One year ago Charlie Giancarlo took the helm of Pure Storage, which in fiscal year 2018 reported its first billion-dollar year.

Giancarlo was a managing director and senior advisor at Silver Lake Partners before joining Pure Storage. Prior to that, he held multiple executive positions at Cisco, where he helped steer the company into markets such as Ethernet switching, VoIP, Wi-Fi and telepresence.

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Giancarlo talked with Network World's Ann Bednarz about what Pure is doing to keep the storage industry moving forward,and how the experience he gained during Cisco’s growth spurt is helping.

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