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Director, Sun Grid Marketing, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Aisling MacRunnels joined Sun Microsystems in 1998 and and has led
different business development and marketing teams during her tenure.
Nearly always on the forefront of Sun's next big thing, MacRunnels is
currently senior director of utility computing marketing. With her
team, she is driving a massive paradigm shift to a dynamic, grid-based
“compute as a service” model that delivers unprecedented flexibility
in infrastructure acquisition.
Previously, MacRunnels was senior director of software marketing,
where she managed the creation and implementation of disruptive
subscription business models for Sun's software systems, including
Java Enterprise System, Java Desktop System and Solaris. Prior to
that, MacRunnels served as director of marketing for Java, where she
focused on developing the market for wireless and smartcard
applications; for winning major OEM contracts and developing an
aggressive service provider channel; and for putting Sun in a leading
position worldwide.
Prior to joining Sun, MacRunnels spent years doing mergers and
acquisitions as a management consultant based in Sydney/Singapore. She
holds an MBA from Duke University.
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