Mohit Aron
Mohit Aron | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Title | Founder & CEO of Cohesity Co-Founder & CTO of Nutanix |
Dr. Mohit Aron, (born 1973)[citation needed], is a businessman and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Cohesity, Inc. and was previously the co-founder and CTO of Nutanix.
Early life and education
Aron graduated with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rice University[1] with a focus on distributed systems. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi India.[2]
Career
Aron has been attributed as the father of hyper-converged infrastructure[3] and has over 15 years of experience in building scalable, high-performance distribution systems.[4] Aron founded Cohesity in 2013[5] and co-founded Nutanix in 2009.[6] Prior to co-founding Nutanix, Aron was at Google as a lead developer on the Google File System engineering project.[7]
Aron was recognized by CRN as The Top 25 Innovators Of 2012[8] during his time at Nutanix. In July 2016, CRN recognized Cohesity on the list of 10 Storage Emerging Vendors You Need To Know[9] and listed as one of the Top 25 Disruptors of 2016 in August 2016.[10]
References
- ^ "Entrepreneur Mohit Aron '98 Announces New Data Storage Startup". Rice University. June 17, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Executive Profile - Mohit Aron". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ Bob Brown (June 21, 2015). "Happy Father's Day, from the Father of Hyperconvergence". Network World. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Bob Brown (June 17, 2015). "Google-infused storage startup Cohesity reveals itself". Network World. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Company Overview of Cohesity, Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Kevin McLaughlin (June 29, 2016). "Storage Startup Cohesity Says It's Attracting Enterprises, Unveils Wave Of Features To Get More On Board". CRN Magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Garry Kranz (October 19, 2015). "Cohesity founder: Secondary data needs a new approach". TechTarget. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Jack McCarthy (March 16, 2012). "The Top 25 Innovators Of 2012". CRN Magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Rick Whiting (July 28, 2016). "10 Storage Emerging Vendors You Need To Know About". CRN Magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ CRN Staff (August 2, 2016). "The Top 25 Disruptors Of 2016". CRN Magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2016.