Sustainability is more important than ever and too many solutions are better on paper than in practice. Mark is joined by Tony Grayson to discuss some of today's eco-problems, how the industry can leave a better, greener footprint, things to consider and sustainability at the edge.
About Tony Grayson: Tony Grayson is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of technology and leadership experience. He has a superb understanding of the cloud, edge, networking, commercial power, sustainability, and the data center industry to include global strategy, capacity, financial management, program/project/product management, engineering, software, telecommunications, and operations. Tony has led multiple programs, projects, engineering, software, and operations teams at Facebook, AWS, and Oracle. Led the Go to Market strategy and fundamentally changed how Oracle builds and deployed their cloud while managing a $1.3B+ budget, saving $186M+, and shortening time to market by 78%. Developed several new products to include Oracle’s Dedicated Region which led to multiple $100M deals. Tony is a retired naval officer who successfully commanded a multi-billion-dollar nuclear submarine in environmental extremes ranging from the Arctic Ocean to the Arabian Gulf. Recipient of the distinguished VADM James Bond Stockdale Award for excellence in leadership, presented annually to two Commanding Officers who exhibit high morals and thoughtfulness in leadership.
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.