OzHub, the Macquarie Telecom-led cloud computing alliance, has come down firmly on the side of Optus over the copyright controversy surrounding Optus TV Now, warning that any moves to change the law "risk branding Australia a global luddite state."
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Renai LeMay
Friday, 10 September 2010 12:00
Every Friday we’ll profile a prominent figure from Australia’s IT, telecommunications or video gaming industries in the Friday Five.
Whenever we see VMware’s Paul Harapin, we can’t help but feel that he’s one of the most relaxed souls in Australia’s IT industry. He loves his sport, has a clutch of kids and smiles a lot. He even forgives Delimiter when we poke fun at him. The VMware chief is this week’s guest for the Friday Five.
1. What was your first job ever?
Child care assistant at 10 years’ old. I’m not sure how qualified I was, but I enjoyed my $20 per week! My first IT job was at IBM, straight out of university, as a network systems engineer on the Commonwealth Bank’s old SNA environment.
2. What do most like about working in the IT industry?
The people, especially the VMware team. VMware is a multi-faceted business and it is exciting to oversee tremendous growth in Australia/New Zealand. I get a thrill from selling a solution which enables customers to reduce their environmental impact.
The large ecosystem that has sprung up around VMware inspires me daily. It’s a great learning experience and very intellectually stimulating meeting and working with some of the best brains in the business in my colleagues and customers. It’s also great working with huge range of people from all areas of the IT Industry, especially customers in totally different industries and sectors who are working with innovative technology to drive business success.
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