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Paul Maritz

‘Eat your own dog food’: How Microsoft popularized one of the yuckiest terms in tech history

“Eat your own dog food” — the practice of companies using their own products internally before releasing them to customers… Read More

Microsoft and VMware vet Paul Maritz backs social app that vows not to monetize user data

Veteran computer scientist and business leader Paul Maritz is perhaps best known for his work in PC and server operating… Read More

Seattle startup led by former VMware execs raises $4.7M for ‘machine-learning-in-a-box’ service

A Seattle startup led by former VMware execs that sells machine learning as a service has raised $4.7 million in… Read More

Tech Moves: ReplyYes adds to executive team; Juno announces new leaders; and more

ReplyYes, a fast-growing, chat-based commerce startup, announced three additions to the company’s executive board this week: former Zulily engineer Trevor Inman,… Read More

Pivotal raises $253M from Microsoft, Ford and other big-name investors

San Francisco-based software development company Pivotal has landed $253 million in additional funding, at a reported $2.8 billion valuation, bringing Microsoft… Read More

Tech vet Paul Maritz joins BoldIQ board, sees new era of smart scheduling for on-demand economy

Paul Maritz, the former CEO of VMware and Pivotal Software, has joined the board of BoldIQ, a Bellevue, Wash.-based company… Read More

Tech Moves: Paul Maritz steps down as Pivotal CEO; Reddit hires its first CTO from Pinterest and more

—Pivotal CEO Paul Maritz is stepping down, with Pivotal Labs co-founder Rob Mee succeeding him in the position. The data analytics, cloud… Read More

Maritz AND Mulally? Analyst floats new idea for Microsoft

Much of the speculation about Microsoft’s next CEO has focused on individual candidates for the job, but what if the… Read More

Confirmed: Paul Maritz steps down as CEO of VMware

It’s official. Paul Maritz has resigned as CEO of VMware, the giant virtualization company that he’s run for the past… Read More

Paul Maritz reportedly out at VMware, sparking wave of speculation on what’s next

Whoa, it has been quite a day for changes in the executive offices. First, Marissa Mayer takes over the helm… Read More

Maritz sees Windows PCs below 20% in era of cloud, devices

Paul Maritz is now the CEO of VMware, but he was previously the longtime chief of Microsoft’s platforms group —… Read More

Q&A: VMWare CTO Steve Herrod on cloud competition and the future of apps

Steve Herrod, chief technology officer for VMWare, made a swing through Seattle today, amid news that the company is planning a… Read More

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