM software space, and has driven previous IFS acquisitions including WorkWave, Clevest, Astea, and more recently Ultimo. Martin also works to support girls and women pursuing STEM careers and has won a number of awards, including 2016 CEO Gamechanger of the Year (FSM) from ACQ 5 Global Awards and 2015 Field Service CEO of the Year from Executive Awards. She also features in the Software Report's 2019 list of Top 50 SaaS CEOs.

3. Julie DavilaCompany: SophosTitle: Chief Technology Officer, Federal

Julie Davila is the Chief Technology Officer, Federal of Sophos, a worldwide leader and innovator in advanced cybersecurity solutions. In her role, Davila serves as Sophos point of contact for executive-level discussions within the federal space, while also guiding the company's overall strategies for best serving its federal mission sets. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 500,000 organizations and more than 100 million users.

An Army vet, Davila is highly regarded for her capabilities as a software engineer and architect. After leaving the military, her first high-profile job was as a contractor for NASAs headquarters, where she helped lead the first federal migration into public cloud (AWS). Afterwards, she worked as a solutions architect at Ansible, Inc., and then as a consulting manager for Red Hat. Prior to Sophos, Davila served as CEO of ZibaSec. When she's away from the office, Davila is dedicated to helping other women and veterans.

4. Bernadette NixonCompany: AlgoliaTitle: Chief Executive Officer

Bernadette Nixon is an entrepreneurial & driven CEO with a strong track record of growing and scaling global businesses, and is focused on doing that at Algolia. In July 2021, she led the companys $150 million Series D Funding leading to a valuation of $2.25 Billion, which near quadrupled the companys valuation since its Series C Funding. In September 2022, she led the companys acquisition of Search.io. Prior to Algolia, she served as CEO at Alfresco where she led the open source content services provider in redefining its go-to-market strategy, launching strategic new products and building a world-class team to scale the companys growth. Bernadette has also held leadership positions at SDL PLC., OpenText, Metastorm, CA Technologies and the United Nations in Geneva. Bernadette received her BA in Business Studies and Marketing from the University of Hertfordshire.

5. Katherine KosterevaCompany: CreatioTitle: Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Katherine Kostereva is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Creatio a global vendor of one platform to automate workflows and CRM with no-code and a maximum degree of freedom. For the past 20 years, Kostereva has been helping organizations accelerate their customer-facing and operational processes through automation. Thanks to her determination, excellent leadership skills, and entrepreneurial spirit, she grew Creatio into a global company with more than 700 employees in five offices around the world and a local presence in 14 countries. Creatio is recognized by top analyst firms, including Gartner and Forrester. Its been included in five Gartner Magic Quadrants and seven Forrester Waves, named a Leader in two Gartner Magic Quadrants for Sales Force Automation and CRM Lead Management in 2019, 2020, and 2021. It also has some of the highest customer satisfaction scores in the industry.

When entrepreneurs talk about going above and beyond for their ventures, they dont often consider literally going above 13,000 feet in the sky. But this is what Kostereva did. Back in October 2019, when it came time to rename her company from bpmonline to Creatio, her leadership transcended what you would expect from a typical CEO; she jumped out of a plane in solidarity with 160+ of her team members, launching the new name in the sky.

In February 2021, Kostereva and Creatio closed a $68 million minority investment led by Boston-based growth equity firm Volition Capital. The funds are being used to invest in R&D, marketing, sales, and to support Creatio's network of partners in 110+ countries worldwide. Kostereva has been named Top 25 SaaS Influencers: Ones to Watch in 2021, Top 50 SaaS CEOs and Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS in 2018-2021, the Winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the Female Entrepreneur of the Year category in 2020, the Executive Leader of the Year in the 7th Annual 2020 Customer Sales and Service World Awards, and more.

6. Jamie Kiser (tie)Company: TalendTitle: Chief Operating Officer

Jamie Kiser is the Chief Operating Officer at Talend, a cloud data integration and integrity company she has been with for nearly three years. In her role, Kiser leads all of the company's operating functions. Before serving as COO, Kiser also served as Talend's Chief Customer Officer, overseeing the company's wide range of customer-facing functions.

Prior to joining Talend, Kiser served for over six years with SAP in various product, services, and operations leadership roles. Her most recent role at SAP was Vice President, Global Public Sector for SAP Concur, where she led the formation of a global center of excellence focused on growing the public sector footprint. Before that, Kiser managed teams for both Dell and Northrop Grumman. She earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration and marketing from West Virginia University.

