Moderator: The Space-Based Cloud: A New Dimension For Cybersecurity

Dennis founded LEOcloud to bring to enable cloud services in space.

LEOcloud offers Space Edge™ Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), a scalable, space-hardened, multi-cloud managed service that enables public cloud service providers a seamless hybrid cloud presence at the evolving space edge. Our scalable technology and managed service can be hosted on satellites, orbiting research platforms, commercial space stations, and facilities in LEO, the lunar region, on the Moon and beyond.

Whether its R&D or deep data fusion Space Edge IaaS will address the cloud edge computing service needs of commercial, government and military customers by offering the lowest latency, strongest security, high availability, mission-critical cloud edge computing services necessary to convert highly sensitive, high value raw data to actionable insight.

Prior to forming LEOcloud, Mr. Gatens was the Chief Commercial Officer for Cloud Constellation Corporation where he had global responsibilities for sales, marketing, channel management, and strategic alliances.

With over 35 years of experience in terrestrial and space-based managed services, he has a track record of bringing emerging technologies to market for managed services working with global partners and service providers to introduce next generation solutions into their cloud service offerings.

Mr. Gatens earned his BS in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech and his MBA from Radford University.