Guest Biography

Aparna Sinha is the Director of Product Management at Google Cloud. Named one of the "Power Women in Cloud" by Forbes, and a strategic thought leader in Enterprise Software, Aparna has a track record for creating new revenue streams and building competitive advantage through technical and go-to-market innovation. She currently runs the Developer Platforms business.

At Google, Aparna has worked on Anthos, Kubernetes, Android, ChromeOS and Play. Before Google, she was Director of Product for Storage and Data Management at NetApp, delivering the OnCommand product family, winning placement in Gartner’s “Leaders” quadrant for storage software. She was recruited to Netapp from McKinsey & Company where she was a leader in the business transformation office, working with CXOs on IT strategy, pricing, and M&A.

Aparna holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford and has authored several technical and business publications. She serves on the Governing Board of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).
 

TIMESTAMP / TOPIC 

0:00 - Aperna's background and journey in technology 

1:42 - How did you start working for Google? 

4:02 - Where does your passion for technology come from?

5:34 - How did your parents encourage that passion from an early age? 

7:48 - Aparna's role and an overview of the products her team is responsible for 

9:37 - What are kubernetes and Anthos enabling Google Cloud's customers to achieve? 

14:20 - What is Google's history with containers? 

17:04 - What is Google's history in the Open Source community, and how is it key to Google Cloud's strategy? 

20:14 - Why is Google so heavily invested in the Open Source community? 

23: 34 - What is Anthos? 

25:41 - What kinds of problems does this solve for our customers? 

28:59 - What are some of the advantages of partnering with Google Cloud, and what does it mean to be a Googler? 

32:09 - Customer stories 

35:40 - Anything you're particularly excited about on the road-map? 

37:46 - What's your favorite project you've been involved with while at Google?

39:43 - What's something you've changed your opinion on when it comes to technology?

42:13 - What advice do you have for people struggling with confidence? How have you built up confidence?

45:25 - When have you failed, and what did you learn? 

48:01 - What advice do you have for young engineers early in their careers?

49:06 - Tell us something about yourself outside of work.

51:35 - Where can I learn more about Aparna's work and team?

To learn more about Aparna's team, you can visit: 

https://cloud.google.com/serverless or 

https://cloud.google.com/anthos