Fleming Shi has been with Barracuda Networks for more than 15 years. In that time, there has been a profound shift and evolution in the tools and security systems that power his engineering team. He joined Peter for this week’s edition of CTO Connection to discuss his journey to CTO as well as the many changes he’s witnessed over the years.

Listen for Fleming’s thoughts on keeping up with trends as well as the character traits of 10xer engineers.

• (01:27) - Fleming's career journey
• (04:17) - Moving to Barracuda
• (08:07) - Sustainability after launch
• (14:18) - Motivation for the long-term
• (19:39) - Sustaining a culture of innovation
• (24:25) - Advanced technology group
• (29:46) - What makes a 10Xer

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