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Mohammad Dualeh, Regional Sales
Manager, MENA at Pure Storage
What would you describe as your most memorable achievement?
Although we are going back a few years, I would have to say that winning a full scholarship to the
United World College of the Atlantic when I was 16 years old is one of the achievements I am most
proud of. It was an amazing experience and I met some really wonderful people from over 100
countries, many of whom are my friends to this day.
What first made you think of a career in technology?
I’ve always had a keen interest in technology. In fact, I have fond memories of coding in BASIC
on a Commodore 64! So doing an MSc in Information Systems in the UK in 1999 was a natural
progression.
I am a passionate advocate of how technology can enable Business Transformation. Flash
Storage (and particularly Pure Storage) is doing this by allowing enterprises to do more with less.
What style of management philosophy do you employ with your
current position?
I strongly believe that the most effective leaders are those that lead by
example and that is definitely something I try to do every day.
What do you think will be the hot
technology talking point in 2016?
I honestly believe that in the decade ahead, flash
memory will push hard drives out of the latency
path of performance intensive applications. There
is an acceleration of adoption & acceptance from
Decision Makers in the region that will not only
make obsolete the Tier 1 Enterprise Disk market but
will eventually extend to Tier 2 & Tier 3 disk as well.
How do you deal with stress and
unwind outside of the office?
For me, nothing helps clear my head and helps me
destress more than getting on my mountain bike and
going for a long, hard ride.
If you could go back and change one
career decision, what would it be?
If I could go back in time, I would definitely have
joined the IT sector sooner! My first foray into the
industry was only in 2000 when I joined Deloitte as an
Enterprise Risk Consultant. Prior to that, I worked in Sales.
That being said, I gained invaluable sales experience at the
start of my career and this has set me up for some very exciting
roles and successes in my IT professional life.
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