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Varun Abbi

Evaluator · DISC type CDS
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) Business Lead- India at Akamai Technologies
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Varun Abbi is a business and technology leader with over 19 years of experience, currently heading the Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) business for India. He specializes in cloud computing, security, and account management, focusing on solving complex business problems. He holds a B. Tech from Kurukshetra University.

Colleagues consistently describe him as a customer-centric, thorough, and solution-oriented professional who excels at building trust and credibility with clients.

He is a two-time recipient of the Microsoft Partner of the Year Award for his work as a Sales Specialist.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) Business Lead- India
Job Level
Middle
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Varun shows up

Hard To Convince
Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Varun cares about

Cloud Cost Optimization
He recently presented a webinar on building cost-effective cloud architectures and has posted about helping partners achieve up to 90% savings in egress costs.
Multi-Cloud Adoption
He actively engages with IT leaders on strategies to accelerate the adoption of a second cloud, addressing a key industry challenge he has recently observed.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode) Business Lead- India
Akamai Technologies
6-2022 - 9-2023
Manufacturing & Telecom Accounts- Business Lead
VMware
12-2019 - 6-2022
Sr. Field Sales Manager
Citrix
3-2019 - 12-2019
DGM- BFSI
Sify Technologies Limited.
3-2018 - 3-2019
Territory Lead- (MRD- North)
Sify Technologies Limited.
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2002 - 2006
B.Tech
Kurukshetra University
1990 - 1998
secoundary edu
St. Joseph Chandigarh
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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