Santhosh Devaraju

APAC Multicloud & AI Database Sales specialist | AWS, Azure & Google Cloud | Sovereign Cloud | Enterprise Modernization, Hyperscaler Partnerships & Growth | Technical Sales

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Oracleex-VMwareex-Hewlett Packard Enterprise

I have spent 18+ years working at the intersection of technology, commercial strategy, and enterprise transformation. Today, I build go-to-market and sales motions for Oracle AI Database services across AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.

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I work across Oracle, hyperscaler, partner, and customer teams to accelerate multicloud database adoption, modernize mission-critical workloads, and connect enterprise data platforms with emerging AI My Oracle journey has included leading APAC GTM for Oracle Cloud VMware Solution, growing annual recurring revenue to $16M, and subsequently leading Distributed Cloud initiatives across the region. In that role, I worked with leading service providers to develop Oracle Alloy-based white-label cloud offerings and shape sovereign-cloud business cases supporting $100M+ growth Earlier in my career, I worked across enterprise architecture, cloud transformation, technical sales, infrastructure, virtualization, and storage at VMware, NetApp, and Hewlett-Packard. That experience enables me to connect technical architecture with commercial execution, partner strategy, and measurable customer outcomes.

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GTM Index

  1. ORACLEJOB
    1. Multicloud GTM & Sales Spe…
      2M
    2. Cloud Specialist Dir (VMwa…
      1Y 7M
    3. Cloud Specialist Dir APAC…
      2Y 9M
  2. VMWAREJOB
    1. Staff Enterprise Architect…
      3Y 1M
    2. Senior Presales Consultant…
      1Y 5M
    3. Senior Presales Consultant…
      1Y 7M
    4. Presales Consultant (ITES…
      2Y 3M
    5. Technical Support Specialist
      1Y 4M
  3. NETAPPJOB
    1. Technical Mktg Eng (FlexPo…
      1Y 8M
  4. HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISEJOB
    1. Senior Deployment Eng for…
      1Y 4M
    2. Storage Solution Consultan…
      1Y 10M

Time in market 19Y 2MOpen 2Closed 9Stints 11

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  1. Job: VMware — Technical Support Specialist · 2009-04 – 2010-08
  2. Job: Oracle — Multicloud GTM & Sales Specialist — Oracle AI Database | AWS, Azure & Google Cloud · 2026-06 – present
  3. Job: VMware — Senior Presales Consultant (FSI Accounts-Singapore) · 2017-09 – 2019-02
  4. Job: Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Storage Solution Consultant - 2 · 2007-06 – 2009-04
  5. Job: Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Senior Deployment Engineer for 3Par Storage · 2010-08 – 2011-12
  6. Job: VMware — Presales Consultant (ITES Enterprise Accounts) · 2013-09 – 2015-12
  7. Job: VMware — Senior Presales Consultant - Global Accounts, APJ · 2016-01 – 2017-08
  8. Job: Oracle — Cloud Specialist Director APAC - VMware · 2022-04 – 2025-01
  9. Job: NetApp — Technical Marketing Engineer (FlexPod Solutions) · 2011-12 – 2013-08
  10. Job: Oracle — Cloud Specialist Director (VMware & Distributed Cloud), APAC · 2025-01 – present
  11. Job: VMware — Staff Enterprise Architect - VMware and AWS (South East Asia) · 2019-03 – 2022-04

Skills

Technology LeadershipConsultative SellingSales ManagementSales PresentationsPresentation DevelopmentCreative Problem SolvingData VisualizationGo-to-Market StrategyCustomer AdvocacyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Microsoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelExecutive Presentation SkillsExecutive Presentation DevelopmentSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Critical ThinkingSalesBusiness StrategyLeadershipCross-functional Team Leadership

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