{"id":3022,"date":"2015-01-21T23:06:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T23:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-infoblox-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=3022"},"modified":"2020-05-06T10:30:15","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T17:30:15","slug":"building-for-the-future-from-a-great-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infoblox.com\/blog\/company\/building-for-the-future-from-a-great-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Building For The Future From A Great Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve now been at Infoblox for just under two months, and it\u2019s a very exciting time for me and for the company.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, I had my first opportunity to speak publicly as the CEO of Infoblox in a 40-minute question-and-answer session at the Needham &amp; Company 17th Annual Growth Conference in New York City. I talked about why I decided to join Infoblox on Dec. 8 and the opportunities I see for the company in core network services, secure DNS and automation for private clouds. You\u2019re invited to listen to a full recording of the session, available\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wsw.com\/webcast\/needham69\/blox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want a shorter version of the story, I made many of the same points in a video recorded in November, at the time Infoblox announced my selection as CEO.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"GISY8kA2TEs\" class=\" bf_frame_init\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GISY8kA2TEs?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/community.infoblox.com\" width=\"614\" height=\"345\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve now been at Infoblox for just under two months, and it\u2019s a very exciting time for me and for the company. 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