Contributors to Search Cloud Computing

Current Contributors

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    (ISC) 2

    (ISC)2 is a nonprofit membership association that offers a wide portfolio of educational materials that are part of a holistic approach to cybersecurity.

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    Rahul Awati

    Rahul Awati is a PMP-certified project manager with IT infrastructure experience spanning storage, compute and enterprise networking.

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    Casey Benko

    BLT Global Ventures LLC

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    Adam Bertram

    Adam Bertram is a 20-year veteran of IT and an experienced online business professional.

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    Stephen J. Bigelow

    Senior Technology Editor

    Stephen J. Bigelow, senior technology editor in the Learning Content group, has more than 20 years of technical writing experience in the PC/technology industry.

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    Everett Bishop

    Associate Site Editor

    Everett Bishop is an associate site editor for Informa TechTarget's AI & Emerging Tech group, covering AI, quantum computing and other emerging technologies. He joined TechTarget in 2024.

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    Christopher got his first IT job at 15 and has held positions in several disciplines. Currently, he's a DevOps engineer at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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    Bridget Botelho

    Bridget Botelho is a technology journalist. She has covered technologies including data center hardware, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence, as well as emerging IT industry trends.

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    Jon Brown

    Senior Analyst

    Jon Brown is a former senior analyst at Omdia.

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    Ryann Burnett

    Executive Managing Editor

    Ryann Burnett is the executive managing editor for TechTarget's Business Initiatives group.

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    Stuart Burns

    Stuart Burns is a virtualization and Linux expert at a Fortune 500 company.

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    Kathleen Casey

    Site Editor

    Kathleen Casey is the site editor for TechTarget's SearchCloudComputing site.

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    Liam Cleary

    SharePlicity

    Liam Cleary is the owner of SharePlicity, a technology consulting company. He is an expert in Microsoft 365 and Azure security, PowerShell and IT administration.

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    Jeff Cogswell

    Cogsmedia Training & Consulting

    Jeff Cogswell is a software engineer, author and training consultant for Web developers and consultants. He writes about cloud computing technologies.

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    TechTarget Contributor

    Every day, millions of technology professionals rely on TechTarget’s network of sites to consume news analysis; read useful tutorials, how-tos and tips; and consume in-depth features and vendor product comparisons.

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    Alastair Cooke

    Alastair Cooke is a freelance trainer, consultant and blogger specializing in server and desktop virtualization.

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    Philip Cox

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    Darcy DeClute

    Scrumtuous Inc.

    Darcy DeClute is a Scrum Master and Agile coach from Toronto, Canada. Since 2017, Darcy has helped over a dozen companies digitally transform.

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    Tenzin Dhakpa

    Assistant Site Editor

    Tenzin Dhakpa is an assistant site editor for SearchITOperations. He graduated from Fitchburg State University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science degree in English.

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    Ryan Dowd

    Associate Site Editor

    Ryan Dowd is the associate editor for SearchCloudComputing.

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    Kerry Doyle

    Kerry Doyle covers issues relevant to both IT and enterprise leaders through cogent white papers and analyses covering a diverse range of topics.

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    Alan R. Earls

    Alan R. Earls is a freelance writer focused on business and technology.

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    McGraw Hill Education

    McGraw Hill Education empowers students, educators and lifelong learners to achieve their goals.

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    Mark Eisenberg

    Incelligence Inc.

    Despite being an early cloud skeptic, Mark Eisenberg is now a cloud computing expert and the vice president of strategy and technology at Incelligence after a career at Azure.

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    Joe Emison

    Branch Insurance

    Joe Emison is the CTO of Branch Insurance, a home and auto insurance company. Joe has a degree in English and Mathematics from Williams College and a law degree from Yale Law School.

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    David Essex

    Industry Editor

    David Essex is an industry editor in the Enterprise Software and Services Media Group at TechTarget.

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    Zachary Flower

    Freelance web developer and writer

    Zachary Flower is a freelance web developer with a need for usability. His background includes building projects and features for the National Security Agency and others.

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    Don Fluckinger

    Senior News Writer

    Don Fluckinger is a seasoned B2B technology journalist with over 30 years of experience, specializing in enterprise IT, digital experience, and content management. As a senior news writer at Informa TechTarget, he delivers award-winning analysis that helps IT and business leaders navigate complex technologies to enhance customer and employee experiences.

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    Joseph Foran

    FSW, Inc.

    Joseph Foran is the IT director for Bridgeport, Conn.-based FSW, Inc., and principal at Foran Media, LLC.

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    Adam Fowler

    Adam Fowler is a principal solutions architect with more than 20 years in IT, holds multiple Microsoft certifications and blogs about technology.

