Rao joined Kashya from Zambeel Inc. but has also worked for BEA Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAS) and was previously VP of finance and operations for IBM Global Services in India. Johnny Stern, director of corporate development, joined Kashya from Jerusalem Global Ventures, where he was a principal focusing on investments in early-stage Israeli software companies.
There's little doubt these guys are attacking a hot market right now, but when it comes to choosing a disaster recovery solution, how many enterprises trust a little startup they have never heard of? Brocade's endorsement will be an important one, but Kashya probably will need to rack up a list of similar partners before many people let it in the door.
Moreover, the numerous players already in this market make it a crowded one for another startup. Companies in this space include Veritas Software Corp. (Nasdaq: VRTS) on the host side, plus all the storage array vendors. Then there are other small companies including DataCore Software Corp., FalconStor Software Inc. (Nasdaq: FALC), SANgate Systems Inc., StoreAge Networking Technologies Ltd., and Topio all pushing remote replication. Kashya had better eat its kasha if it wants to compete against this field.
Jo Maitland, Senior Editor, Byte and Switch
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
