Mitch Hill, 1958-2013: Former Avanade and Opscode CEO was a fierce competitor who led with quiet confidence Mitch Hill, the former CEO of Avanade and Opscode, passed away Wednesday after a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He… Read More
Fast-growing Opscode names new CEO; Mitch Hill steps down for health reasons Opscode, a fast-growing Seattle software company that makes the open source automation software Chef, has appointed Barry Crist as CEO.… Read More
Tech Moves: Opscode hires former Likewise CEO Barry Crist; Hulu changes; etc. Barry Crist, the former CEO of Likewise, has joined Opscode as vice president of enterprise. He will report to CEO… Read More
Facebook taps Seattle cloud startup Opscode to help automate core infrastructure Facebook has a growing array of computer servers that it uses to power all of its services, from messaging to… Read More
Q&A: Ex-Amazon ‘master of disaster’ Jesse Robbins on the power of ‘relentless optimism’ in startups Former firefighter Jesse Robbins is comfortable under pressure. In fact, he thrives on it. Channeling positive energy and optimism into… Read More
Cloud infrastructure startup Opscode nearly doubles staff, expands in Europe and Asia Cloud infrastructure automation startup Opscode continues to grow at a rapid pace, announcing today that it is expanding operations in… Read More
Tech Moves: Opscode hires F5 vet; Dwellable taps Kriege; and more Opscode, a cloud computing startup that specializes in infrastructure automation, continues to expand its fast-growing team. The Seattle company has… Read More
Tech Moves: Sarah Novotny joins Opscode; Steve Banfield jumps to Korrio; Grist’s new editor; etc. There have been a number of key hires and moves in the Pacific Northwest technology industry in recent days. Here’s… Read More
