CUBEmadness 2016 has seen victory and defeat, as 64 of the best interviews in tech coverage dueled to reach the Finals. Now, thanks to your votes, only two remain. These two contestants, incredible interviews both, must face one final battle. Your vote will decide the winner. The time is now. Your vote is all that stands between glory and defeat in the CUBEmadness 2016 Finals!

To prepare for this tremendous event, CUBEmadness held four Regionals, pairing off interviews from theCUBE, SiliconANGLE, Wikibon and #TechAthlete. Four champions emerged from these battles, each one an interview that helped define the year in tech business. View them here: Tanmay Bakshi, Bill Schmarzo, Colin Mahony and Sanjay Poonen.

The final showdown

Among these four champions, only two could rise to the Finals. Those two are Tanmay Bakshi and Sanjay Poonen.

From the Wikibon Regional is Tanmay Bakshi, a child app developer with Bakshi Software Solutions, Inc. Bakshi describes his interest in programming, how he came to be a young coder, and his recent projects. He has developed a number of apps, including one that helps other developers look up algorithms. In his copious spare time, Bakshi also posts to his YouTube channel, Tanmay Teaches.  

https://youtu.be/8tTkm0tYsV0

From the SiliconANGLE Regional comes Sanjay Poonen, executive VP and GM of end-user computing with VMware, Inc. In this interview, Poonen describes VMware’s philosophy toward working with partners and platforms. He explains how an open view of the possibilities is contributing to a growing mobile ecosystem. He also stresses the importance of open APIs that would allow more people to plug into that ecosystem. It’s a valuable look at the future of mobile computing. 

Who is your favorite? Vote in the CUBEmadness 2016 Finals!    

The final vote

CUBEmadness 2016 has seen 64 great interviews stand their turn before the crowd, and now it all comes down to one last vote. Your vote! Get in on the madness by voting in this most crucial round. It’s fun and easy!

Voting for the Finals opens and closes on Monday, April 4th, so get ready!

To vote, visit the CUBEmadness 2016 page where you can view the match-ups and the Regional brackets. Scroll down, and you’ll find the portraits of the Final Round contestants. Click on the pictures, and you’ll be taken to a page where you can watch both interviews and vote on your favorite.

Or, you can click here to go directly to the Finals page.

Who is your favorite? Who will hold victory high? Get in on the madness and cast your vote in the CUBEmadness 2016 Finals. It’s been a long road, so be sure to join us all the way to the end. Don’t forget to come back to see who wins! And remember, your vote counts!

Feature image by SiliconANGLE