Flowers recognized
for achievements
with solid, scalable
technology platforms
BOSTON — December
2, 2009 — The
Massachusetts
Technology
Leadership Council
named
Carbonite CTO Jeff
Flowers winner of
the 2009 Technology
Leadership Award,
CTO of the Year. The
Technology
Leadership Awards
recognize the best
and brightest
technology
innovators and
leaders in the Bay
State.
As co-founder and
Chief Technology
Officer of Carbonite,
Flowers manages
architecture and
development of
Carbonite's
state-of-the-art
online backup
service. Flowers
evaluates industry
trends and oversees
the implementation
of new features for
Carbonite's consumer
and small-business
products.
Leadership
Council Awards are
given to companies
and individuals that
either develop or
implement innovative
technology
solutions. The
recognition
highlights recent
and significant
contributions to
companies or the
broader industry.
"Jeff's
well-deserved
recognition
reinforces
Carbonite's role in
defining the online
backup industry,"
said Carbonite CEO
and co-founder David
Friend. "Jeff is
that rare
combination of
technical wizard and
sensible business
head, not to mention
a great mentor and
leader. He is the
architect's
architect and we're
very proud of his
accomplishments."
Under his
guidance, Carbonite
has been hailed by
technology
influencers, such as
Jefferson Graham and
Ed Baig of USA Today
and Walt Mossberg of
the Wall Street
Journal, as a
leading provider of
simplistic and
secure online
backup. Carbonite
also has been
honored as a winner
of the Webware 100
(2009), PC Pro
Awards (UK), Web
User 2009 Gold Award
(5 stars) and
Northeast 100 Top
Private Company
Award Winner (AlwaysOn).