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    Douglas Francis

    Trimax Americas

    Douglas Francis is an Azure PFE and Microsoft Certified Trainer, helping customers take advantage of the cloud and PowerShell.

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    Damon Garn

    Cogspinner Coaction

    Damon Garn works as a freelance writer and editor and has written the Linux+, Cloud Essentials+, Cloud+ and Server+ CompTIA study guides.

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    Alexander S. Gillis

    Technical Writer and Editor

    Alexander S. Gillis is a technical writer and editor in the Infrastructure group at Informa TechTarget.

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    Mike Gleason

    News Writer

    Mike Gleason is a reporter covering unified communications and end-user computing topics.

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    Antone Gonsalves

    Editor at Large

    Antone Gonsalves is editor at large in the TechTarget Editorial News Group.

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    Sara Grier

    Assistant Site Editor

    Sara Grier is an assistant site editor for SearchCloudComputing as a part of the Cloud DevOps media group at TechTarget.

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    Cameron Hashemi-Pour

    Former Site Editor

    Coming from a background of technical editing and writing, Cameron Hashemi-Pour formerly worked as Site Editor for SearchEnterpriseAI.

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    Grant Hatchimonji

    Grant Hatchimonji is a freelance writer and developer living in Boston specializing in mobile tech and cybersecurity.

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    Kaitlin Herbert

    Content writer

    Kaitlin Herbert is a former managing editor for WhatIs.com at TechTarget.

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    Makenzie Holland

    Senior News Writer

    Makenzie Holland is a senior news writer covering big tech and federal regulation.

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    Anthony Howell

    Anthony Howell is a DevOps engineer and PowerShell consultant with 10 years' experience working in IT.

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    Roger Jennings

    OakLeaf Systems

    Roger Jennings is a data-oriented .NET developer and writer, a Windows Azure MVP, and principal consultant of OakLeaf Systems.

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    Kyle Johnson

    Technology Editor

    Kyle Johnson is a former technology editor for TechTarget Security.

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    Trevor Jones

    Senior Site Editor

    Trevor Jones is the senior site editor for TechTarget's SearchCloudComputing and SearchITOps sites.

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    Joydip Kanjilal

    Joydip Kanjilal is a Microsoft MVP, author and speaker with over 20 years of experience in application development.

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    Ron Karjian

    Industry Editor

    Ron Karjian is Industry Editor and writer on business analytics, artificial intelligence, data management, computing, security and enterprise applications.

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    Will Kelly

    Will Kelly is a freelance writer and content strategist.

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    Sean Michael Kerner

    Sean Michael Kerner is an IT consultant, technology enthusiast and tinkerer, and has been known to spend his spare time immersed in the study of the Klingon language and satellite pictures of Area 51.

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    Josh King

    Tribe

    Josh King is an MSOC Systems Administrator at Tribe.

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    Brian Kirsch

    Milwaukee Area Technical College

    Brian Kirsch is an IT architect and instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College. He has been in IT for over 20 years and holds many certifications.

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    Paul Kirvan

    Paul Kirvan is an independent consultant/IT auditor and technical writer/editor/educator. He has more than 25 years experience in business continuity, disaster recovery, security, enterprise risk management, telecomm/IT auditing.

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    Paul Korzeniowski

    Paul Korzeniowski is a freelance writer and leading industry voice with more than 10,000 articles published.

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    Alicia Landsberg

    Senior Managing Editor

    Alicia Landsberg is the senior managing editor for the BrightTALK summits team at TechTarget.

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    George Lawton

    George Lawton is a journalist based in London with over 30 years of experience writing about computers, communications, knowledge management, business and health.

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    Mike Leone

    Former Principal Analyst

    Mike Leone is a former principal analyst covering data platforms, analytics and AI at Omdia.

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    Michael Levan

    Michael Levan is a cloud enthusiast and DevOps pro. He coaches engineers and provides consultation services for customers on cloud and DevOps projects.

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    Nicole Lewis

    Nicole Lewis is an independent business and technology journalist who covers public policy, technology and business issues.

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    David Linthicum

    Deloitte Consulting

    David Linthicum is a cloud expert who writes about cloud management, among other topics.

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    Clive Longbottom

    Clive Longbottom is an independent commentator on the impact of technology on organizations. He was a co-founder and service director at Quocirca.

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    Ben Lutkevich

    Site Editor

    Ben Lutkevich is an award winning technology writer and editor covering IT infrastructure, app development and AI.

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    Kurt Marko

    MarkoInsights

    Kurt Marko was an engineer and technologist who designed and built digital systems at varied scales.

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    Ernesto Marquez

    Concurrency Labs

    Owner/project director at Concurrency Labs

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    Nick Martin is senior director of content strategy and member engagement at TechTarget.

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    Mike Matchett

    Small World Big Data

    Mike Matchett is principal IT industry analyst at Small World Big Data.

