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One of the most memorable achievements in my career was being part of the team that developed and scaled Isilon ( now Dell PowerScale ), a scale-out storage solution .

Isilon was a project that aimed to redefine how data storage was approached . The concept of ‘ scale-out storage ’ was relatively new at the time and represented a significant shift from traditional ‘ scale-up ’ methods . Unlike scale-up storage which required adding more hardware to increase capacity , scale-out storage involved adding more nodes to a network , enabling it to grow seamlessly without disrupting operations .

We started from scratch , working through complex technical issues , and conceptualizing and implementing novel solutions . As the project progressed , I had the opportunity to contribute to various aspects of its development , from design to deployment .

What first made you think of a career in technology ?

My interest in a technology-focused career first took root during my graduate school years in the 1990s .

Back then , the tech sector wasn ’ t as dominant in the global economy as it is today – but it was beginning to make its mark .

One of the key catalysts that sparked my interest was the IBM mainframe , which represented the pinnacle of technological advancement at the time .

These machines were monumental , not just in their physical size but also in the transformative impact they had on businesses and industries . They were capable of handling massive amounts of data and performing complex computations that were previously unimaginable .

The intellectual challenge presented by these systems was exhilarating . The idea of leveraging technology to

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