Steve Karkula Email Address

Director Product Marketing and Product Management

Hillstone Networks offers a broad range of security solutions for enterprises and data center networks - whether physical, virtual, or in the cloud. Hillstone solutions provide continuous threat defense not only at traditional perimeters, but also to internal networks, down to each virtual machine. For physical environments, Hillstone's innovative security platform combines Behavioral Intelligence with high-performance networking, enabling organizations to find and stop threats in minutes, not months. Hillstone offers a complete virtual firewall solution for perimeter protection in virtual environments; Hillstone uses micro-segmentation technology to protect East-West traffic in the cloud.

WHO – I’m a hands-on evangelist who generates market excitement and customer demand for security technologies. I’ve driven sales growth and industry recognition by transforming sophisticated technologies into clear, concise, and elegant solutions that enterprises understand, desire, and acquire. WHY – Developing the right messaging, sales tools and story makes your brand compelling and credible. It is key to getting your customers’ attention and driving them to action. HOW – Combining a passion for technology and a keen ability to unearth explicit customer needs, I excel at demonstrating how the product/service meets these needs. I am equally adept at translating customer needs into engineering requirements. I lead teams by example – personally crafting messaging, content, sales tools, white papers, and lead generation campaigns. • Adept at public speaking • Excellent communication skills • Strong understanding of security technologies • Experienced in virtualization, cloud, data center, and mobility Specialties Cyber Security...Next Generation Firewalls...Next Generation IPS...SIEM...MSSP.... Data Center Security...Endpoint Security...Mobile Security...Product Management...Product Marketing...Software Engineering