Biography
Since 1992 Anthony Lai works at different executive positions in the development areas and product managements, marketing, sales and also as the CEO of the companies in the field of high technologies.
Since 2002 he was engaged in mainly cloud innovations as the executive vice president (EVP) and the CEO for cloud computing of Guidewire Software where he directed transition of the company specializing in the software for insurance market to a cloud.
On March 8, 2017 the Netapp company announced Anthony Lai's appointment the senior vice president of business division of cloud services.
Cloud computing opens for NetApp ample opportunities in conditions when the enterprises pass to private, hybrid and hyper scalable clouds with the purpose to increase the flexibility and innovation. Lai who is directly submitting to the CEO of Netapp George Kurian directs the development and strategy implementation directed to creation of profitable cloud business for NetApp and the statement of the company as the leader in data management in the world integrated by cloud services.
"We help clients easily and just to manage the data on a measure of transition to a cloud, and it is obvious distinctive feature of Netapp and also the most important component of implementation of our vision Data Fabric — George Kurian, the CEO of Netapp noted. — I am glad to welcome the leader of such caliber which will help us to accelerate process of implementation of innovations in cloud services in our company and to strengthen a partner ecosystem. Cooperation with key giperskeyler is a cornerstone of effective positioning of the company in the opinion of clients and formation of a new era of calculations".
"I join a command of Netapp when before the company huge opportunities as she takes positions in a hybrid cloud both the leader, and the leading innovator open — the senior vice president of division of cloud services Anthony Lai told. — Our professional qualification in the field of management of cloud data attracts new clients, we offer the broadest spectrum of cloud services and solutions for data transmission, and a partner ecosystem of Netapp — the best in the industry. Our deep integration with the leading giperskeyler, SaaS and regional service providers is the powerful asset allowing the organizations to use new business models which emergence became possible thanks to profitability and flexibility of cloud services".