About
David Payne
Chief Technology Officer & Founder, Xcedex
David is the chief geek for Xcedex, where he leads efforts to develop software tools for planning and implementing virtualization technologies. He spent the last 12 years designing systems infrastructure with seven years fully dedicated to virtualization. David founded Xcedex in 2002 and has led the development of X_Factor, a planning toolset for assessing, designing and managing virtualization projects. The client list at Xcedex includes many household names including several OEMs as well as Fortune 1000 companies. David coauthored "Scripting VMware: Power Tools for Automating Virtual Infrastructure Administration" and is regularly quoted in technology publications and sought out to speak at events and seminars.