Earlier I had dinner with Vlad Miloushev and Bert Armijo from 3tera. Their demo pod at the Office 2.0 Conference had been mobbed throughout the day. I stopped by several times, hoping to say hello, but I was never able to get through the crowd.
I watched Vlad and Bert strategize on how best to help ServePath‘s sales team follow up the leads they’d collected. (ServePath recently launched UtilityServe, a 3tera-powered utility computing service.) I joked that they sounded more like investors than vendor execs. Bert responded in all seriousness that he is totally invested in UtilityServe’s success. 3tera is as determined as ServePath is to see the new venture succeed.
I think 3tera’s AppLogic utility computing software is the next big thing – as do 40 or so hosting providers, who are in the midst of conducting evals. But what’s even more awesome is Bert’s commitment to the ServePath partnership. How many of your vendors could you count on to spend 10+ non-stop hours pitching to your prospects?
