Shawn Brume, Sc.D.

Tape Evangelist and Strategist

A 30-year career working with technology as a developer, implementor, user and market influencer has provided Shawn with a unique breadth of the technology industry. Shawn has been in the tape industry for over 20 years participating in the implementation of LTO-1, developing, field support and business strategy for tape. His current position is as a market strategist and analyst internal to IBM, assisting clients and business leaders in understanding the tape market dynamics. During his time at IBM, he has accumulated multiple patents, published papers, attended global conferences speaking on a broad range of topics related to storage including, technical aspects, solution implementation and sustainability.