CIO Perspectives Virginia 2015
 
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  Apptio is the leading provider of cloud-based Technology Business Management (TBM) software that helps CIOs manage the business of IT. Apptio’s suite of applications uses business analytics to provide facts and insights about technology cost, value, and quality so IT leaders can make faster, data-driven decisions. The purpose-built applications help companies align technology spend to business outcomes and automate IT processes like cost transparency, benchmarking, showback/chargeback, operational efficiency, and planning. Powering Apptio’s applications is a next generation, in-memory cost analytics platform. Hundreds of customers, including more than a third of the Fortune 100, choose Apptio as their business system of record for IT. For more information, visit the Apptio website or the Apptio blog at www.apptio.com



  Delphix delivers agility to enterprise application and modernization projects, addressing the largest source of inefficiency and inflexibility in the datacenter—provisioning, managing, and refreshing data for business-critical applications. Leading global organizations use Delphix to dramatically reduce the time, cost, and risk of application rollouts, retirements, and migrations. 

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  As the market leader in modern BPM software, Appian delivers an enterprise application platform that unites users with all their data, processes, and collaborations – in one environment, on any mobile device, through a simple social interface. More than 3.5 million users worldwide trust Appian to power their critical business processes.


  CoreSite Realty Corporation delivers secure and reliable data center solutions across eight key North American markets.  Our flexible, high-performance products and 350+ dedicated employees consistently deliver unmatched, scalable data center options -- all of which leads to a best-in-class customer experience and lasting relationships.
  


  Dropbox simplifies the work and personal lives of millions of people by letting them bring their documents, photos, and videos anywhere and share them easily. The service has more than 300 million users and is used in over 4 million businesses, with 1 billion files saved per day. Dropbox for Business allows employees to securely share and collaborate, and is used by companies like BCBG, National Geographic, Hearst, and News Corp. To learn more about our product and start a free trial, please visit https://www.dropbox.com/business
         


  OpenText Analytics is a leader in embedded analytics with enterprise reporting, personalized analytics, big data analytics and interactive dashboards that enables businesses to grow faster, lower operational costs, and reduce information governance and security risks by improving business insight, shortening time to market,  and automating processes.



  Pluribus Networks delivers software-defined networking as an open application platform for today’s data centers. The company’s flagship product, Netvisor®, is the industry’s first distributed network hypervisor operating system, converging compute, network, storage and virtualization with an open, programmable approach. Our customers realize tangible and immediate business benefits while protecting their existing network investments. For more information, visit www.pluribusnetworks.com or go to www.twitter.com/pluribusnet.



  For more than 30 years, Randstad Technologies has been connecting global companies to customized technology talent and solutions that meet and surpass objectives. From connecting clients to the expert technology talent they need, allowing them to outsource a fundamental technology function, to jump-starting and completing stalled projects, or providing strategic technology consulting services, we help companies become more efficient and reduce millions of dollars in costs. Visit randstadtechnologies.com to learn more about our recruitment, outsourcing, projects, and consulting solutions.

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  CloudVelox, formerly known as CloudVelocity, is the first company to deliver an automated cloud migration and disaster recovery platform specifically developed for the unique operating demands of existing, multi-tier apps. Led by a deeply experienced team of system software and networking executives, CloudVelox gives data center teams the ability to easily protect, scale and mobilize their distributed apps and services into and between clouds, eliminating many of the major barriers to the enterprise adoption of cloud.

  CommVault is a leading data management software company passionately committed to giving companies a better way to organize, protect, and access business information. Our unique Solving Forward® philosophy and one-of-a-kind Simpana® software deliver complete data management solutions with infinite scalability and unprecedented control over data and costs. 

  Silver Peak software accelerates data between data centers, branch offices and the cloud. The company’s software-defined acceleration solves network quality, capacity and distance challenges to provide fast and reliable access to data anywhere in the world. Leveraging its leadership in data center class WAN optimization, Silver Peak is a key enabler for strategic IT projects like virtualization, big data and disaster recovery.

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  IDC is the most experienced and most trusted IT advisory firm in the market. Our global team of 1,100 analysts assist businesses around the world in moving to the 3rd Platform of computing. Our IT advisory services not only advise on the technologies of the 3rd Platform (cloud, mobile, social and analytics), but also on how to effectively lead technology initiatives. To learn more visit www.idc.com/itexecutive.