"Adrian “AJ” Herrera is General Manager of Data & Storage at Varnish Software, where he leads global strategy, product direction, and go-to-market for the company’s Platform Engineering and DevOps portfolio. He's responsible for building and scaling the business across data infrastructure and storage solutions that improve performance, resilience, security, and cost efficiency in modern distributed environments. Working closely with product, engineering, sales, and strategic partners, AJ focuses on aligning real-world customer architectures with scalable, high-impact delivery models. Previously GM North America and CMO at Varnish, he brings more than 25 years of executive experience spanning object storage, cloud infrastructure, digital media, and streaming technology, with prior leadership roles at DataCore, Caringo, Nirvanix, Yahoo, and Musicmatch."