Tony Salerno
Vice President, Data Management and Managed Services
Tony Salerno is the Vice President of Data Management and Managed Services at XTIVIA. Having joined the company in 1999, Tony has spent over 25 years helping shape XTIVIA’s technical excellence. As one of the first hires dedicated to the Virtual-DBA practice, he has been a cornerstone of the service’s evolution from its inception to its current status as an industry leader. Today, he leads the strategic direction and delivery of Virtual-DBA and database consulting services, while also overseeing the internal System Administration team that maintains XTIVIA’s own global infrastructure.
With nearly 40 years of IT experience, Tony’s career is rooted in the foundational era of modern computing. An IBM Certified System Administrator for Informix, he held technical positions at AT&T Bell Laboratories and Lucent Technologies and served as a Principal Consultant for Informix Software, Inc. before beginning his long tenure at XTIVIA.
A Rutgers University alumnus (B.S. Computer Science, 1986), Tony bridges the gap between legacy database stability and modern cloud-data strategies. Having helped architect the Virtual-DBA delivery model from its earliest days, he is uniquely positioned to help organizations transform their data management from a reactive cost center into a strategic business asset.
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