Rob Thomas on lesson he learnt from Netezza’s founder Jit Saxena that made him realise what IBM may not be doing ‘right’
In a bold move to reshape innovation at one of tech’s oldest giants, Rob Thomas, IBM’s senior vice president of software and chief commercial officer, is pushing a “build a little, test a little, learn a lot” philosophy to harmonize long-term engineering vision with immediate commercial demands. Thomas assumed the rare dual role overseeing both…