Friday's Last Word: DivvyCloud CEO Brian Johnson

Friday's Last Word: DivvyCloud CEO Brian Johnson — Who exactly is he?

DivvyCloud CEO Brian Johnson co-founded the hybrid cloud management company in 2013. He is also a seven-year veteran of the online gaming industry. He previously worked at Electronic Arts, where he ran large-scale global infrastructure for massive, multi-player online games.

What are his plans for DivvyCloud?

"Aside from take over the world?," he asks. "We are looking to grow the team by brining on intelligent people who want to help build HAL 9000 for the cloud infrastructure … only with less evil."

Who does Johnson challenge to sit in the hot seat?

Angela Steele, CEO of Ansible.

What is "Friday's Last Word"?

Friday's Last Word welcomes cloud-centric CEOs who are willing to speak with Talkin' Cloud without someone peeking over a shoulder. Click on each photo to learn more about the CEO you're viewing — it's that simple.

Think you can handle sitting in the hot seat? Send an email to Talkin' Cloud Senior Editor CJ Arlotta at cj.arlotta [at] penton.com for further information. If he doesn't get back to you right away, bother him some more — and more.

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