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Crossroads Systems, Inc. Work Values
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Daily Duties at Crossroads Systems, Inc.:
Senior Product Manager / Product Owner August 2006 – Present Crossroads Systems Inc., Austin, Tx • Responsible for managing Crossroads virtual tape and business continuity products for protecting data at rest o Products include appliances, disk arrays, tape library, and software (encryption and replication) • Manage OEM accounts including IBM, HP (NonStop), B&L Associates, and Tandberg Data Corporation o Managed ISV Certification efforts for the StrongBox archive product to qualify interoperability with third party software applications and validate product to market value proposition. o Performed contract review, tracked and supported opportunities to meet quarterly revenue goals • Perform market sizing and competitive analysis for new product initiatives into virtualized server market • Produce content for all Sales related collateral including Brochures, Datasheets, Sales Guide, White Papers • Represent the market and product as subject matter expert to Sales, Channel Partners and Press Analysts • Develop material and perform product training for all business partners and internal technical Sales Engineers • Defined and programmed the logic to create an ROI Calculator and Sales Configuration/Quoting Tool • Responsible for translating customer request for enhancements (RFE) into product strategy and roadmap • Defined and launched software encryption and embedded key management server for virtual tape appliance • Defined and launched ShareLoader® as an iSCSI based virtual tape library (VTL) that enables automated data protection and backup with user initiated restores of data on laptops, desktops, servers and virtual machines • Managed the OEM branding efforts to launch Crossroads® XpanTape® Library and XpanDisk® Storage Array • Defined and launched the Crossroads® SPHiNX as a purpose-built virtual tape appliance to deliver automated data protection and backup/recovery operations for the IBM Power System (AS/400) and other mid servers • Managed FileStor software that provide continuous data protection and file migration of files to 2nd tier storage • Defined and launched Disaster Recovery (DR) Service that allows customers to replicate their backup data offsite into the cloud to a SPHiNX system located at a trusted Managed Storage Service Provider site
What they like about Crossroads Systems, Inc.:
Organizations with strong, centralized leadership are particularly attractive to you. You require a work environment with leadership that aggressively seeks to expand and grow the business and does so in a visible and decisive manner. In general you prefer to work in an environment in which there is a strong link between leadership, its actions, and a strong set of company-wide values.
Tags
Product Management, Storage Networking, Data Security, Cloud Services, Disaster Recovery, Backup & Archiving, Technical Product Management
Information about Crossroads Systems, Inc.
Company Rank: Not Available
Average length of employment : 20 years
Average salary of employees: $125,000
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Climbers who worked at Crossroads Systems, Inc. had these interests:
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Video Systems in an IT Environment |
The Basics of Networked Media and File-based Workflows |
| Product Strategy for High-Technology Companies |
How Today's High-Tech Leaders - Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, and Others - Continue Their Dominance in an Increasingly Competitive Marketplace |
| Behavior in Organizations |
Understanding and Managing the Human Side of Work |
