Steve Rees Email Address

Retired Former Director, Global Information Technology Infrastructure

Tektronix has over 60 years of experience designing Test and Measurement equipment. Learn about our industry-leading Test and Measurement tools.

Greetings and Happy 2015! I am celebrating the new year by retiring from Tektronix and Danaher in mid January 2015 when I complete a full 22 years with the Company. Certainly this phase of my career has seen a tremendous amount of technology change. First there was the transformation of the data center from IBM mainframes and DEC VAXes to proprietary UNIX (AIX & Solaris) and finally to highly virtualized Intel x86 Linux systems. Then the Microsoft ecosystem evolved from the desktop to the LAN to a viable computing and communications infrastructure allowing us to be yet again on the leading edge with a full implementation of Lync voice services, forever eliminating the PBX. But how can I forget the consumerization of technology? We went from RIM digital pagers, to Blackberries, to Palm Pilots, to Treos, to our beloved iPhones! Even I, the OLD IT guy, has drunk the Cupertino Kool-Aid with my iPhone, iPad, Apple TVs and MacBook. Now that we are on the precipice of yet another morphing of the data center with the rise of Cloud services, I pass the baton on to my trusted staff who are responsible for the achievements we made over the years. But I am not through. My thirst for technology and my interests in a slew of other areas is as strong as ever! So I will be on the lookout for consulting and advisory opportunities; in addition, of course, to enjoying life with Yvonne, my wonderful wife. So here is hoping that you all continue to be healthy and are fulfilled with whatever your pursuits are!