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    Mark May

    Mark May is a freelance writer and blogger specializing in the areas of storage, networking and virtualization.

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    Johanna McDonald

    Former Site Editor

    Johanna McDonald is a former site editor for SearchCloudComputing.

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    Cameron McKenzie

    TechTarget

    Cameron McKenzie is the Editor In Chief for TheServerSide.com.

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    Madelaine Millar

    TechTarget

    Madelaine Millar is a news writer covering network technology at TechTarget. She has previously covered tech for MIT's Lincoln Lab and Khoury College.

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    James Montgomery

    Senior Features Editor

    James Montgomery is the senior features editor for TechTarget's Cloud and DevOps group.

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    Nick Moore

    Assistant Site Editor

    Nick Moore is assistant site editor for SearchServerVirtualization and SearchVMware. He graduated with a master's degree from Emerson in 2017.

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    John Moore

    John Moore is a freelance writer who has covered business and technology topics for 40 years.

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    Alanna Moss

    Alanna Moss is a software engineer with a background in web development and robotics. She writes for WhatIs.

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    Chris Moyer

    ACI Information Group

    Chris Moyer is an author and the vice president of technology for ACI Information Group. He has years of experience in programming with an emphasis in cloud computing.

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    Ed Moyle

    SecurityCurve

    Ed Moyle is founding partner at SecurityCurve, a consulting, research and education company.

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    Craig S. Mullins

    Mullins Consulting

    Craig Mullins has extensive experience in the field of database management having worked as an application developer, a DBA, and an instructor with multiple database management systems including DB2, Sybase and SQL Server.

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    Kate Murray

    Managing Editor

    Kate Murray is a managing editor with Informa TechTarget's Infrastructure editorial team. She joined the company as an associate managing editor of e-products in 2020.

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    Stefani Muñoz

    Assistant Site Editor

    Stefani Muñoz is an assistant site editor for SearchVMware. Her responsibilities include editing articles focused on VMware topics and in-depth analyses.

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    Ofir Nachmani

    I am OnDemand

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    Michael Nadeau

    Michael Nadeau is an award-winning journalist and editor who covers IT and energy tech.

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    Paul Nashawaty

    Paul Nashawaty formerly covered infrastructure modernization and application modernization at TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group.

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    David Needle

    David Needle is a veteran technology reporter covering mobile, big data, CX and social media, among other topics.

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    Sarah Neenan

    Former Assistant Site Editor

    Sarah Neenan is a former assistant site editor for TechTarget's Cloud/DevOps Media Group.

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    Tom Nolle

    Andover Intel

    Tom Nolle is founder and principal analyst at Andover Intel. He has experience as a programmer, software architect and product manager.

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    Beth Pariseau

    Senior News Writer

    Beth Pariseau is a senior news writer for the Cloud/DevOps group at TechTarget.

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    Andy Patrizio

    Andy Patrizio is a veteran technology journalist based in southern California.

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    Mark Peters

    Principal Analyst & Practice Director

    ESG Principal Analyst and Practice Director Mark Peters is focused on all types of storage systems, virtualized storage, multiple solid-state media, and the emerging opportunities represented by both software-defined storage and converged systems.

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    Mike Pfeiffer

    CloudSkills.io

    Mike Pfeiffer is an accomplished IT architect, consultant, writer and conference speaker with 20 years of experience in the tech industry.

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    Bob Plankers

    Bob Plankers is a virtualization and cloud architect at a major Midwestern university. He is also the author of The Lone Sysadmin blog.

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    Sabrina Polin

    Managing Editor

    Sabrina Polin is a managing editor for TechTarget's Video Content team.

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    Brien Posey

    Brien Posey is a former 22-time Microsoft MVP and Commercial Astronaut Candidate. He has served as a lead network engineer for the U.S. Department of Defense and as a network administrator for some of the largest insurance companies in America.

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    Trevor Pott

    eGeek Consulting

    Trevor Pott is an IT consultant and network administrator in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. His IT experience covers systems and network administration to help desk support.

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    Varun Raj

    Varun Raj is a cloud and AI engineering executive specializing in enterprise-scale cloud computing, cloud modernization and AI-native architectures. His work focuses on designing and operationalizing large-scale cloud, data and distributed systems, including generative AI and multi-agent platforms.

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    Nicholas Rando

    TechTarget

    Nicholas Rando is a former senior production editor for TechTarget's Centralized Editorial.

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    Amy Reichert

    Amy Reichert is a 25-plus-year professional QA tester and writer. As a tester, she specializes in test development and Agile team management.

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    Kathleen Richards

    Kathleen Richards is a freelance journalist and industry veteran. She's a former features editor for TechTarget's Information Security magazine.

