BlueData Appoints Former Cisco Executive Jason Schroedl as VP of Marketing

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BlueData, the pioneer of Big Data private clouds, has announced the appointment of Jason Schroedl, a former Cisco executive with 20 years of software marketing experience, as its new Vice President of Marketing. Schroedl joins an impressive leadership roster at BlueData, which includes recent executive additions from VMware and Microsoft, as well as other executives and Big Data advisors from leading technology companies such as Facebook, Intel, NetApp, Pivotal, Service-Now, and Yahoo.

In his role, Schroedl will be responsible for all corporate and product marketing worldwide and will report to BlueData co-founder and chief executive officer Kumar Sreekanti. Schroedl will leverage his expertise to accelerate BlueData's global growth and further the company's mission of democratizing Big Data by making it easier, faster, and more cost-effective for enterprises of all sizes to deploy Hadoop infrastructure on-premises.

Key Takeaways:

  • Jason Schroedl, a former Cisco executive with 20 years of software marketing experience, has been appointed as BlueData's new Vice President of Marketing.
  • Schroedl joins an impressive leadership roster at BlueData, including executives from VMware and Microsoft, as well as Big Data advisors from leading companies like Facebook, Intel, and Yahoo.
  • Schroedl will be responsible for all corporate and product marketing worldwide and will report to BlueData co-founder and chief executive officer Kumar Sreekanti.
  • Schroedl has led global marketing for Cisco's portfolio of data center automation, cloud management, and systems management software, and has experience in driving business growth through software marketing.
  • Schroedl has joined BlueData from Cisco Systems, where he was director of product and solutions marketing for the cloud computing and data center software business.
  • Schroedl has also worked at newScale, a venture-backed startup that was acquired by Cisco in 2011, where he was vice president of marketing.
  • Schroedl believes that BlueData is addressing a huge opportunity in the Hadoop market and is excited to work with the team to build upon the company's momentum and drive future success and growth.
  • BlueData's EPIC software platform enables enterprises to build agile, secure, and cost-effective Big Data deployments that deliver value in days instead of months and at a cost savings of 50%-75% compared to traditional approaches.

Statistics:

  • BlueData has made several executive additions in recent years, including from VMware and Microsoft.
  • Jason Schroedl has 20 years of software marketing experience.
  • Schroedl was director of product and solutions marketing for the cloud computing and data center software business at Cisco Systems.
  • BlueData's EPIC software platform enables enterprises to achieve a 50%-75% cost savings compared to traditional approaches.

Sources:

  • BlueData press release announcing the appointment of Jason Schroedl as VP of Marketing.
  • BlueData website, which provides information on the company's mission, technology, and leadership team.
  • Marketwire press release, which provides additional information on Schroedl's background and experience.
  • BlueData social media channels, which provide updates on the company's products, services, and leadership team.