Hemanth Kommuru
About Hemanth Kommuru
Hemanth Kommuru is the Director of Product Management - Solutions at Lightbits Labs, where he focuses on developing solutions in the bare-metal and Kubernetes technology space. He has extensive experience in product management and engineering, having worked at companies such as EMC, Pure Storage, and Dell EMC.
Current Role at Lightbits Labs
Hemanth Kommuru serves as the Director of Product Management - Solutions at Lightbits Labs since 2022. In this role, he focuses on an incubation project that adopts a startup mindset, developing solutions in the bare-metal and Kubernetes technology space. He manages the full product lifecycle for multiple programs within the DX/CX Business Unit, which includes areas such as Customer Support, Kubernetes, Bare-metal cloud, Security, Monitoring, and alerting. His responsibilities involve regular engagement with executives, peers, and external customers to discuss roadmaps, releases, feedback, demos, and validation.
Professional Experience
Hemanth Kommuru has extensive experience in product management and engineering. He worked at EMC as a Storage Engineer from 2007 to 2011. Following this, he held the position of Systems Engineer at hibu for six months in 2011. He then joined Dell EMC as a Product Manager, where he worked for eight years until 2020. After a year as a Senior Product Manager at Pure Storage, he transitioned to MayaData as Director of Product Management, a position he held until the company was acquired by DataCore Software in November 2021. He has been with Lightbits Labs since 2022.
Educational Background
Hemanth Kommuru has a solid educational foundation in computer science and business. He earned a Bachelor of Computer Applications from Bangalore University, where he studied Computer Software Engineering. He further advanced his education by obtaining a Master of Computer Applications from the same university. Additionally, he completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Fox School of Business at Temple University, enhancing his expertise in business management.
Contributions and Initiatives
Hemanth Kommuru has contributed to various initiatives in his field. At Lightbits Labs, he participated in the launch of Lightbits v3.7.1 enhancements and was involved in the release of Lightbits Cloud Data Platform v3.8.1. He has also authored blog posts on topics such as Azure Cloud Data Platform enhancements and high-performance cloud storage for AI, demonstrating his engagement with current industry trends and technologies.