What Happened?
Denver, CO-based ViaWest has promoted Jason Carolan as Chief Technology Officer.
About the Company
With nearly two decades of experience delivering hybrid IT infrastructure, colocation services, cloud solutions and professional and managed services, ViaWest provides peace of mind to enterprise and web-centric organizations by building and managing infrastructures that support their security, compliance and business requirements. We are successful when our clients are successful and we do this through our flexible suite of Hybrid IT solutions, our dedication to client experience and our vast technical expertise. With 30 data centers and multiple cloud nodes across the U.S. Canada and Europe, ViaWest solves business challenges while balancing cost, scalability and security requirements. We deliver tailored solutions designed for maximum reliability and flexibility backed by our 100% up-time commitment.
About the Person
Jason Carolan joined ViaWest in 2011 as Vice President Product Development before being promoted to the newly created role of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). As CTO, Carolan is responsible for the strategic direction of all ViaWest products and technology initiatives. Prior to ViaWest, Carolan had nearly 20 years of experience in leadership positions in both small startup companies and large Fortune 100 enterprises, focused on product architecture, product management and technical sales. His previous roles include over 10 years at Sun Microsystems, where he was a Distinguished Engineer in network and systems architecture, focused on cloud computing and data center architectures, and Director of Cloud Services Engineering at VMware. Carolan was the lead author of one of the first books highlighting the combined use of virtualization and automation. He also has several patents in networking, data center resource management, virtualization, and security.
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