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    Scott Robinson

    New Era Technology

    Scott Robinson is an enterprise data architect at New Era Technology, a global digital transformation firm. He is a 25-year IT veteran.

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    Alison Roller

    Alison Roller is a freelance writer with experience in tech, HR, marketing and more.

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    Linda Rosencrance

    Linda Rosencrance is a freelance writer and editor in the Boston area.

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    Moriah Sargent

    Associate Director

    Moriah Sargent is the associate director of e-products at TechTarget.

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    Ed Scannell

    Freelancer

    Ed Scannell is a freelancer for TechTarget Editorial.

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    Derek Schauland

    Innova Technologies

    Derek Schauland is a Microsoft MVP who has worked in several IT roles, including systems admin, IT manager and cloud infrastructure consultant.

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    Dave Shackleford

    Voodoo Security

    Dave Shackleford is founder and principal consultant with Voodoo Security, as well as a SANS analyst, instructor and course author, and GIAC technical director.

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    Mary E. Shacklett

    Transworld Data

    Mary E. Shacklett is president of Transworld Data, a technology analytics, market research and consulting firm.

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    Sharon Shea

    Executive Editor

    Sharon Shea is executive editor of TechTarget Security.

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    Robert Sheldon

    Robert Sheldon, technical consultant and freelance technology writer, has written numerous books, articles and training materials.

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    Joel Shore

    News Writer

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    Scott Sinclair

    Practice Director

    Practice Director Scott Sinclair, part of Omdia, has a proven history in the storage industry.

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    Prateek Singh

    Continuum Managed Services LLC

    Prateek Singh is an infrastructure developer, specializing in scripting and automation. He is the author of PowerShell Guide to Python and a contributor to the open source community. His blog has also been recognized among the Top 50 PowerShell Blogs in the world.

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    Shane Snider

    Senior News Writer

    Shane Snider is a veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience. Starting out as a newspaper reporter, he has covered government, business, education, technology and more. Shane was previously a writer at InformationWeek and CRN.

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    Jan Stafford

    Features Writer

    Jan has covered the computer industry for more than 20 years, writing about everything from personal computers to operating systems to server virtualization to application development.

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    Craig Stedman

    Industry Editor

    Craig Stedman is an industry editor at TechTarget who edits and writes articles on data technologies and processes. He has more than 40 years of experience covering enterprise IT.

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    Rob Strechay

    Senior Analyst

    Senior Analyst Rob Strechay covers cloud and DevOps at Enterprise Strategy Group, drawing upon more than 20 years of industry experience across a broad range of cloud, infrastructure, and data products and markets.

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    Dan Sullivan

    Dan Sullivan is an author, systems architect, and consultant with over 20 years of IT experience. He creates tips and advice about cloud computing.

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    Phil Sweeney

    Industry Editor

    Phil Sweeney is an industry editor at TechTarget covering cybersecurity.

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    Katie Terrell Hanna

    Katie Terrell Hanna is a freelance writer and content marketing professional for a variety of enterprise technology companies.

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    Kevin Tolly

    The Tolly Group

    Kevin Tolly is the founder of The Tolly Group, a leading provider of third-party validation and testing services for over two decades.

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    Keith Townsend

    The CTO Advisor LLC

    Keith Townsend is the principal of The CTO Advisor LLC and founder of TheCTOAdvisor.com with more than 18 years of related experience designing, implementing and managing data center technologies.

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    Chris Tozzi

    Chris Tozzi is a freelance writer, research adviser, and professor of IT and society who has worked as a journalist and Linux systems administrator.

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    John Treadway

    Cloud Technology Partners

    John Treadway leads the products and software business at Cloud Technology Partners, with an entrepreneurial background.

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    Steven S. Warren

    Ultimate Software

    Steven is a seasoned freelance technology writer with a leading industry voice. He has covered IT issues for over two decades with more than 5,000 articles.

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    Caitlin White

    Site Editor

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    Laurie Wiegler

    Laurie Wiegler has been published in BBC Travel, BioInform, Engineering & Technology, Genome Technology, IEEE Spectrum, MIT Technology Review, San Francisco Focus, Scientific American, Transport Topics, Technical.ly, Yale Engineering, Yankee and other outlets.

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    Gavin Wright

    Gavin Wright is a high-tech and computer engineering veteran with over 15 years of experience.

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    Kinza Yasar

    Technical Writer

    Kinza Yasar covers AI and emerging technology for TechTarget, with a focus on ethics, enterprise adoption, governance and business strategy. Before moving into journalism, she worked in IT and network support roles, giving her a systems-level perspective on how enterprise technologies are built, deployed and managed.

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    Andrew Zola

    Andrew Zola is a freelance technology journalist with bylines everywhere.

Past Contributors