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Follow on Google News | Veteran Business Development Executive Joins Puppet LabsJohn W. Rutherford Brings Wealth of Strategic Partner Collaborations to New Role
By: Puppet Labs “Puppet has become a new force within the open source community by delivering the first reusable and portable infrastructure platform offering IT administrators the ability to deliver higher service levels by managing complex environments more effectively,” As the head of business development for MySQL, Rutherford was responsible for strategic partner collaborations designed to deliver new innovative solutions to the open source community. MySQL’s pluggable framework offers a unique opportunity for third parties looking to capture the attention of a fast-growing and evolving install base. MySQL’s fast growing open source footprint resulted in an acquisition by Sun Microsystems in 2008 which surpassed all prior open source valuations equally $1 billion in consideration. Rutherford’s 20-year career in business development and sales have created many significant partnerships and delivered scores of landmark deals at Oracle, Iona, Borland and Informix Software. “John’s ability to create meaningful partnerships has propelled several products into world-class leaders and is a key reason why I’ve invited him to join our executive team,” said Kanies. “His proven track record indicates a unique understanding and instinct for pursuing the kinds of relationships we need to achieve our goal of Pervasive Puppet.” About Puppet Labs Based in Portland, Oregon, Puppet Labs provides next-gen IT automation, enabling IT organizations to manage infrastructure as code so they can provide higher service levels with less staff. Puppet Lab’s flagship offering, Puppet, significantly improves the automation and management of IT operations for large scale, fast growing, transaction- End
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