#229 Vinu Thomas - CTO at Presidio

Today we are talking to Vinu Thomas, the CTO at Presidio. And we discuss the differences in the last three decades of market transition, why AI and Hyper Automation will continue to revolutionize all industries, and How Presidio is using their own internal “shark tank” competitions to stay on top of innovation.

All of this, right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast!

About Vinu:

Vinu Thomas is Chief Technology Officer at Presidio. He is responsible for leading Presidio's Engineering & Services Organization (1600+), guiding Presidio's GTM technology strategy, solutions and services offerings and industry thought leadership. Vinu has built Presidio's technology and lifecycle services teams around digital transformation, application and data modernization, cyber security and software defined infrastructure solutions.

In 2017, Vinu was part of the Executive team during Presidio’s IPO process. Vinu sits on a number of advisory boards of companies like Cisco, AWS, Palo Alto Networks, Nutanix and VMWARE. He was previously Vice President of Solutions for Presidio's Tristate Area and has a total of 25 years of experience in systems integration, practice building, and engineering. Prior to Presidio, Vinu led the Engineering organization for Bluewater Communications Group until it was acquired by Presidio in 2012.

Previously, he was the Cisco Practice Director at a $1.2 billion North American Value Added Reseller, where he founded and build a $100 million Cisco Practice.

About Presidio:

Presidio is a leading North American IT solutions provider focused on Digital Infrastructure, Business Analytics, Cloud, Security & Emerging solutions. We deliver this technology expertise through a full life cycle model of professional, managed, and support services including strategy, consulting, implementation and design. By taking the time to deeply understand how our clients define success, we help them harness technology advances, simplify IT complexity and optimize their environments today while enabling future applications, user experiences, and revenue models.