Bret Weber VP OEM Division, DataDirect

DataDirect Networks, Inc. announced the appointment of tech industry innovator Bret Weber as Vice President and OEM Evangelist. In this role, Weber will be responsible for helping foster and strengthen key OEM relationships to continue the rapid acceleration of DDN’s embedded systems business.

Weber brings more than 27 years of experience to the role, formerly at LSI Corporation and its various antecedents. Weber holds more than 30 issued patents in the areas of storage software, hardware, and systems, and also helped to build standards for end-to-end data integrity which resulted in the T10 DIF Protection Information Model that is widely used today.

“I’m thrilled to join DDN,” Weber said. “The explosive growth of user- and machine-generated content is the single biggest issue facing technologists everywhere, and DDN has clearly achieved a leadership in optimized solutions to manage the information deluge. With intelligent storage platforms, in-storage processing, a massively scalable cloud storage system and a key focus on simplifying content scale out challenges, there should be no shortage of things to do as we take this company to the next level. This transition to DDN is an incredible opportunity to be part of something special that changes an industry.”

“We are very pleased to add Bret’s unparalleled depth of knowledge, great communication skills, and industry prestige to our team,” said Paul Bloch, DDN President and co-founder. “Bret will play an instrumental role in the continuing expansion of DDN’s OEM business as the demand for our products increases.  His arrival is a validation of the unyielding focus that DDN demonstrates on innovative and scalable technologies.”