HethaTech Adds Lean Cloud Computing Expert Yash Talreja to its Board of Directors

Currently serving as an executive director of the Lean Agile (News - Alert) Group, Talreja is best known for coining the phrase "Lean Cloud Computing" in a paper that was distributed at the San Diego Cloud Computing Conference in 2009.

Talreja has also held executive and senior management positions at Oracle, Amazon.com (News - Alert), PeopleSoft, and several startups and is a frequent speaker and active blogger on lean-agile methodologies and social and mobile commerce.

In a release, Ashok Yalamati, chairman of the board of directors at HethaTech, said, "Yash Talreja is an exceptionally valuable addition to HetaTech's board of directors. His prior experience at Oracle (News - Alert), Amazon.com, and several other Silicon Valley and Seattle technology companies demonstrates his insight into software development processes. His expertise in lean cloud computing and his experience in deploying lean agile development processes in conjunction with offshore and outsourced development and cloud computing are very valuable for our customers, who are looking for ways to reduce cost while increasing the velocity and flexibility of their product development processes."

Headquartered in San Francisco Bay Area, HethaTech offers strategic outsourcing and integration services to mid- and small-sized technology companies, through a combination of nearshore and offshore delivery models.

Talreja commented, "I have been highly impressed with HethaTech's commitment to combining lean agile processes with an outsourced delivery model, as well as the company's focus on customer satisfaction and software development quality."

In related news, Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire InQuira (News - Alert), a provider of service knowledge management software that supports Web self-service and agent-assisted service.

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