Mohit Aron (born 1973),[citation needed] is an Indian-American computer scientist, businessman and entrepreneur.
Mohit Aron | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) Pathankot, India |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi |
| Title | Founder & CEO of Cohesity Co-Founder & CTO of Nutanix |
Early life and education
editAron was born about 1973 and grew up in Chandigarh.[1] He graduated with a bachelor of technology in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 1995.[2]
Aron graduated with an MS in 1998 and a PhD in computer science from Rice University in 2001 with a focus on distributed computing.[3] His advisor was Peter Druschel.[4]
Career
editIn 2000 he joined a company called Zambeel.
He was a developer on the Google File System engineering project from 2003 to 2007.[5]
From 2007 to 2009 he worked at Aster Data Systems.
Aron is a promoter of the term hyper-converged infrastructure.[6][7]
Aron co-founded Nutanix in 2009.[8]
Aron was recognized by CRN Magazine in 2012 as one of the Top 25 Innovators of 2012.[9]
Aron founded Cohesity in 2013.[10] In July and August 2016, CRN mentioned Cohesity.[11][12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rich Karlgaard (December 10, 2020). "How Mohit Aron's Indian Hometown Inspired His Unicorn Company". Forbes. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "In step with the times, IITs accept stocks as alumni donations". The Indian Express. November 5, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Entrepreneur Mohit Aron '98 Announces New Data Storage Startup". Rice University. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Carlyn Chatfield (December 12, 2017). "Mohit Aron: Learning to Invent Knowledge". Rice University CS department. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Garry Kranz (October 19, 2015). "Cohesity founder: Secondary data needs a new approach". TechTarget. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Bob Brown (June 21, 2015). "Happy Father's Day, from the Father of Hyperconvergence". Network World. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Bob Brown (June 17, 2015). "Google-infused storage startup Cohesity reveals itself". Network World. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Kevin McLaughlin (June 29, 2016). "Storage Startup Cohesity Says It's Attracting Enterprises, Unveils Wave Of Features To Get More On Board". CRN Magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Jack McCarthy (March 16, 2012). "The Top 25 Innovators Of 2012". CRN Magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Company Overview of Cohesity, Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ Rick Whiting (July 28, 2016). "10 Storage Emerging Vendors You Need To Know About". CRN Magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ CRN Staff (August 2, 2016). "The Top 25 Disruptors Of 2016". CRN Magazine. Retrieved September 6, 2016.