6. Aurora Suh (tie)Company: OmieTitle: Chief Revenue Officer

Aurora Suh is Chief Revenue Officer of Omie, the So Paulo-based enterprise software company. Omie develops native cloud ERP and CRM for small- and medium-sized companies. As CRO, she has taken charge of building Omie's brand, transforming it into one of the top emerging tech companies in Brazil. Suh joined the company in June 2020 and also sits on the board of directors.

With over 20 years of experience in IT and telecom businesses, Suh has worked at numerous renowned companies in the retail and technology sectors. This includes stints at Telefonica, Net, TOTVS, Aurora, and Linx. In addition to her work at Omie, Suh is also a co-founder and VP of Information Technology at AkiPosso+, a nonprofit Institute that leverages technology to transform the lives of people living in low-income and underprivileged communities. She holds a bachelor's in business administration from the Fundao Getulio Vargas in Brazil.

7. Mona BatesCompany: Collins AerospaceTitle: Chief Information Officer

Mona Bates is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Collins Aerospace. In this role, Bates leverages her experience in digital technology to drive success for customers, improve processes for the business, and enhance digital experiences for employees. Her responsibilities include strategic planning and execution of all facets of information technology and cybersecurity. She also leads digital transformation across Collins strategic business units and functional support organizations. Bates has more than 20 years of IT and leadership experience in aerospace, defense, and the commercial sectors. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Digital Technology and CIO for Raytheon Missiles & Defense. She also served as CIO for Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems prior to the Raytheon merger with United Technologies Corporation in 2020.

Before joining Raytheon, Bates held senior leadership positions at Boecore Inc. supporting the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). In this role, she successfully consolidated multiple contracts and organizations to form the Enterprise IT organization for MDA. Additionally, she held several positions of increasing responsibility at Verizon, where she led network engineering and service teams across the western United States.

Bates is an active supporter of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and STEM initiatives at Raytheon Technologies. She is a winner of the Boston CIO of the Year ORBIE award 2020 and serves on the advisory committee for InspireCIO. She is fluent in Arabic, holds an MBA from the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs with an emphasis in technology management, and holds a Bachelor of Science in computer networking from Regis University.

8. Svenja de Vos (tie)Company: LeasewebTitle: Chief Technology Officer

Svenja de Vos is the Chief Technology Officer of Leaseweb, one of the world's largest Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) hosting brands with more than 80,000 servers under management. De Vos joined the company in 2016 and since then has spearheaded LeaseWeb's technical vision by strengthening its cloud hosting and cybersecurity services. The CTO title also makes de Vos responsible for the product management, product engineering, and system administration departments.

While de Vos has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications and hosting industry, her interest in technology can be traced back to her early childhood. At 8, her family acquired its first personal computer, and right away de Vos started learning to code BASIC. Throughout the years, she held various international positions at major European telecommunications operator, Tele2. In 2016, Inspiring Fifty included the seasoned executive in their list of the 50 most inspiring business women in the Netherlands. More recently, Management Team included her in the "Goudhaantjes-100" list, which showcases the best Dutch management talents.

8. Nicole O'Rourke (tie)Company: ApteanTitle: Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer

Nicole ORourke is Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer at Aptean, an award-winning provider of industry-specific enterprise software to manufacturers and distributors. ORourke joined Aptean in 2019 and leads the companys corporate and product marketing, strategy, and revenue operations activities. Drawing from her considerable experience in driving global commercial strategy, branding, pipeline expansion, and operational excellence, ORourke is laser-focused on the attainment of Aptean's strategic growth goals. During her tenure, she has built the programs and the teams essential to fuel substantial gains in revenue and to support massive global expansion.

Equally a master of analytics and storytelling, ORourke is a visionary marketer and strategist. Her colleagues have deep appreciation for her innovative approach to solving challenges, ability to develop talent, and skill in fostering collaboration across global teams. Prior to Aptean, ORourke served as CMO of Manhattan Associates and of Covance, a global pharmaceutical development firm. She has held marketing leadership positions at Aetna and McNeil Consumer Products, a Johnson & Johnson company. O'Rourke holds an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from Cornell University.

