Chris has been CEO of Appirio since early 2007, guiding it to become one of the leaders in cloud computing. In 2008, InformationWeek hailed Appirio as "One of the Top 20 Cloud Computing Startups You Should Know" and Cloud Computing Journal featured Appirio as one of the "Top 100 Cloud Computing Companies in the World." Chris brings extensive operations, consulting, professional and technical experience to Appirio, helping grow year over year company revenue by more than 500 percent and assisting hundreds of enterprises like Dolby Labs, Flextronics, Genentech and Qualcomm to accelerate their path to cloud.
Previously Chris served as CIO and SVP of business operations at Borland Software, where he pioneered the company’s move to an on-demand IT applications architecture. It was in this role that Chris realized the early benefits and game changing potential of cloud computing. This experience led him and three other "reformed enterprise software executives" to create Appirio - a products and professional services company dedicated to accelerating the adoption of on-demand in enterprises.
Before becoming Borland’s CIO, Chris also served as the company’s SVP of worldwide services, managing and growing the company’s global consulting, education, and technical support organizations (organic and acquisition growth) by 45 percent between 2004 and 2006.
Prior to this, Chris was SVP of global customer services at webMethods, where he managed a team delivering services to over 1,000 customers running mission-critical integration applications. Chris also served as managing director of W.W. Grainger's Consulting Services division, an early pioneer in e-commerce.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine and also studied at the University of Sussex in Brighton, England.
Companies that have adopted one or more cloud platform wrestle with different issues than those just beginning their journey. Can everything move to the public cloud? How do you build a cloud road map that includes mobile devices? How do you bring together your existing cloud applications from leaders like Google, salesforce.com, and Workday so 1 + 1 + 1=5, not 3? In this session led by Appirio, you'll learn from the journey of other cloud leaders.
In this series of videos from salesforce.com the CEO of Appirio, Chris Barbin, talks to IDC’s Michael Fauscette about the role of cloud computing partners.
Cloud Computing has moved to the mainstream. What opportunities exist for partners? The CEO of Appirio explains the factors that led him to build a cloud solutions business from the ground up. Chris also touches on how cloud computing is enabling SI and ISV partners to get in and quickly prove their value.
Cloud Computing is Enabling partners to blur the lines between being an ISV, SI and VAR. The CEO of Appirio talks about how cloud computing enables partners to offer organizations of all sizes a range of scalable services and products, as well as business process outsourcing solutions that truly impact the bottom line.
If you are looking to build a partner business with a cloud provider, what do you need to know? The CEO of Appirio shares his advice on what partners should look out for when building their business.
Cloud Computing breaks new ground for ISVs. What steps can you take to successfully "productize" your IP and get to market? The CEO of Appirio shares best practices on capitalizing on IP, as well as focusing on solutions that fill unmet needs.
Moderated by Jeff Kaplan. Panelists: Chris Berbin, CEO, Appirio, Cary Fulbright, President NA Operations, SaaSpoint, Lonnie Wills, SVP, CIO Practice, Bluewolf
Appirio CEO Chris Barbin offers real-world examples of companies that have successfully made the move to on demand and the hard and soft benefits they realized.
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