If you have ever had the opportunity to speak with or hear Diane Greene speak, you would immediately recognize and identify with her passion for virtualization. Along with her intelligence and business savvy, it is this passion that has helped her to propel VMware to where it is today - generally recognized by the industry as today's virtualization leader.

The Inquirer.net has recently recognized Diane Greene as one of the top five women in tech - a nomination that I don't dispute. They write:

Diane Greene might well be the most important woman in IT today. As founder and CEO of VMware she runs what is possibly the biggest business technology success story of the decade so far. The MIT graduate previously worked at firms including Sybase, SGI and Tandem. As a child, she made cash in a more humble way, fishing for crabs in Maryland and selling them for a few dollars each.

Congratulations to Diane and VMware. In my mind, this recognition just further validates the virtualization market and where the technology is taking us.

You can read about the other four individuals on the original article, here.

Posted by David Marshall on August 26, 2007 12:02 PM