A Conversation with Randy Kerns: A Look Back at 50 years in the Business - Infrastructure Matters, Episode 25

In this episode of the Infrastructure Matters, host Camberley Bates is joined by Randy Kerns for a look back at 50 years in the data infrastructure business. Randy Kerns started in this industry 50+ years ago and spent time developing systems at IBM, StorageTek, Tandem, Fujitsu, Sun Microsystems and at ProStor. He has mentored many engineers and analysts, plus helped marketing and sales muddle through messaging and positioning, helping to launch and position successful companies. We walk through what 50 years of changes have looked like, where we are going and hear some advice for the information architects of today. 

Topics include:

• Why 50 years in the data storage industry? 

• What were the key shifts and changes in the industry during Randy's career?

• How do current industry shifts affect data and information architects, and what advice does Randy have for them to stay relevant?

• What do you expect the impact of AI to be on IT organizations?

• And – come and join us and learn more at the upcoming Information and Data Management Strategies class, April 16 – 17 in Boulder Colorado!