Mike has been in the IT industry for over 30 years covering a broad spectrum of networking and infrastructure solutions. He joined NetApp in 2008 and has been a field engineer and solution architect before his current role as Global Field CTO, Partners. Prior to NetApp, Mike owned a consulting firm designing, deploying and securing data centers around the globe such as Tokyo, Frankfurt and London. Mike holds a CISSP security certification and having been on the customer, consultative and vendor side gives him a unique perspective and understanding on the business of IT.