VMware Australia hires HP Networking boss

Raymond Maisano, former head of HP Australia Network, reappeared at VMware, where he will address sales through ANZ offers network, storage and data center.Maisano left HP after 15 years with the seller, most recently as CEO of HP Networking.Previous roles include HP industry standard servers GM and director of business development for HP 

BladeSystem.Their networks and server credentials will be useful in VMware, where he is currently director of specialized sales, responsible for software defined data center VMware software networking platform defined NSX and defined-VSAN storage software across Australia and New Zealand.SDN has long been an exaggerated technology for the future, but Maisano said many VMware customers had gone live.
"For us, it's an unbelievably great chance. I'm surprised by the number of clients running in full production now. The interesting part comes on board and see what is already in operation."In my previous roles, I SDN as a potential market, but ultimately, customers outside of a few did not deploy its capabilities, but now I see in action and the interest and excitement of the market is large," said Maisano CRN.
VMware chief opponent was SDN market leader Cisco network with two providers take different approaches to SDN - an approach only VMware software, arguing that the Cisco hardware remains the major networks.VMware vice president of engineering systems worldwide, Dominick Delfino recently told CRN US a large majority of its customers are running on network equipment Cisco SDN."Frankly, probably about three quarters of our customers are running [NSX] through a network of Cisco today - they are the market leader," Delfino said.
VMware also announced the appointment of Andrew Fox as sales of its new, mobility of business and end-user computing, with a portfolio that includes AirWatch.Fox spent 10 years with SAP, most recently as director of SAP outsourcing managed mobility of Asia-Pacific, and has also held a number of channels senior positions.