Ilya Krutov is a Product Marketing Manager for Secure Kubernetes Connectivity with F5 NGINX. He has over 20 years of professional experience and expertise in the IT industry, ranging from infrastructure solution design, planning, and implementation to technical sales and marketing, training, and consulting. He is particularly focused on data protection and security topics for compute and storage infrastructure. During his career, Ilya has held a diverse variety of technical and business leadership roles, and he has authored over 350 technical sales and marketing publications for worldwide use.