Raghavendra Barengala Sripada Rao

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VP, Modern Infrastructure and Hybrid Cloud at Driven Tech, Inc.

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Overview

Raghavendra Barengala Sripada Rao serves as the VP of Modern Infrastructure and Hybrid Cloud at Driven Tech, Inc. With over nine years of experience, he specializes in designing and implementing complex data center solutions, including storage area networks and converged systems. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering and multiple technical certifications.

He has deep, hands-on implementation experience with enterprise systems like EMC DMX, VMAX, and Vblock converged infrastructure.

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Precise But Practical

Rigorous & Demanding

They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships.  They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Topics They Care About

Hybrid Cloud Strategy
His current role as VP of Modern Infrastructure and Hybrid Cloud places him at the forefront of developing and implementing hybrid cloud solutions for clients.
AI-Ready Infrastructure
He has recently emphasized the importance of building modern infrastructure that considers the demands of security, applications, and artificial intelligence.
Data Center Architecture
His career history shows extensive, hands-on experience implementing enterprise storage (EMC VMAX) and converged systems (Vblock) with Cisco networking.

Media Appearances

Raghavendra has no verified media appearances

Work History

6-2025
VP, Modern Infrastructure and Hybrid Cloud at Driven Tech, Inc.
4-2024 - 6-2025
Vice President, Data Center Practice at Focus Technology
9-2021 - 4-2024
Director of Datacenter Practice at Focus Technology
10-2017 - 6-2025
Converged Practice Manage at Focus Technology
10-2010 - 9-2017
Principal Converged Infrastructure Architect at Presidio Networked Solutions

Education

2000 - 2004
BE from AIT

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Insights For Selling To Raghavendra

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Raghavendra is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Raghavendra

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Raghavendra move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Raghavendra take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Raghavendra

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