Rob Smoot is group product marketing manager of VMware, where he is responsible for marketing vCenter data center virtualization management products. Previously, he was a senior manager at Veritas Software, where he held various roles with responsibility for pricing, licensing, and product and market strategy for data center availability solutions. Prior to Veritas, Smoot was a manager at Andersen, where he led business process reengineering engagements for software and high technology clients.