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John HarkerWelcome to Pacific Grids. That's me, John Harker, on the right. This site was my first and reflects one of my passions - the area of Modular Systems and Grid Computing. Also a little bit of my interest in sailing...

I've worked with computers for a long time - move the cursor over the picture of the IBM 305 console at the top left and see me teaching my first class.

Starting with Tandem and through SCO and Caldera I've worked with multi-CPU and clustered systems since their inception. After leaving Caldera I worked with ZNA Communications in various areas of Modular Computing - blade and brick servers, high-speed network interconnects, cluster, grid and virtual operating environments, and web services application development. My customers included Caldera, Progress Software and the Server Blade Trade Association. I also did business planning and web site development in the wireless market space for Wireless Cables, Inc.

Since 2002 I've worked for Hitachi Data Systems in Santa Clara in the field of SANs, Storage Arrays, and Storage Management products. In addition to being the senior product marketing manager for our core storage provisioning products I focus on storage virtualization and tiered storage solutions. I'm also enjoying exploring and learning web 2.0 technologies and their use for marketing purposes.

  • I've done contract business planning, writing, marketing and web page development
  • I've taught custom courses in the areas of Modular Computing, Grid and Cluster computing, UNIX/Linux, and Networking.
  • I've done consulting on selection and implementation of modular, grid and cluster computing systems.
  • John Harker - Skill Highlights
    -12+ years Product Management and Product Marketing experience, interleaved with
    -8+ years Software Engineering experience
    -2+ years Curriculum Development and Training experience
    -Four-Phase, Tandem, Victor, Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), Caldera, Hitachi Data Systems
    -Prolific writer, strong web, strong presenter, insightful technologist
    -Technical expertise in Networking, Servers, Storage, Virtualization, SANs, UNIX, Linux, Windows, Clusters and Grid Computing, Web Services, CIM, SMI-S, NFS, SAMBA/CIFS, etc.
    -Negotiations and Contracts
    -I also understand hardware design and manufacturing, supply logistics, etc.