Kumar Malavalli
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Kumar Malavalli is a noted techonology entrepreneur and philanthropist, with specific interests in education and healthcare.
Kumar is a co-author of Fibre Channel, a technology for developing storage area networks (SAN's). Co-founder and former CTO of Brocade Communications; Co-founder, Chairman and CSO of InMage Systems
; and CSO of LeadFormix
.
and gained two degrees, one in Physics and another in Engineering.
In 1971, Kumar married and immediately moved to Germany
training in Advanced Industrial Electronics at the Institute of Engineering, Düsseldorf. He later returned to Mysore for a short period but in 1974 he migrated to Canada
with his wife and daughter.
He is considered one of the originators and the driving force behind Fibre Channel
, an evolutionary technology that enabled the development of storage area networks (SAN's), which lead to a multi-billion dollar industry.
He was Chairman of the ANSI INCITS T11 Technical Committee in 1994, when it developed the Fibre Channel specification. He was the co-founder and Chairman of FCIA (Fibre Channel Industry Association), and was a founder and Chairman of SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association). Both of these organizations serve the storage industry as the primary technical and marketing resource for Fibre Channel.
In 1995, Kumar co-founded Brocade Communications Systems
, the leader in storage area switching. He is also the chairman and co-founder of Orchesys, Inc. Orchesys is a technology solutions company with its roots as a storage services provider to major vendors such as NetApp and Hitachi Data Systems
since 2005.
Kumar Malavalli continues to be an investor and mentor and the member of the board of numerous Silicon Valley startups in the field of Information Technology and in other emerging areas of Telemedicine
, Business Analytics
, Intent Analysis, Cloud Computing
and Nanotechnology
.
He is currently the chairman and CSO of data protection specialist InMage Systems. InMage founders are Rajeev Atluri, Anup Tirumala, Sam Inala, Srihari Kumar, and NS Rao. InMage Systems pioneered the concepts of event based recovery and continuous data protection.
He is the chairman of leading edge data security solution provider CryptoMill Technologies. Other CryptoMill founders include Nandini Jolly (CEO), and Daniel Thanos (CTO). CryptoMill has pioneered the development of a three element data security solution based on; Protection (Data Encryption), Control (Data Firewall) and Containment (Data Binding). The solution named SEAhawk; provides the industries first cryptographic data storage firewall that provides internal data security above and beyond just the external data security other solutions provide.
Kumar Malavalli is also the Chief Strategy officer of a next-generation marketing automation
solutions provider, LeadFormix. LeadFormix founders are Srihari Kumar, Shreesha Ramdas and Sushil Jha. LeadFormix is the first provider of Marketing Automation 2.0 solutions.
Its real-time solution delivers enriched lead data, enabling enterprise sales and marketing teams to uncover hidden opportunities, accurately identify decision-makers, and deliver powerful, targeted, real-time responses to qualified prospects.
In 2003, the Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) recognized Kumar Malavalli's contributions to technology and society by inducting him into the Silicon Valley
Engineering Hall of Fame.
In 2005, he established an Endowed Professorship at the University of California, Santa Cruz
.
Named 2010 Storage Superstar in CRN
Kumar is a co-author of Fibre Channel, a technology for developing storage area networks (SAN's). Co-founder and former CTO of Brocade Communications; Co-founder, Chairman and CSO of InMage Systems
InMage DR-Scout
InMage Scout is a Continuous Data Protection based backup and replication solution. Scout consists of two product lines: the host-offload line, which uses a software agent on the protected servers, and the fabric line, which uses an agent on the Fibre Channel switch fabric. The software protects...
; and CSO of LeadFormix
LeadFormix
LeadFormix is a marketing automation company that offers cloud based, lead generation and sales enablement software to enterprise customers. LeadFormix pioneered the concept of Marketing Automation 2.0, which is considered the next level of marketing automation....
.
Early life and education
Kumar was born in Mysore. He attended Mysore's National Institute of EngineeringNational Institute of Engineering
The National Institute of Engineering, popularly known as The NIE, established in 1946, is the second oldest engineering college in Karnataka. It is located in Mysore, India. NIE is an autonomous institution affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University. It was granted autonomy in the year 2007...
and gained two degrees, one in Physics and another in Engineering.