9. Jennifer DixonCompany: NielsenTitle: Senior Vice President of Global Client Services

Jennifer Dixon is the Senior Vice President of Global Client Services at Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement, data, and analytics. Since joining the company in 2017, Dixon has led the infrastructure organization, including the 2021 separation of Nielsen and NielsenIQ into two global companies. She has played a critical role in leading priority engineering and tech ops solutions, including server infrastructure modernization, open source solutions, and identifying synergies across the companys domestic and international audience measurement platforms to drive it toward its NielsenOne vision.

In 2022, Dixon received the Arthur C. Nielsen Award, the most prestigious recognition an employee can receive. This was awarded for her exceptional outcomes and leadership as part of the team that ensured business continuity throughout the company's separation from NielsenIQ. Dixon joined Nielsen from Verizon after a decade of rapid progression through the technology organization. She couples her technical aptitude with strategic and problem-solving expertise, along with exceptional leadership within her teams and across the organization. Dixon earned a masters degree in computer and information systems from Boston University.

10. Angelique SottekCompany: Scopevisio AGTitle: Head of Digital Learning & Development

Angelique Sottek is Head of Digital Learning & Development of Scopevisio AG. Scopevisio is one of the most successful cloud ERP providers in Germany and has been developing cloud-based enterprise software for medium-sized businesses since 2007. The company provides complex software solutions that require expertise in the fields of development, sales, support, and consulting. In order to design and coordinate internal training and development across the company, the Scope Academy was initiated in spring 2022 by Sottek. It is intended to provide employees with the best possible support and guidance in their skills development.

Sottek started her customer service journey with Scopevisio in November 2014. In 2016, she moved to the companys customer service department as a project manager, where she assumed team leadership responsibilities in 2019. Sottek founded the Scope Academy in May 2022 with the goal of establishing a knowledge culture. The goal of Scope Academy is to achieve company-set learning and knowledge goals by combining internal and external expertise, building internal competencies, and defining a Scopevisio learning culture through collaborative learning. This year, Scopevisio was awarded the "Cloud Computing Insider Award" in Gold in the category "Enterprise SaaS." Furthermore, Scopevisio has been nominated for Innovator of the Year 2022. Sottek graduated as a project management economist from the VWA Duisburg.

11. Stephanie MuirCompany: MidMarkTitle: Chief Technology Officer

Midmark hired Stephanie Muir in 2019 to spearhead the company's entire information technology department. As Chief Technology Officer, Muir oversees Engineering, R&D, Design, and the RTLS (Real Time Locating Systems) platform to improve the experiences of the millions of people who depend on the company each day. Founded in 1915 and headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, Midmark is a leading provider of medical, dental, and veterinary equipment solutions.

Muir has a deep passion for improving healthcare. She joined Midmark after more than two decades at Johnson & Johnson, where her most recent role was Vice President of Digital Surgery. In addition to her executive duties there, Muir also led a cross-J&J volunteer effort to increase the number of women in science, technology, engineering, math, manufacturing, and design functions. Today, she continues to be active in the community by serving as a mentor to other women. Some of the organizations she is a part of include the Chief network, Professional Women in Healthcare, and the Healthcare Businesswomens Association. Muir earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati.

12. Juliette KopeckyCompany: LinkSquaresTitle: Chief Marketing Officer

Juliette Kopecky is the Chief Marketing Officer at LinkSquares, where she sets the companys strategy for driving awareness and demand. LinkSquares is the company behind the AI-powered contract management platform of choice for legal teams aiming to move their business forward faster. Customers have everything they need to write better contracts, get contracts executed quickly, analyze what's in existing contracts, and collaborate better with their team at every step of the way. LinkSquares differs from other tools on the market with its powerful AI insights, speed to tangible results through flexible automation, and ability to centralize everything for better visibility and collaboration. LinkSquares saves companies hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars by eliminating manual contract processes and reducing the need for outside counsel.

Kopecky is a data-driven leader with an extensive track record of running marketing programs at high-growth technology companies, including HubSpot, Datto, and Talla. With a strong focus on understanding buyer needs, she designs campaigns focused on driving revenue and results. Kopecky holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in business management from Boston University.

13. Robin WadsworthCompany: Thought IndustriesTitle: President

Robin Wadsworth brings more than 25 years of high growth B2B technology, go-to-market, and leadership experience to her role as President of Thought Industries. Thought Industries, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, is the worlds leading B2B customer education and external training platform provider. The company powers the business of learning for companies ranging from mid-market enterprises to Fortune 500 corporations, helping transform how they build, deploy, and scale profitable, global online learning operations.

