Powering Innovation Through Partnerships

Rohan Thomas has joined Yugabyte as the VP of Global Partner Sales, motivated by the company's innovative approach to the database industry and its strong position in the growing market for scalable, cloud-native architectures. With a robust background at companies like Microsoft and AWS, Thomas is eager to leverage Yugabyte's advancements, particularly its PostgreSQL-compatible distributed SQL database, YugabyteDB, which is seeing rapid adoption with nearly three million clusters created. The transactional database market is expected to grow significantly, and Yugabyte's strong funding, valued at $1.3 billion, positions it well to capture this opportunity. The company's commitment to open-source principles supports its community growth, recently reaching 10,000 members. Thomas draws parallels between his experiences as a triathlete and his new role, emphasizing dedication, strategic planning, and adaptability as key to driving success in the tech industry.