Marc Rotzow CTO, Open Source Storage

Open Source Storage (OSS) have named Marc Rotzow CTO.

 The original CTO of OSS and the architect behind some of the world’s largest data systems, he will focus on the developing and deploying enterprise storage solutions built on open standards and open source software.

Over the last 20 years, he has designed and managed an array of enterprise data solutions. From 2011 to 2014, he was senior manager of system operations at 8×8 where he oversaw infrastructure for the company’s VoIP services. Prior to joining 8×8, he was senior manager of operations at FriendFinder Networks and was tasked with revamping all infrastructure and datacenter properties, which today support over 600,000,000 registered users.

From 2004 to 2007, he served as the CTO of OSS. He was instrumental in architecting storage solutions for Facebook, NASA, KPMG, AOL, Friendster, Shutterfly, and Shopping.com, among others.

“When I first met Marc, he was actually building data infrastructure for a customer of OSS. His knowledge of open source technology and his expertise in data security were so impressive that we decided to hire Marc and lose the account,” said Eren Niazi, founder and CEO, OSS. “Marc’s storage deployments have all been bulletproof and scalable. I’ve never seen infrastructure or growth problems he couldn’t handle.“

Before joining OSS in 2004, Rotzow held positions as a director at FriendFinder Networks and Linuxsolve. He also worked at Apple for six years. His security-focused Linux distribution, the first designed for the enterprise market, had many features adopted in future distributions of the open source OS. Over the past 10 years, he has also donated his expertise to ErenNiazi.org, a non-profit community of technologists who volunteer their knowledge, skills and experience to charitable organizations.

“The technology that OSS developed from 2001 to 2007 became a model for the rest of the data solutions market,” said Rotzow. “I am excited to help the company return to the forefront of innovation. In terms of performance, cost, and security, we can improve upon what proprietary storage systems offer.”