Identity and Access Management with Aveksa an IT security software company

Vick Vaishnavi, the president and CEO of Aveksa, an IT security software company that specializes in Identity and Access Management joins Enterprise Radio. Vick is an accomplished software executive with over 20 years of experience in global sales operations, marketing, business development, consulting, product management and engineering.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Vick Vaishnavi discuss the following:

  •  For listeners not familiar with Aveksa, tell us about your company.
  • Why is Identity and Access Management one of the top IT security priorities for large companies?
  • What are the consequences of companies not having efficient Identity and Access Management processes?
  • I saw in your bio that you helped lead another startup, BladeLogic, to a very successful IPO and eventual acquisition for almost $1 billion. How has that experience helped you lead Aveksa?
  • As CEO of Aveksa, what do you see as your biggest challenge in the next 12 months?

Duration: 15:00

Vaishnavi is an accomplished, results-driven software executive with over 20 years of experience in global sales operations, marketing, business development, consulting, product management and engineering.

Prior to joining Aveksa, Vaishnavi served as Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for BMC’s $1.6 billion Enterprise Service Management (ESM) business and was responsible for driving global marketing strategy and field operations for the company’s solutions and services business across the globe. Previous to BMC, Vaishnavi served as Chief Marketing Officer at BladeLogic. During Vaishnavi’s tenure, BladeLogic grew over 100 percent year over year where he played a key role in transforming the company from its start-up stages to its successful initial public offering (IPO) in 2007 and ultimately its $800 million acquisition by BMC Software. Before BladeLogic, Vaishnavi was a principal at Rishisoft, an IT management consulting firm advising Fortune 500 executives on IT operations process and cost control strategies. Prior to Rishisoft, Vaishnavi was a founding member at Opticom, a business service analytics software company, where he drove product marketing and corporate development. Previous to Rishisoft, Vaishnavi drove product management and strategy at Aprisma Management Technologies, a subsidiary of Cabletron Systems that was acquired by Computer Associates.

Vaishnavi has been awarded six patents in the U.S. and internationally for his work in IT management software systems. He holds a BSEE from IIT India, an MSCE from the University of Massachusetts, and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Boston University School of Management.

Related Web Site: www.Aveksa.com

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