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In the fast-paced world of technology, having a seasoned advisor can make all the difference when it comes to making critical business decisions. Enter Garth Fort, a leading authority in product and technology strategy with an impressive career spanning over 25 years in enterprise software.
Garth has held key leadership positions at industry giants such as Splunk, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft. During his tenure as SVP and Chief Product Officer at Splunk, Garth was instrumental in evolving the company's market-leading product portfolio, including software and cloud services. He has also successfully guided software teams through high growth and transitions to the cloud, showcasing his innate ability to drive product roadmaps across established and emerging categories.
Before his role at Splunk, Garth served as a General Manager for AWS, where he spearheaded innovation on the AWS Marketplace service, witnessing remarkable revenue growth. Prior to that, he spent over 20 years at Microsoft, holding various leadership positions across engineering, product, and go-to-market strategies. His expertise spanned a wide range of flagship products, including Microsoft Office, Windows, Azure, SQL Server, and Visual Studio.
As a seasoned executive, he understands firsthand the value of seeking guidance from trusted advisors when facing tough business challenges. Having experienced the pivotal role advisors played in his career, Garth is keen to share his expertise and help others navigate critical decisions. With a unique ability to ask the right questions at the right time, Garth brings a fresh perspective to the table, assisting leaders in making informed choices and charting successful paths for their businesses.
Most recently, he was SVP and Chief Product Officer at Splunk, where he was responsible for evolving Splunk’s market-leading product portfolio of software and cloud services. He has a true passion for driving product roadmaps across both established and emerging categories while successfully guiding software teams through high growth and transitions to the cloud. With over 25 years of experience in enterprise software, he has worked in a variety of roles spanning engineering and GTM, but he always returns to his roots in product.
Inflection points where tough trade-off decisions surrounding product roadmaps are crucial. As the industry has evolved to a cloud-based SaaS delivery model, decisions are made in a more real-time mode and based on customer feedback, engagement, and telemetry data once products reach scale. Aside from product roadmap, decisions around hiring and team structure are probably the most highly leveraged decisions where he has added value.
For the majority of his career, he has worked with companies that are building platforms and tools that empower others to pursue their mission across a vast array of industries and markets, both in the public and private sectors. He has been lucky to have worked through three major waves of disruption: the internet circa 1995, the cloud reaching mainstream adoption, and early AI investments. He anticipates more transformative changes on the horizon.
In his experience, hiring decisions ultimately are the most impactful decisions made. One of the most impactful single decisions he's been involved in was a decision to not ship a version of a product they were working on. They realized they were falling short on key metrics around quality and security vulnerabilities, so they decided to delay the release. This calculated move ultimately resulted in delivering the most stable, performant, and secure version of the product to their customers.
In conclusion, if you are seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to guide you in your product roadmap, look no further than Garth Fort. With an impressive track record as SVP and Chief Product Officer at Splunk, and prior roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft, Garth brings over 25 years of enterprise software expertise to the table. His passion for driving innovation and successfully navigating high growth and cloud transitions is unmistakable. Now, you have the opportunity to tap into Garth's wealth of knowledge and experience by hiring him as an advisor on AdvisoryCloud. Don't miss this chance to work with a true industry leader in product and software development. Reach out to Garth Fort today and take your business to new heights.
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