Antony Adshead
Freelance storage writer and consultant
Antony Adshead is acting datacentre and cloud editor at Computer Weekly.
His key areas of interest include datacentre development and its impacts on energy, water, and environmental sustainability, as well as economic development. He also covers cloud computing across the public and private sectors, including the geopolitical and financial risks surrounding data sovereignty.
He has a particular interest in data journalism and data science, using the R programming language to conduct statistical audits and extract insights from large datasets.
Prior to his current role, Antony served as storage editor for Computer Weekly, UK bureau chief for SearchStorageUK, and senior reporter and deputy technical editor for Computer Weekly. Originally from Birmingham, Antony now lives in Sheffield. He holds a BSc (Econ) in Middle East History and an MSc in Third World Politics from the University of London.