I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes up.
This time it is Sanjay Poonen, COO of VMware.
He describes about how the "trifecta" of VMware products has helped companies perform their version of acrobatics - virtual desktops through their Workspace One offering, security via Carbon Black and "edge" network acceleration via Velocloud and how they have helped companies as they massively scaled work from home, pop-up clinics and other "edge" usage.
He describes how they made virtual their global sales kick off meetings at a weekend's notice in response to travel restrictions due to the crisis. To my question about other acrobatics, he invokes Eric Yuan, CEO of Zoom and the massive scaling they have accomplished. "I am learning speed from Eric, he is learning scale from me" starting around 17:15
Even more inspirational are Sanjay's thoughts about leadership starting around 26:30.
Overall, a very enjoyable, educational conversation.