In 1971, Kumar married and immediately moved to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
training in Advanced Industrial Electronics at the Institute of Engineering, Düsseldorf. He later returned to Mysore for a short period but in 1974 he migrated to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with his wife and daughter.
Career
He worked in HP for nearly two decades before summoning up the courage to hit the digital trail on his own.He is considered one of the originators and the driving force behind Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel, or FC, is a gigabit-speed network technology primarily used for storage networking. Fibre Channel is standardized in the T11 Technical Committee of the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards , an American National Standards Institute –accredited standards...
, an evolutionary technology that enabled the development of storage area networks (SAN's), which lead to a multi-billion dollar industry.
He was Chairman of the ANSI INCITS T11 Technical Committee in 1994, when it developed the Fibre Channel specification. He was the co-founder and Chairman of FCIA (Fibre Channel Industry Association), and was a founder and Chairman of SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association). Both of these organizations serve the storage industry as the primary technical and marketing resource for Fibre Channel.
In 1995, Kumar co-founded Brocade Communications Systems
Brocade Communications Systems
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. , based in Silicon Valley , is a vendor of storage area network hardware and software. The company also designs, manufactures, and sells networking products and management applications for local, metro, and wide area networks...
, the leader in storage area switching. He is also the chairman and co-founder of Orchesys, Inc. Orchesys is a technology solutions company with its roots as a storage services provider to major vendors such as NetApp and Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems is a company providing mid-range and high-end storage systems, software and services. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. and part of the Hitachi Information Systems & Telecommunications Division....
since 2005.
Kumar Malavalli continues to be an investor and mentor and the member of the board of numerous Silicon Valley startups in the field of Information Technology and in other emerging areas of Telemedicine
Telemedicine
Telemedicine is the use of telecommunication and information technologies in order to provide clinical health care at a distance. It helps eliminate distance barriers and can improve access to medical services that would often not be consistently available in distant rural communities...
, Business Analytics
Business analytics
Business analytics refers to the skills, technologies, applications and practices for continuous iterative exploration and investigation of past business performance to gain insight and drive business planning. Business analytics focuses on developing new insights and understanding of business...
, Intent Analysis, Cloud Computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
and Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
.
He is currently the chairman and CSO of data protection specialist InMage Systems. InMage founders are Rajeev Atluri, Anup Tirumala, Sam Inala, Srihari Kumar, and NS Rao. InMage Systems pioneered the concepts of event based recovery and continuous data protection.
He is the chairman of leading edge data security solution provider CryptoMill Technologies. Other CryptoMill founders include Nandini Jolly (CEO), and Daniel Thanos (CTO). CryptoMill has pioneered the development of a three element data security solution based on; Protection (Data Encryption), Control (Data Firewall) and Containment (Data Binding). The solution named SEAhawk; provides the industries first cryptographic data storage firewall that provides internal data security above and beyond just the external data security other solutions provide.
Kumar Malavalli is also the Chief Strategy officer of a next-generation marketing automation
Marketing Automation
The name given to software platforms designed for marketing departments and organizations to automate repetitive tasks is Marketing Automation. Marketing departments, consultants and part-time marketing employees benefit by specifying criteria and outcomes for tasks and processes which are then...
solutions provider, LeadFormix. LeadFormix founders are Srihari Kumar, Shreesha Ramdas and Sushil Jha. LeadFormix is the first provider of Marketing Automation 2.0 solutions.
Its real-time solution delivers enriched lead data, enabling enterprise sales and marketing teams to uncover hidden opportunities, accurately identify decision-makers, and deliver powerful, targeted, real-time responses to qualified prospects.
In 2003, the Silicon Valley Engineering Council (SVEC) recognized Kumar Malavalli's contributions to technology and society by inducting him into the Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
Engineering Hall of Fame.
In 2005, he established an Endowed Professorship at the University of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz, also known as UC Santa Cruz or UCSC, is a public, collegiate university; one of ten campuses in the University of California...
.
Named 2010 Storage Superstar in CRN