Rahul Sood

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name = Rahul Sood


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occupation = VoodooPC founder and President, HP Voodoo Business Unit CTOBusinessweek. [http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=29380170&symbol=HPQ Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ): Executive Profile] . Accessed September 14, 2007.] Hewlett-Packard. " [http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2007/yourlifeistheshow/bi_sood.pdf Executive Biography: Rahul Sood] "]
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Rahul Sood is the Chief Technology Officer for the Hewlett Packard Global Voodoo Business Unit. In 2007 Business 2.0 magazine had claimed Sood to be 83rd out of 101 persons on their "Who matters now?" list.Business 2.0 magazine. " [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0706/gallery.peoplewhomatter.biz2/83.html Who matters now? - Rahul Sood (83)] ." Accessed September 14, 2007.]

Sood has led the development of technologies such as fanless PC technology, liquid cooling and active liquid chilling and was the first to bring them to market in the high-performance computing industry.

Biography

Early life and education

Sood claims to have taken an interest in computers at the age of 11, having disassembled and painted his first computer—an Apple IIc—before even turning it on.Sood, Rahul. [http://www.rahulsood.com www.rahulsood.com] accessed September 14, 2007.]

He graduated high school in 1991 and then enrolled in Mount Royal College. "Bored after high school" and uninspired by the computer science courses, he stopped attending college after the first week.Sood, Rahul. " [http://www.rahulsood.com/2007/02/history-of-voodoo-chapter-1.html The History of Voodoo Chapter 1] " Accessed September 14, 2007.]

VoodooPC

Rahul founded the company in 1991 in Calgary and in approximately 1992 purchased a "heritage home more than a century old." In 1999 his brother Ravi Sood joined the company. By 2004, Rahul notes "there was a ceiling to [VoodooPC's] growth."

Blog

Sood believes "corporate blogging [is] very important" and has been noted to make bold statements on his own blog.Kerrison, Steve. " [http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=4664 Rahul Sood: AMD-Dell deal 'imminent'] ," February 13, 2006. Accessed September 14, 2007.]

Hewlett-Packard

On September 28, 2006, Hewlett-Packard announced "the integration of VoodooPC."Zazaian, Mike. " [http://techfreep.com/hp-acquires-voodoopc-rahul-sood-remains-top-dog.htm HP Acquires VoodooPC, Rahul Sood Remains Top Dog] ," September 28, 2006. Accessed September 14, 2007.] As Sood states on his blog, he and his brother Ravi Sood had been considering the strategy for VoodooPC since "mid 2005," including discussions with Taiwanese ODMs and Dell Computers.Sood, Rahul. " [http://www.rahulsood.com/2006/08/where-theres-smoke-theres-fire.html Where there's Smoke there's Fire…] " August 25, 2006. Accessed September 14, 2007.] Rahul has claimed the "treasure trove of product innovations" from HP Labs to be a major influence in his decision.

As stated in the August 2007 version of his official "Executive Biography," Sood's responsibility at HP is technical strategy, product vision and "commercializing intellectual property" from HP Labs.

Personal life

Sood currently lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is an avid cyclist.Sood, Rahul. " [http://www.rahulsood.com/2007/05/take-road-to-success-on-bike.html Take the road to success - on a bike] " May 22, 2007. Accessed September 14, 2007.] He is interested in "offer [ing] wider access to healthcare services" and would like to get involved in developing "tech toys for children with autism."

Computer Power User (CPU)

Sood posts a monthly column in CPU magazine based in North America

Pure Pwnage

Sood was also featured in the highly popular web-show PurePwnage in episode 8, In which his voodoo pc team builds and delivers a high performance PC to Jeremy in 25 minutes.

Published works

*" [http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=7643 Ripping the Competition a New 20"] " DailyTech, June 11, 2007.
*" [http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2Farchive%2Fc0706%2F61c06%2F61c06.asp Staying Afloat In A Challenging Business] " Computer Power User, June 2007.
*" [http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2Farchive%2Fc0705%2F61c05%2F61c05.asp Games For Windows: The Gauntlet Has Been Dropped] " Computer Power User, May 2007.
*" [http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38003 Gaming is the way forward for Vista] " The Inquirer, March 5, 2007.
*" [http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37648 Even the good get BADD in an ugly way] " The Inquirer, February 15, 2007.
*" [http://www.computerpoweruser.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2Farchive%2Fc0605%2F61c05%2F61c05.asp Hard Drive Companies Getting (FAT)ter] " Computer Power User, May 2006.
*" [http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=295 AMD Exec Henri Richard Answers our Questions] " DailyTech. January 20, 2006.

References

External links

* [http://www.rahulsood.com http://www.rahulsood.com] —Sood's blog

Interviews

*ConnectReviews " [http://www.connectreviews.com/2008/09/05/connectinterviews-rahul-sood/ ConnectInterviews: Rahul Sood] " [ConnectReviews.com] , September 5, 2008.
*Notebook Review " [http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4294] " [Notebook Review.com] , March 5, 2008.
*Business Week " [http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/nov2007/id20071114_289027.htm?chan=innovation_special+report+--+in_in HP's Cultural Revolution] " Business Week, November 27, 2007.
*Mandel, Bob. " [http://www.avault.com/?p=1178&page=1 The Mainstreaming of Boutique Gaming Computers] " Adrenaline Vault, October 17, 2007.
*Roberts, Robin. " [http://www.mehfilmagazine.com/coverstory.cfm Cover Story] " Mehfil Magazine, October, 2007.
*Callaham, John. " [http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=15033 HP-VoodooPC Interview] " FiringSquad.com, April 11, 2007.
*Olsen, Sven. " [http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=6828 Rahul Sood Speaks on the Future of Voodoo] " DailyTech, April 10, 2007.
*Callaham, John. " [http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=12769 VoodooPC-HP Interview] " FiringSquad.com, October 18, 2006.
*Yam, Marcus. " [http://www.dailytech.com/VoodooPC+Shares+All+About+HP+Acquisition/article4531.htm VoodooPC Shares All About HP Acquisition] " DailyTech, October 13, 2006.