Helmut Otto

Helmut is an experienced technology professional and entrepreneur in the areas of networking, security, and IT infrastructure. He founded SecureGUARD in 2000 in Austria, and has built it into a leading provider of Windows based embedded appliances in Europe. Helmut has been working with Windows Server since NT 3.1 and has been involved in developing many multi-faceted solutions from Kernel level coding to architecting large scale network infrastructures.

His work has influenced the adoption of these technologies by global systems integrators, channel partners, and enterprises alike resulting in several large scale 100K+ user deployments globally.

Helmut currently is leading the SecureGUARD team to deliver turnkey products for SMB’s and service providers to build private and hybrid clouds with Windows Server and Windows Server Essentials seamlessly linking to Microsoft cloud services. In his role as CTO at Argon Systems, he drives technology development and engineering to help make Argon Systems a leader in the Microsoft Private Cloud space.