Aviatrix announced that Anirban Sengupta joined the company as CTO and SVP of engineering. Sengupta’s career spans over three decades at companies such as Google, VMware and Cisco.
He will spearhead Aviatrix’s technical strategy, advancing the company’s mission to deliver solutions that offer “network of one” simplicity and unparalleled visibility, control and security, leading to business scalability, agility and cost savings.
“The cloud landscape is at a turning point that requires very specific networking capabilities in order for the enterprise to succeed,” said Doug Merritt, Aviatrix CEO. “Anirban is a visionary technologist with extensive expertise that spans operating systems, virtualization, containerization and networking. He’s proven his skills in navigating emerging markets and will be instrumental as we continue to redefine the future of enterprise cloud networking. His track record of delivering scalable and resilient systems aligns perfectly with our commitment to pushing boundaries and providing top-tier solutions to our customers.”
The Aviatrix platform is rooted in the company’s understanding of the evolution of networking, which spans privately owned data centers – filled with specialized hardware – through virtualization and cloud computing.
Core to the Aviatrix platform are three requirements, all necessary for navigating the cloud networking landscape:
- Core services integration, including services such as security and load balancing that are fully integrated into the networking layer.
- Data plane access, providing packet-level transit and management control.
- CSP neutrality, with Aviatrix offering a range of networking services across each provider without requiring additional vendor dependence.
“Aviatrix understood early on what technology capabilities were needed to address the rapidly evolving cloud landscape and built their platform as an integrated, CSP neutral and with fine-grain access to the dataplane,” said Sengupta. “It’s an honor to be able to build upon the already excellent work done by the team to take the platform to the next level. I look forward to working with the dynamic team at Aviatrix to delight our customers, propel our technical capabilities and product offerings and reinforce our position as the industry leader in the cloud networking space.”
To date, Sengupta has been awarded more than 100 patents, demonstrating his ability to architect and develop groundbreaking enterprise products. His career includes senior roles with Google and VMware.
His addition follows a period of significant growth and leadership expansion at Aviatrix.
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