"Trends in Architecting Your Virtual Infrastructure"
Speaker Biography
Prior to joining VMware in 2005 as Director of Business Development for State and Local Government, Rock was the State of Connecticut’s first Chief Information Officer, a position he held since 1997. Rock was instrumental in leading the state's effort to leverage technology to improve executive branch operations. Today, over two thirds of Connecticut’s financial transactions ($9 billion) are conducted electronically.
Accomplishments under Rock’s leadership include the development of the state's first statewide enterprise architecture, implementation of a statewide ERP system, an integrated tax administration system, a statewide criminal justice information system and a multi-state automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS). Rock also oversaw the construction of a new enterprise data center and the design and implementation of a statewide fiber optic network for state agencies and K-20 educational institutions.
Rock has served as President of the National Association of Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), representing CIO’s from all 50 states. He played a leading role in shaping national information technology policy with a special focus on IT security and critical infrastructure protection.
Rock was also a member of the Government Accountability Offices and the Executive Council on Information Management & Technology, a peer review group on national policies and practices on the Federal Government's IT effectiveness. In addition, he was a member of the Kennedy School of Governments and the Harvard Policy Group, which published a series of papers called “Eight Imperatives for Leaders in a Networked World”
Rock is widely recognized as an expert in the Public Sector IT industry and has been quoted in hundreds of trade publications including Washington Technology, Federal Computer Week, CIO Magazine, Computerworld, Network World and Information Week.