Wadsworth focuses on the entire customer lifecycle and aligning the go-to-market functions with the business plan. Prior to joining Thought Industries, she held senior-level sales positions at PROS, where she was instrumental in building a global cross-functional collaboration methodology, and BlackLine, Inc. where she increased the enterprise value in excess of 10 times to more than $2.5 billion during her tenure.

14. Sara DiNardoCompany: PhreesiaTitle: Vice President of Client Solutions

Sara DiNardo is the Vice President of Client Solutions for Phreesia, a publicly traded SaaS company that creates customized patient intake solutions for healthcare organizations. In her current role, DiNardo oversees the Client Services and Client Success teams responsible for all of Phreesias provider groups, focusing on implementation and account management for clients. She works with her teams to ensure all clients understand how Phreesias product suite can best meet their unique challenges and enhance the patient experience.

During her tenure at Phreesia, DiNardo has spent six years in the Customer Solutions department, including as the lead of both the Client Services and Client Success teams for health system clients. Prior to joining Phreesia, she led the patient applications UX team at Cerner Corporation, and worked on a team responsible for physician workflow optimization and ongoing upgrades for existing clients. She received an MBA and a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the University of Missouri.

15. Hila MazinterCompany: JFrogTitle: Vice President of Research & Development

As someone who has successfully built numerous best-in-class R&D teams, Hila Mazinter is a person worth listening to. Since August 2015, she has served as Vice President of Research & Development for JFrog, the Sunnyvale, California-based software company focused on DevOps. Today, millions of users around the world including a majority of the Fortune 100 depend on JFrog's platform, which offers an end-to-end pipeline to control the flow of binaries: from build to production.

Born and raised in Israel, Mazinter has over 20 years of experience in establishing, developing, and delivering enterprise software. Prior to JFrog, she held several executive positions in global hi-tech companies like SuperDerivatives, SAP AG, and CheckPoint. She got her start serving in the Israeli Army, as a single woman in an environment of men. Thus, when Mazinter turned her attention to the tech industry, she was more than ready for any challenges. Throughout her career, she has climbed the ladder of all the technical positions, ranging from a developer to team leader, team manager, and executive positions. Mazinter holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University and a Bachelor of Arts in computer science from The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology.

16. Victoria SilbeyCompany: Frontline EducationTitle: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

For more than 25 years, Victoria Silbey has been a trusted advisor and legal expert to both publicly traded and private equity owned companies. Currently serving as the Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary, and member of the Senior Executive Leadership team for Frontline Education a leading provider of administration software purpose-built for educators in grades K-12 Silbey brings valuable insights and deep knowledge of compliance, ESG, data privacy, and cybersecurity matters. She is the executive legal sponsor for all commercial practices and technology as well as compliance and employment matters. She is also the interim leader for the operations discipline within the Client Success department. In addition to spearheading Frontlines legal function, Silbey has been the executive sponsor for two of the companys highly strategic acquisitions and provided oversight for all integration processes.

With extensive expertise in M&A and restructuring, Silbey played a critical role in the sale of Frontline Education to Roper Technologies, Inc. for over $3.7 billion earlier this year. Prior to joining Frontline Education in 2020, Silbey focused on providing legal and corporate governance counsel to EdTech and FinTech companies, including serving as the Chief Legal Officer at SunGuard Data Systems Inc. (now part of FIS Global) for nearly 20 years, and was instrumental in its $9.1 billion sale to FIS Global.

17. Rose BentleyCompany: Qumu CorporationTitle: President and Chief Executive Officer

As President and Chief Executive Officer, Rose Bentley is responsible for overseeing global operations and implementing the strategic growth plan for Qumu Corporation. Qumu is the leading provider of a best-in-class platform to create, manage, secure, distribute, and measure the success of live and on demand video for the intelligent enterprise. Backed by the most trusted and experienced team in the industry, the Qumu platform enables global organizations to drive employee engagement, increase access to video, and modernize the workplace by providing a more efficient and effective way to share knowledge.

Prior to assuming her current roles, Bentley served as Chief Operating Officer for Qumu. Her experience and leadership most recently at Teradata and Cisco have been focused on developing and partnering to deliver technology-driven business solutions and services, optimizing go-to-market performance, providing a seamless customer experience, and driving profitable revenue growth. Bentley also currently serves as a board member for Fast Company. She earned her bachelors degree from Brigham Young University.

