Bill North, storage software analyst at IDC, who worked with van den Bosch at Veritas for three years, says he is certainly one of the great visionaries in the storage software business. "He can focus that vision so it directs new product initiatives where they need to go two years from now," North says. "That's an incredibly valuable asset."
Also in his favor: He's Dutch!
Kumar Malavalli
The resident Fibre Channel expert on our list is Kumar Malavalli, 59, one of the original architects of the FC specification and the man responsible for guiding it through the quagmire of standards bodies. Anyone willing and persistent enough to take on this challenge deserves a medal in our book or, at least, the No. 4 spot on this list.
Not only is Malavalli adept on the technical side, he can also spot a decent business opportunity when he sees one. Crosspoint Venture Partners approached him in 1995 to help found Brocade Communications Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: BRCD), which he did with considerable success. Malavalli is currently advisor to Brocade's chairman and CEO Greg Reyes on all matters relating to technology strategy and product direction at the company (see our recent interview with him).
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