Adaptive Computing announced that it has appointed technology industry leader Robert Clyde as its chief executive officer to support the company’s continued growth in cloud and High Performance Computing (HPC) markets. Clyde brings more than 25 years of industry experience to Adaptive Computing, including executive positions at Symantec, AXENT and Raxco, As CEO, Clyde will work in conjunction with the board of directors and the company’s executive team to drive Adaptive Computing to meet the growing enterprise demand for its cloud and HPC automation intelligence.

“I am thrilled to join the Adaptive Computing team,” said Robert Clyde, CEO of Adaptive Computing. “I’m impressed with our passionate and industry-leading customer base, our innovative technology and our expert employees’ customer-centric attitude which plays a vital role in the company’s ongoing success. The market opportunity for Adaptive Computing is tremendous, and we’re poised to transform cloud, data center and HPC environments with the ongoing adoption of real-time infrastructure.”

In conjunction with Adaptive Computing’s recent HPC product release, the company is also expanding its cloud operations and resources to meet growing global demand. In late 2010, Adaptive Computing received $14 million in Series A round financing led by Intel Capital, along with Tudor Ventures and EPIC Ventures, intended to help meet the demand of the company’s established and growing global customer base.

“It is critical that Adaptive Computing utilize the expertise of industry leaders like Clyde who can help the company capitalize on the promise of flexible, dynamic and automated infrastructures,” said Michael Jackson, president and co-founder of Adaptive Computing. “With Clyde, Alan Nugent and other leading industry experts on board, we will continue to optimize resources, scalability and performance in the world’s largest supercomputers, data centers, private and public clouds.”