Jeffrey Tofano

Jeffrey Tofano is a recognized industry veteran, having worked in storage and data protection for more than 25 years. As Chief Technology Officer at Quantum, he oversees the company's technological vision and portfolio roadmaps, with an emphasis on integrating data deduplication and file system technologies into the company's broader solutions strategy, as well as protecting critical business data in a virtual world. Previously, he served as Technical Director at NetApp and Chief Architect at OnStor. Since joining Quantum in 2007, Tofano has spoken on various topics covering emerging data protection concepts and technologies for audiences at data protection and storage network conferences. These include: Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) events, Techtarget Backup School end-user tutorials, and national conferences such as Storage Network World (SNW) and Symantec Vision. He can be reached at jeffrey.tofano@quantum.com.

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