Michael Hardy VP B’ss Dev’t, OS Storage
Formerly at Quantum, Mimosa, Incentra, Chaparral and Silicon Graphics
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on September 23, 2011 at 3:03 pmOS Storage, Inc. announced the
appointment of Michael Hardy as Vice President of Business Development.
Hardy will provide guidance to grow the Infinidisc
Cloud Archive business and increase market share. He will be responsible for
developing long-term cloud archive strategy, new market creation and channel
management to new and existing partners. Hardy will collaborate with existing
executive management in the development of the Infinidisc Cloud Archive brand
and to further support the growing list of Infinidisc customers.
Hardy is a storage industry veteran
with vast experience in the archival and DR markets. Hardy has held executive
positions with leading storage companies such as Quantum and Silicon Graphics.
While serving in these roles, Hardy has been recognized as a skilled channel
development executive receiving accolades by VarBusiness and CRN. In this role,
Hardy was named a top 100 channel executive by VARBusiness and was named a top
50 Channel Chief by CRN.
"Over the last several months, our Infinidisc Cloud Archive business has
grown to a point where we needed a seasoned storage executive to continue the
momentum." said Chuck Larabie, Executive Vice President. "Having Mike on the team and his expertise in
archival technologies and tertiary storage makes him a perfect choice to grow
the Infinidisc Cloud Archive platform and continue to expand our brand into the
enterprise.
"The Infinidisc Cloud Archive is an incredible solution that exemplifies
the best technologies for archival at price points never seen before in a cloud
storage environment," said Mike Hardy. "Infinidisc is the only Cloud Archive delivering true archival value and
data protection to enterprise customers. I look forward to expanding the
Infinidisc brand, broadening our channel and adding new strategic partners to
our portfolio."