Bob Burns is the co-founder of EverGreen Data Continuity and has more than 30 years experience developing and implementing IT, data storage and Business Continuity solutions. Before "Early Retirement" from AT&T Bell Labs, Bob was Technical Manager responsible for the Network and Client-Server Computing Data Center in N. Andover, MA. At AT&T he also has served as an Executive Quality Advisor/Baldrige Auditor, and helped AT&T win the National Baldrige Quality Award. Bob is the former Founder, President and CEO of NetVault Inc., responsible for the design and deployment of data storage systems worldwide. Prior to NetVault, he was Vice President of CommVault Systems, Inc. in charge of the Tape Storage Division. As Co-founder, and CEO of EverGreen Data Continuity, Bob has lead the company by redefining Business Continuity to include the management of daily operational and data protection. A Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Plan is simply an extension of this philosophy so that any event is mitigated by applying business impact, technology risk, and operational impact assessments, mitigation strategies, and detailed recovery procedures. Bob has provided the leadership to incorporate this methodology into EverGreen’s industry leading Mitigator software. Bob has a BS and MS in Information Systems from U Mass. |