Friday's Last Word: Quorum CEO Edward Sharp
Quorum appointed Edward Sharp as CEO in May. While we may not know too much about his day-to-day routine at the DRaaS company, we did find out what he does outside of the office.
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To find out who Sharp is outside of the office, click through this slideshow.
SHARP: Steel Pulse with Ziggy Marley.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Reggae music at its finest (but then again, I don’t know a single thing about the genre).
SHARP: “Ghett’a Life.”
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Adding an apostrophe into a movie title can truly make things difficult on those searching for the film.
SHARP: Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: A lot of Volkswagen fans out there, and I’m not one of them (but I’m sure nobody cares).
SHARP: “Modern Family.”
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: This one will definitely be added into the Netflix queue — at some point.
SHARP: “Water for Elephants” by Sara Gruen.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Why add additional commentary when the picture sums it all up?
SHARP: Fitbit.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: How many steps do you average per day? Probably a lot more than someone who sits behind a computer all day long.
SHARP: Spiceworks.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: A free community for IT professionals. Interested? Visit the Spiceworks website for more information.
SHARP: Mojito.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Make that two.
SHARP: Mojito.
TALKIN CLOUD's SPIN: Make that two.
Friday’s Last Word: Quorum CEO Edward Sharp — Who is he?
Newly hired Quorum CEO Edward Sharp joined the the San Jose, California-based disaster recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS) at the end of May, succeeding Walter Angerer, who was appointed as the company’s interim in October 2013.
Before joining Quorum, Sharp was an executive at NetApp (NTAP), holding various roles before landing a position as the company’s vice president of emerging products, where he oversaw NetApp businesses focused in the areas of mobile, data protection, flash and object storage.
What’s Sharp’s plan for Quorum in 2014?
Sharp told Talkin’ Cloud in a May interview that he expects to double Quorum’s market presence in 2014 and hopes to scale the company to a level where it can capitalize on all its opportunities.
What is Friday’s Last Word?
Friday’s Last Word welcomes cloud-centric CEOs who are willing to briefly speak with us on what they do outside of the office — it’s not for the weak. Click on each photo to learn more about the CEO you’re viewing.
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