SWIM.AI,
the edge intelligence software company, today exited stealth and
announced new additions to its leadership team. Co-founded by Rusty
Cumpston and Chris Sachs, SWIM.AI delivers edge intelligence software
that combines edge computing, digital twins and machine learning to
efficiently deliver real-time business insights. The rapid growth of new
devices, sensors, and applications is generating an explosion in the
amounts of edge data requiring real-time analysis. SWIM.AI's software
provides business insights and predictions by efficiently reducing,
analyzing and learning from fast data, in real-time and on existing edge
devices. In addition, the company today
announced the general availability of its first product, SWIM
EDX.
SWIM.AI has assembled a world-class management team of technology
executives with extensive experience from companies including XenSource,
Virtustream (Dell/EMC), Cisco, Sensity Systems, Coho Data, Bromium and
Citrix. Founded in 2015, the company is venture-backed and has attracted
top engineering talent and has customers across multiple sectors.
"The rapid growth in edge data has created an urgent need for companies
to efficiently analyze and receive business insights," said Cumpston,
co-founder and CEO of SWIM.AI. "We have put together a team of leading
technologists and executives that have successfully developed highly
innovative software for a wide variety of industries. SWIM.AI has
traction today in manufacturing, enterprises, service providers,
traffic, energy, smart cities and IoT sectors, and the demand for SWIM
EDX is rapidly accelerating."
Decades of Software Innovation
SWIM.AI's leadership team brings decades of experience in solving deeply
complex compute, data and network challenges with specific expertise in
virtualization, cloud and data analytics. The new additions are:
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Simon Crosby (CTO) - Crosby joins the company from Bromium,
where he was CTO and co-founder. Prior to Bromium, he was CTO of the
Data Center & Cloud Division at Citrix. Crosby joined Citrix through
the acquisition of XenSource in 2007, which he also co-founded and led
as CTO. Previously, Crosby was a principal engineer at Intel, where he
led strategic research in distributed autonomic computing, platform
security and trust. He was a member of faculty at the University of
Cambridge Computer Laboratory and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College.
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Simon Aspinall (CSO/CMO) - Aspinall joins SWIM.AI from
Dell/Virtustream where he was President Virtustream SARL and VP Sales
Strategy/Enablement. Prior to Virtustream's acquisition by Dell, he
held executive roles including SVP for software sales and as chief
marketing officer. Previously, Aspinall held multiple sales and
marketing roles at Cisco Systems, including Global Marketing Lead for
the Cloud, Mobility and SP Data Center Businesses.
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Ramana Jonnala (CPO) - Jonnala most recently was co-founder and
CEO of Coho Data, a storage company. Prior to Coho Data, he was a VP
with Citrix where he ran the XenClient product team which included
engineering, product management and product marketing. Jonnala was
part of the Citrix acquisition of XenSource where he was VP of
engineering.
"I look forward to working with the team to deliver SWIM EDX to
customers who are drowning in edge data and need to highlight efficient
real-time edge intelligence," said Cumpston. "Each has extensive
experience, along with a unique understanding and vision of today's
technology landscape. Together, we are building yet another world-class
product that will shape the future of real-time analytics and
distributed enterprise applications."