Vishal Sikka
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 Vishal Sikka at SAPPHIRE 2010 keynote. Image by Gregor Wolf |
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| Born | 1 June 1967 Vadodara, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Stanford University[1] Syracuse University |
| Employer | SAP AG |
| Influenced by | Alan Kay |
| Salary | €2,459,600[2] |
| Title | Member of Executive Board, Technology and Innovation; Chief Technology Officer |
Vishal Sikka (Devnagari विशाल सिक्का) is a member of the Executive Board of SAP AG and is responsible for the technology, innovation and platforms (TIP) board area. In addition he also serves as the chief technology officer (CTO). His portfolio encompasses databases, application platforms, middleware, collaboration, business analytics and search. Organizationally, Sikka also manages the SAP research, incubation and new products organizations.
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Early life and career [edit]
Sikka grew up in Vadodara (formerly Baroda), India, the son of an officer in the Indian Railways.[3] He graduated from Rosary High School. After completing his B.S. in Computer Science at Syracuse University, Sikka was accepted for the doctoral program at Stanford University. His dissertation was titled Integrating Specialized Procedures into Proof Systems and his thesis advisor was Michael Genesereth.[4] He graduated with his Ph.D. in 1996.
After a brief stint at Xerox's research labs, Sikka founded iBrain which competed at the time with Business Objects. iBrain was acquired by PatternRX, Inc. His second startup, Bodha.com, focused on developing technology for non-invasive, service-based integration of enterprise applications and information. Sikka joined Peregrine Systems as their area Vice-President for Platform Technologies, responsible for application development and integration technologies and architecture, following their acquisition of Bodha.com.[5][6]
SAP [edit]
Sikka joined SAP in 2002 to head up the advanced technology group responsible for strategic innovative projects. Later he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Architecture and Chief Software Architect, responsible for the road map and the direction for the architecture of SAP's products and infrastructure.[7]
In April 2007, Sikka was named SAP's first-ever[8] CTO[9] reporting to then CEO Henning Kagermann. At the time, SAP spokesman Frank Hartmann stated[10] that SAP felt it needed a CTO to oversee some broad changes that were under way at the company, including its renewed focus on the mid-market, the introduction of new on-demand products, and the continued rollout of NetWeaver and its SOA strategy.
In the wake of Léo Apotheker's resignation from the executive board in 2010, Sikka was named to a newly reconstituted board, along with new co-CEOs Bill McDermott and Jim Hagemann Snabe.[11] His current contract expires in 2017.
Additional Background [edit]
In 2008, Sikka joined the executive board of the CTO Forum, an influential industry non-profit community.[12] The same year, he articulated his vision of 'Timeless Software' - software that does not cause disruption to the user as technology landscapes evolve - and proposed that this be a key pillar of SAP's future development efforts.[13] He has expressed his admiration for industry visionary Alan Kay and contributed a chapter to Points of View, a tribute on Kay's 70th birthday. Sikka served as a member of the advisory board for Coghead from 2006-2009 along with industry influencers Steve Bourne, Guy Kawasaki and John Seely Brown.[14] Coghead was acquired by SAP in 2009.
Sikka has been an influential advocate for HANA, SAP's new In-memory database technology. He spearheaded the development of HANA since his appointment as CTO with support from Hasso Plattner.[15] Since assuming his seat on the executive board, he has spoken on multiple occasions[16][17][18][19] about the potential of HANA as a breakthrough in the enterprise software space.[20]
References [edit]
- ^ Genesereth, Michael. "Ph.D. Graduates, Stanford University, Dept. of Computer Science". Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Bloomberg BusinessWeek | Executive Profile: Vishal Sikka". BusinessWeek. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Evans, Bob (31 January 2011). "Global CIO: The Software Revolution: Can SAP Light The Fuse?". Information Week. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Vishal Sikka: Mathematics Genealogy Project". American Mathematical Society. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Mishra, Pankaj (2 December 2010). "Vishal Sikka: We’re running 20 start-ups at SAP". The Economic Times. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Information Integration for e-Commerce:". Stanford University Infolab. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Vishal Sikka CV". Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Wailgum, Thomas (18 June 2009). "SAP's first ever CTO prepares for battle". Computerworld UK. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Khan, Shabana. "SAP Appoints Vishal Sikka as Chief Technology Officer; Establishes New Office of the CTO under Sikka’s Leadership". SAP Global Communications. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Niccolai, James (30 May 2007). "SAP Names Vishal Sikka as Its First CTO". CIO Magazine. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Wailgum, Thomas (17 May 2010). "SAP's "Third" CEO: Vishal Sikka". CIO Magazine. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ "SAP CTO Vishal Sikka Joins CTO Forum Executive Board". Reuters (Press Release). Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ Sikka, Vishal. "Timelessness". Blogger.com. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
- ^ Harris, Mimi (3 october 2006). "Industry Luminaries Throw Their Weight Behind Coghead". Business Wire / Eastwick Communications. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Bjorlin, Courtney (21 September 2011). "Vishal Sikka Gets Real on SAP HANA Benefits and Barriers". ASUG News. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Mirchandani, Vinnie. "The next billion SAP users will be smart meters". dealarchitect.typepad.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Kanaracus, Chris (21 June 2011). "SAP's HANA in-memory analytics engine now available". PCWorld Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Talbot, Chris (13 September 2011). "SAP TechEd: SAP bets big on HANA". ChannelBuzz Canada. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Henschen, Doug (14 December 2011). "SAP: We'll Be No. 2 Database Player By 2015". Information Week. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Kwinika, Savious (10 November 2011). "SAP wants all ERP use HANA". CAJ News. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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