Mr. Al Pappas
Owner & Executive Consultant, The Canea Group
Member of the Technology Council
Council Member Biography
Al Pappas is an Executive Consultant at The Canea group that provides C-level consulting services to emerging, hi-tech and established corporations. Mr. Pappas is a well-known technology veteran with extensive experience in the fields of Information Technology, development engineering, marketing and business management. Previously, Mr. Pappas was the CIO of gohow , the CIO of VMware responsible for all IT functions and virtualization showcase environments. He was also the CIO of Hotwire, where he was responsible for all development and information technology operations of this Internet travel provider. Prior to Hotwire, Mr. Pappas was the CIO of Portal Software, VeriFone/HP and Adobe Systems, where he was responsible for leading all IT activities. Prior to his CIO positions, he was the Vice President of Engineering at Adobe Systems, held key technology positions at Apple Computer, Schlumberger, MSI Data and Xerox. He also serves on the Board of Advisors at 2Checkout.com and OCLC. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2010 - 2011
- Chief Information Officer, gohow
- 2009 - Unspecified
- Owner & Executive Consultant, The Canea Group
- 2006 - 2009
- Partner, THE STRATAFUSION GROUP INC
- 2005 - 2006
- Chief Information Officer, VMWARE, INC.
- 2003 - 2005
- Partner, THE STRATAFUSION GROUP INC
- 2001 - 2003
- Chief Information Officer, HOTWIRE, INC.
- 1999 - 2001
- Chief Information Officer, PORTAL SOFTWARE, INC
- 1996 - 1999
- CIO, VERIFONE (U.K.) LTD
- 1991 - 1996
- CIO, ADOBE SYSTEMS CANADA INC
- 1987 - 1991
- Manufacturing Engineering Manager, APPLE INC.
GLG NewsSM Analyses by Al Pappas
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September 23, 2008
Google's Office Intrigue | www.forbes.com
I agree with Paul's analysis and associated conclusions. I would also add that when Google reaches the level of reliability attained by other SaaS like suppliers (SalesForce.com, etc.) then their gmail offering will become acceptable to the enterprise businesses.
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September 18, 2008
Microsoft Virtualization Products Due In Thirty Days | www.informationweek.com
Microsoft's recent announcements in the virtualization arena prove that they are serious about their role in competing with VMware & Citrix: 1) Their new management tool for migrating Virtual Apps from one physical device to another (like VMware's VMotion) show that they continue to make progress but that they are still a long way from catching VMware in the technology arena. 2) Microsoft's strategy remains focused upon offering just enough virtualization services at a much lower cost for those that believe they don't require the functionality that's available from both the VMware and Ctirix's Xen products.
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August 5, 2008
Cisco Won't Buy EMC, Will It? | www.informationweek.com
I believe that both Cisco and EMC are expanding their base technologies to translate Data into meaningful Information. They both have capabilities to analyze and direct Data into predetermined and structured storage and processing domains. The translation of Data into meaningful Information for businesses are key value propositions.
GLG Study Groups with Al Pappas(?)
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| TMT Council Members in Member Programs | 18316 |
| Technology Council Members in Member Programs | 9587 |
| Business Process Outsourcing Experts | 1765 |
| Online Payment Experts | 785 |
| Point-Of-Sale (POS) Terminal Experts | 549 |
GLG Live Meetings with Al Pappas(?)
Al Pappas has not participated in any GLG Live Meetings.
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