Contributors to Data Technologies
Current Contributors
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Zac Amos is a freelance tech writer specializing in AI, cybersecurity and business tech. He is also the Features Editor at ReHack Magazine.
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Ryan Arel is former associate site editor for SearchDataCenter.
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Eric Avidon, a journalist with more than three decades of experience as a reporter and editor, covers data management and business analytics for TechTarget's Data Technologies Group.
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Rahul Awati is a PMP-certified project manager with IT infrastructure experience spanning storage, compute and enterprise networking.
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Nick Barney is a technology writer for WhatIs.com. Barney joined TechTarget after writing and editing for journals, news sites and technology companies.
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Kevin Beaver is an information security consultant, writer, professional and speaker with Atlanta-based Principle Logic LLC.
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Corinne Bernstein has written and edited business and technology articles for more than 30 years.
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Harvey Betan is a certified business continuity (BC) planning consultant with experience in disaster recovery (DR) in both technology and business functions.
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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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Jacqueline Biscobing is senior managing editor of TechTarget's News Team.
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Jeff Boles is a Senior Analyst and the Director of Taneja Group's hands-on Technology Validation Services, focused on validating vendor solutions in real world use cases.
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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 is a former senior analyst at Omdia.
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John Burke is CTO and a research analyst at Nemertes. He has worked at all levels of IT, including as a network administrator and network architect.
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Stuart Burns is a virtualization and Linux expert at a Fortune 500 company.
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Kurt Cagle is the former contributing editor for Data Science Central, and is now a freelance contributor for TechTarget's AI and analytics sites.
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Christine Campbell is a freelance writer specializing in business and B2B technology.
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Krista Case serves as The Futurum Group's lead on research and advisory pertaining to cybersecurity.
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Rich has been involved with high-tech journalism for more than 20 years.
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Stephen Catanzano is senior analyst at Omdia, where he covers data platforms.
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Nick Cavalancia is an IT consultant, trainer and writer. He writes about business continuity and disaster recovery for SearchDisasterRecovery.
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Denny Cherry has over a decade of experience managing SQL Server, including some of the largest in the world.
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Ericka Chickowski specializes in coverage of information technology and business innovation.
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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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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 is a freelance trainer, consultant and blogger specializing in server and desktop virtualization.
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Paul Crocetti is editorial director of Informa TechTarget's Infrastructure sites, which include SearchStorage, SearchDataCenter and SearchITOperations.
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Ted Cuzzillo is a freelance technology journalist who focuses on data storytelling and analytics and has written a blog called Datadoodle since 2007.
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James Damoulakis is an IT professional with more than 25 years of experience in systems, storage, backup/recovery and disaster recovery (DR).
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Dr. Barry Devlin is among the foremost authorities in the world on business insight and data warehousing. He is founder and principal of 9sight Consulting.
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Alan R. Earls is a freelance writer focused on business and technology.
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Brian Eastwood is a Boston-area freelance writer who has been covering healthcare IT for more than 15 years.
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John Edwards is a freelance technical writer for SearchStorage.com.
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Wisdom Ekpotu is a DevOps engineer and technical writer, primarily focused on building infrastructure using cloud-native technologies.
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Chris Evans has worked in the IT industry for more than 25 years. After receiving a BSc (Hons) in computational science and mathematics from the University of Leeds, England, his early IT career started in the mainframe arena and continued to storage and systems programming paths.
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Donald Farmer is a data strategist with more than 30 years of experience, including product leadership roles at Microsoft and Qlik. As the principal of TreeHive Strategy, he advises global clients on data management, analytics and AI strategy. He has written several books and a widely read blog on data and innovation.
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Russ Fellows is a senior partner at Evaluator Group responsible for leading research/analysis of product and market trends on network attached storage (NAS) and storage security.
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Laura Fitzgibbons is a research writer, technical writer and technical illustrator specializing in science and technology content.
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Chris Foot is a now-retired IT professional who worked for more than 30 years in database administration, systems architecture and data infrastructure service delivery.
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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 is a technical writer and editor in the Infrastructure group at Informa TechTarget.
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Vincent Granville is an author and publisher specializing in machine learning and automation.
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Jelani Harper is a data industry analyst and journalist covering data management, AI and enterprise IT for more than a decade. He is a research lead at Blue Badge Insights, writing analyst reports for GigaOm and articles for VentureBeat and The New Stack.
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Coming from a background of technical editing and writing, Cameron Hashemi-Pour formerly worked as Site Editor for SearchEnterpriseAI.
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Andy is an established software industry authority, an independent strategy consultant advising corporations, venture capital firms and software companies.
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Rosa Heaton is a writer for the IT Strategy group at TechTarget.
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Kaitlin Herbert is a former managing editor for WhatIs.com at TechTarget.
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Makenzie Holland is a senior news writer covering big tech and federal regulation.
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Ron Karjian is Industry Editor and writer on business analytics, artificial intelligence, data management, computing, security and enterprise applications.
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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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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 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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Kashyap Kompella is an industry analyst, author, educator and AI advisor to companies and startups in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific region.
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Maria Korolov has been covering enterprise technology for nearly 20 years and is currently focusing on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.
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Ashwin Krishnan is host of StandOutin90Sec.