18. Farzana AshrafCompany: Pearson VUETitle: Chief Product and Technology Officer

Farzana Ashraf is the Chief Product and Technology Officer at Pearson VUE, a Bloomington, Minnesota-based pioneer in the computer-based testing industry, delivering more than 16 million certification and licensure exams each year. She leads global product and technology strategy, managing high-performing, specialist teams around the world. Bringing deep technical and business insight, Ashraf is responsible for developing innovative products and services and driving transformational change.

Ashraf is a proven leader in the high tech world and boasts an outstanding track record in leading product teams. Prior to her 16+ year tenure at Pearson VUE, she worked as a manager for both Anderson Performance Improvement and U-Tech Professional. Earlier in her career, she also worked at Deloitte as a Management Solutions Consultant. Ashraf received her MBA from the University of St. Thomas.

19. Lauren LangstonCompany: KantataTitle: Chief Operating Officer

Lauren Langston is the Chief Operating Officer of Kantata, a high-growth software company focused on the professional services industry. Langston has deep experience leading, scaling, and advising global software companies. In her current role, she oversees strategy, analytics, operations, and execution globally.

Prior to Kantata, Langston was the Chief Operating Officer of Mavenlink, where she oversaw the global business operations function. She also served as interim Chief Financial Officer and oversaw the fundraising of significant equity and debt capital for the company. Prior to Mavenlink, Langston was a venture and growth equity investor at Goldman Sachs, where she was responsible for sourcing, diligencing, and executing software investments. During her tenure as an investor, she evaluated several hundred software companies for growth investments and developed a passion for partnering with founders and operators to help them scale their companies. Langston also previously served as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, where she advised technology companies on IPOs, private placements, and strategic M&A transactions. She holds a degree from Georgetown Universitys McDonough School of Business.

20. Tracy SchreiberCompany: KainosTitle: Vice President, Professional Services & Customer Success

Tracy Schreiber is the Vice President of Professional Services & Customer Success at Kainos, a software company headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland. In this role, she is responsible for helping customers take full advantage of Financial Planning, Best Practices, and Workday Adaptive Planning technology, so that they can achieve their business goals. This is a continuation of Schreiber's role at IntuitiveTEK, which was acquired by Kainos in 2020.

Schreiber, who holds an MBA from California State University, Northridge and a bachelor's in English from Pomona College, began her professional career over twenty years ago. Her deep knowledge and understanding of marketing, sales, and customer success enables her to provide unique insight and perspective to support Kainos' mission of making people's lives better through technology. Prior to Kainos, Schreiber served at VitalSources and Dude Solutions, among others.

21. Ingrid SvenssonCompany: MatrixCareTitle: Chief Product Officer

Since joining MatrixCare in 2021 as its Chief Product Officer, Ingrid Svensson has overseen the company's fast-growing offerings. MatrixCare, which is used in more than 6,400 settings, develops electronic health record software for post-acute care providers. In addition, it provides enterprise analytics, clinical decision support, and a care coordination platform.

Svensson, an accomplished leader with more than 20 years of experience in product management and strategy driving, is committed to MatrixCare's mission of leveraging technology to improve the lives of America's seniors and those who care for them. During her career, she's focused primarily on healthcare, working with both fledgling startups and established global corporations such as Wolters Kluwer, Infor, and Optum. On top of that, she's led product management teams in both the U.K. and the U.S. In 1994, Svensson received an MBA from Marquette University. She also holds undergraduate degrees in business administration and labor relations from the University of Wisconsin.

22. Marina GabetsCompany: Veeva SystemsTitle: Vice President of Quality

Marina Gabets is the Vice President of Quality for Veeva Systems, a cloud-computing company that serves more than 1,000 customers, ranging from the world's largest pharmaceutical companies to emerging biotechs. In February 2021, Veeva became a public benefit corporation, making it the first publicly-traded company to convert to a public benefit corporation.

An expert in software Quality Assurance (QA) automation, Gabets joined Veeva more than 10 years ago. She began as a QA senior manager, responsible for the implementation of policies and procedures to ensure adherence to production quality standards. Overall, she has more than 14 years of hands-on experience managing QA teams and releasing large-scale data volume systems for HR. Prior to Veeva, Gabets worked in QA for HumanConcepts, Audatex, ADP, and RespondTV. She holds a master's degree in civil engineering and architecture.

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