Citrix CEO: Think Do Something Different

Mark B. Templeton’s keynote at Software 2008 advocated the adoption of a new approach to enterprise computing - one that transforms data centers into delivery centers.

Maryann Jones Thompson, Sand Hill Group

When Mark B. Templeton stepped into the position of CEO in 1999, Citrix was predominately known for its server-based computing products. Today, the company’s portfolio of application delivery infrastructure solutions counts more than 200,000 customers and earns $1.4 billion in revenue.

At the keynote podium of Software 2008 last month, Templeton urged both vendors and customers to consider a new vision for enterprise computing.

“Hopefully I can give you some inspiration to think differently about where we’re going in the future when it comes to enterprise computing. I think it is time for us to rethink everything we’ve assumed about enterprise computing. And unfortunately, thinking different and rethinking is not going to be enough. We are going to have to actually start doing something very different.”

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Parting Thought

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