StorMagic appoints Susan Odle as Chief Growth Officer

StorMagic has announced the appointment of Susan Odle as its new Chief Growth Officer. Odle will lead the company's enterprise strategic sales. This appointment follows the recent market entry of StorMagic's full-stack hyperconverged solution SvHCI.

Odle brings over 25 years of experience in various leadership roles, including founder and CEO of 8020CS. Additionally, she has been recognised as one of the Top 50 Women in SaaS by The Software Report in 2020. She will be responsible for developing StorMagic's enterprise go-to-market strategy, building the supporting team, and creating programs to swiftly acquire new enterprise customers.

"I'm excited to join StorMagic, as the company is establishing itself in this new market segment," Susan Odle remarked. "I look forward to applying my background in cross-functional tech company roles to help capitalise on the opportunity now presented by Broadcom's acquisition of VMware. Founded on StorMagic's proven SvSAN product, SvHCI is simple, reliable, cost-sensitive and uniquely positioned to dramatically reduce TCO at the edge and remote sites."

Dan Beer, board member and CEO of StorMagic, expressed enthusiasm regarding Odle's appointment. "Susan Odle has a proven track record of building relationships with key decision-makers within clients, partners and internal teams and executing on a well-crafted growth strategy that fosters trust at all levels," stated Beer. "We are thrilled to have her oversee StorMagic's enterprise division and will contribute to the company's growth initiatives, customer acquisition and market expansion."

Odle, based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, has previously served as Chief Operating Officer of BDO Lixar and Vice President of Operations at GFI Software. She is also the author of the business strategy book, Successful Change.

Alongside this executive appointment, StorMagic has announced that its full-stack hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solution, SvHCI, is now generally available for purchase. Aimed at edge and small to medium-sized business (SMB) environments, SvHCI is priced at USD $2,049 for a one-year subscription for a single server and up to 2 terabytes of storage. This offering includes StorMagic's in-house 24x7x365 customer support.

SvHCI, introduced in June 2024, has been marketed as the most cost-effective HCI solution for edge and SMB environments, with claims that it can help customers save up to 62% in costs compared to VMware. As a promotion, StorMagic is offering its hypervisor free for one year to all customers who purchase 3- and 5-year SvHCI subscriptions through 31 December 2024.