Mark Thiele and Rob Hirschfeld talk about the future of data center automation and the importance of leveraging existing infrastructure. For more episodes, visit: https://www.edgevana.com/podcast/ 

About Rob Hirschfeld: Rob Hirschfeld is the Founder and CEO of RackN. Rob has a background in Scale Computing, Mechanical and Systems Engineering, and specializes in large scale complex systems that are integrated with the physical environment. He is able to break long-range technical vision into meaningful tactical steps. Rob has executive experience at both start-ups and big companies where he is a strong advocate for Lean/Agile processes.

About the Host: Mark Thiele is the CEO and Founder of Edgevana. Mark has over 30 years of experience in IT executive roles at HP, Gilead, VMware, Brocade, Switch, Apcera, and Ericsson. Mark is an industry spokesperson on trends of modernization and efficiency for data centers. He is also an expert in virtualization, cloud technologies, IT adoption strategies and advises several technology startups. Our website: https://www.edgevana.com