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I’ve worked my whole career in the software market doing development, product management and marketing. I’ve created software in financial services, client/server and embedded systems markets. I've owned three businesses and been a CTO and General Manager of one of the first generation web servers on the market. I’ve had a very broad experience yet the same software practices can (and should) be applied.

Gerardo Dada says  "[Greg Hemstreet is a] former CTO and was the architect for one of the World's first and most successful Web application server technologies that defined the birth of the online world as we know it. He also wrote one of the first Mac SQL database engines and ran product management and strategy for Motorola's software tools team in Austin, Metrowerks. He has a great technical mind but also a keen business sense, he has even done some marketing". Gerardo is VP, Product Marketing and Strategy, Solar Winds.

Product Management – Many areas of product management are poorly covered because of pressures for time to market “just get it launched” mindsets. Mostly what I think is lacking is a true Voice of the Customer be that in the market requirements, beta programs, launch activities or customer support – you must keep the customer focus for success.

Development Practices – I’m a big proponent of Agile development processes and good project management, but fast iteration and customer input are the key to successful projects. Sometimes fitting Agile development into larger device projects (aka Hardware) is not understood by management, but even in the strictest waterfall practices, you can apply iteration. Let’s talk.

Internet of Things – I’ve found many people confused by the hype around the Internet of Things, and around how it all comes together. Not to fear! It’s a bit of circuitry, some silicon but mostly “it’s just software”. This emerging market is at the confluence of wireless microcontrollers, pervasive networks, mobile devices, blended with voice and vision recognition systems.

I created the "itsjustsoftware" blog to provide a forum for discussing software subjects from my perspective. I named it “It’s just software” because I’ve seen many executives and managers treat software as simple and changeable and their mindset is “Why can’t it be done now? Why does it take so long? Why isn’t it ‘right’?. After all it’s just software."

I focus discussions on Product Management, Development Practices and Internet of Things because they are my passion but I’ve added an Interests section to spice it up a little…