Azul and the Current State of the Java Ecosystem with Scott Sellers
Corey is joined by Scott Sellers, CEO & Co-Founder of Azul, to discuss the current state of the Java ecosystem and how Java is changing to adapt to a cloud-native world. Scott describes how he transitioned from hardware to the world of Java software, Java’s proprietary-to-open-source origin story, and why Java continues to be fundamental among newer programming languages. Scott explains how Azul is creating business value in an open source environment by “creating a better Java”, and also describes how Azul is helping customers address The Cloud Paradox, where the cost of operating in the cloud can be almost as plentiful as the benefit.
About Scott
With more than 28 years of successful leadership in building high technology companies and delivering advanced products to market, Scott provides the overall strategic leadership and visionary direction for Azul Systems.
Scott has a consistent proven track record of vision, leadership, and success in enterprise, consumer and scientific markets. Prior to co-founding Azul Systems, Scott founded 3dfx Interactive, a graphics processor company that pioneered the 3D graphics market for personal computers and game consoles. Scott served at 3dfx as Vice President of Engineering, CTO and as a member of the board of directors and delivered 7 award-winning products and developed 14 different graphics processors. After a successful initial public offering, 3dfx was later acquired by NVIDIA Corporation.
Prior to 3dfx, Scott was a CPU systems architect at Pellucid, later acquired by MediaVision. Before Pellucid, Scott was a member of the technical staff at Silicon Graphics where he designed high-performance workstations.
Scott graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor of science, earning magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa honors. Scott has been granted 8 patents in high performance graphics and computing and is a regularly invited keynote speaker at industry conferences.
Links Referenced:
- Azul: https://www.azul.com/
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