Summary: In episode 273, Douglas Brown interviews Andrew Parlette, Chief Technology Officer at Tricerat, Inc.. Douglas and Andrew discusses the Tricerat suite of printing solutions, ScrewDrivers, Simplified Printing and Simplified Printing TX. Andrew brings us up to speed on what’s new with Tricerat and he explains how it works, the problems they solve, why we should care and much more. About Tricerat Tricerat exists to make IT simple. By listening and paying attention to system administrator needs, we’ve developed products that not only prevent known system limitations but also maintain and improve the end user experience. By developing simple and effective software, Tricerat has been able to solve IT network problems for over 10,000 customers worldwide and has created many invaluable partnerships with value-added resellers, consultants, and systems integrators. Tricerat has formed critical industry alliances as a Citrix Ready Partner, Gold Certified Microsoft Partner, and VMware Technology Alliance Partner to ensure not only the benefits of today’s technology, but the compatibility for longstanding service in the future. After 15 years in business, Tricerat has experienced rapid growth yet maintained the privately owned and operated atmosphere of a company that is determined to stay on top with true staying power. Learn more at: http://www.tricerat.com/ Andrew Parlette. Chief Technology Officer Andrew Parlette is Chief Technology Officer at Tricerat, Inc. Andrew joined the company in 1999 as a software developer and, more recently as VP of Product Engineering, oversaw technical operations, including direct management of the software development teams and customer service. Under Andrew's direction, Tricerat focuses on providing an outstanding customer experience. Additionally, he concentrates on developing quick-to-market, superior products that fulfill the needs of customers. Apart from his passion for technology, Andrew loves spending time with his family and enjoys the outdoors. Andrew received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland. Connect with Andrew on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/aparlette About Douglas A. Brown Douglas Brown is the Founder and President of DABCC, Inc. Doug has more than 20 years of experience in virtualization, cloud, and server based computing technologies and markets. DABCC is the first and most visited website dedicated to all elements of virtualization and features news and resources. Prior to DABCC, Doug worked at Citrix Systems, Inc. as a Senior Systems Engineer from 2001 to 2004 where he developed the leading Citrix deployment system, “Methodology in a Box”, which has more than a million users. Additionally, his peers and management at Citrix named Doug Systems Engineer of the Year in 2002. From 2005 to 2016, Doug was awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) by Microsoft Corporation for his contributions to the industry. He has also been acknowledged with the Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) and VMware vEXPERT awards for his continued support in the IT community. Doug speaks at leading industry events and has been a prolific author over the past 20 years. Mr. Brown is also host of the #1 rated virtualization and cloud podcast show, DABCC Radio and DABCC TV. Follow Douglas on Twitter at http://twitter.com/douglasabrown Connect on LinkedIn here, https://www.linkedin.com/in/dabcc Listen to more DABCC Radio podcast at http://www.dabcc.com/dabcc-radio/
