Thanks to the fragmenting perimeter and huge rise in data and alerting , customers have a strong need for automation and scale that is not possible without newer solutions . in a matter or years , building it to be one of the largest network security vendors in the market , then handing that over to a new team to continue the journey . I used that experience of what is possible to resize my own horizons of possibility and also what was possible for Fortinet elsewhere .
What made you think of a career in technology ?
I wanted to be in engineer when in school and after studying engineering in university I was lucky enough to join IBM and I was hooked on networking and later security .
What do you think will be the hot technology talking point of 2021 ?
Thanks to the fragmenting perimeter and huge rise in data and alerting , customers have a strong need for automation and scale that is not possible without newer solutions , whether that be EDR , SIEM , SOAR or AI .
These are well-established trends , but I believe they will hit broader adoption in 2021 .
What are your personal interests and where do you like to spend most of your time after work ?
The best balance to work is time with family and friends , exercise , reading and enjoying all the great things about living in Dubai . •
Our partners have done an amazing job figuring out how to continue to service customers while being mostly remote .
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