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The Pragmatic Programmers supplies professional software developers with the information they need to perfect their craft and forward their careers.
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Nicole Laskowski is a senior news director for TechTarget.
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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 is a former principal analyst covering data platforms, analytics and AI at Omdia.
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Mitch Lewis is a research associate at Evaluator Group. He covers areas including data storage, private and public clouds, and networking fabrics.
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David Loshin is president of Knowledge Integrity Inc., a consulting company that works with clients on business intelligence, big data, data quality, data governance and master data management initiatives.
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Peter Loshin is a former TechTarget senior technology editor.
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Scott Lowe is a former CIO and frequent contributor to TechTarget, TechRepublic and other IT publications.
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Ben Lutkevich is an award winning technology writer and editor covering IT infrastructure, app development and AI.
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Nick Martin is senior director of content strategy and member engagement at TechTarget.
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Mike Matchett is principal IT industry analyst at Small World Big Data.
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Jeff McCormick is an enterprise data architect who has extensive experience in data-related IT roles.
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Rob McShinsky is a senior systems engineer at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., and has more than 15 years of experience in the industry -- including a focus on server virtualization since 2004.
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Through its books and online learning material, O'Reilly Media supports professionals in their ongoing quest for expertise in the IT industry.
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James plays a leading role in shaping editorial strategy across the enterprise software landscape at Informa TechTarget, overseeing multi-site editorial operations across ERP & Supply Chain, HR Software, Customer Experience, Communications & Collaboration and End-User Computing.
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John Moore is a freelance writer who has covered business and technology topics for 40 years.
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Lisa Morgan is a journalist, industry analyst and content strategist who writes and speaks about emerging technologies and their impacts on business and society.
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Alan Morrison is an independent consultant and freelance writer covering data tech and enterprise transformation.
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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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Jerry Murphy is a contributor with over 25 years of experience in the IT industry and currently serves as SVP of Research and Consulting at Nemertes.
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Tim Murphy is an award-winning reporter covering IT strategy for Informa TechTarget.
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Koushik Nandiraju brings extensive experience preparing data and constructing data architecture as an award-winning engineer.
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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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Amy Novotny is Senior Managing Editor of TechTarget's Content Innovation and Amplification Group.
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Jon Oltsik is analyst emeritus and the founder of TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group cybersecurity service.
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Kogan Page produces books and digital content by the world's leading business experts to help professionals develop abilities and grow careers.
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Stacey Peterson is executive managing editor for TechTarget's AI & Emerging Tech group.
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Sabrina Polin is a managing editor for TechTarget's Video Content team.
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Jack Poller formerly covered Identity and Data Security at TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group.
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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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Mary K. Pratt is an award-winning freelance journalist specializing in enterprise IT, cybersecurity strategy and data management.
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No Starch Press publishes the finest in IT 'geek entertainment,' with volumes on programming, cybersecurity, hacking, sys admin and more.
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Technics Publications creates learning materials -- books, classes, videos and more -- to fill niches in the data and leadership space, such as data modeling and data strategy.
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Packt Publishing aims to put software to work in new ways by providing IT professionals high-caliber learning materials and services.
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Sireesha Pulipati is a Staff Data Engineer at Shopify and Google Developer Expert for Cloud specializing in enterprise data platforms and production AI systems.
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Dave Raffo is an independent IT analyst and journalist.
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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 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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Linda Rosencrance is a freelance writer and editor in the Boston area.
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Steven Ross is the executive principal and founder of Risk Masters, Inc. and holds certification as a Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP).
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Jacob Roundy is a freelance writer and editor with more than a decade of experience in a variety of tech topics, such as data centers, business intelligence and sustainability.
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J. Joseph Rusnak is a data science and AI leader with a Ph.D. in computer science from Harvard and graduate degrees from MIT. He is a senior data scientist and AI strategy lead at Silverthread, a Harvard Business School spin-out, and has published on generative AI and data science for enterprise audiences.
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Ed Scannell is a freelancer for TechTarget Editorial.
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Bill is the former Chief Innovation Officer at Hitachi Vantara, where he was responsible for driving Hitachi Vantara's data science and 'co-creation' efforts.
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Ron Schmelzer is the founder of Scalebrate and publisher of the Exponential Scale newsletter and podcast.
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Helen Searle-Jones holds a group head of IT position in the manufacturing sector.
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Mary E. Shacklett is president of Transworld Data, a technology analytics, market research and consulting firm.
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Robert Sheldon, technical consultant and freelance technology writer, has written numerous books, articles and training materials.
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Rick Sherman, who died in January 2023, was the founder and managing partner of Athena Solutions, a Maynard. Mass.-based firm that provides BI, data warehousing and data management consulting services. In addition to having more than 40 years of professional experience in those fields, Sherman was an author, a frequent speaker at industry events and an adjunct professor at Northeastern University's Graduate School of Engineering.
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Esther Shittu is eager to take on the world of AI as a news writer at TechTarget. In the past, she has written for the 'New York Daily News' and Bklyner.
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Practice Director Scott Sinclair, part of Omdia, has a proven history in the storage industry.
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SearchDataManagement contributor Danielle Smith is a health care quality analyst and public health professional based in Massachusetts.
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Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D., is an information management professional and consultant with broad experience across industries.
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Mark Spencer is an IT practitioner who writes for TechTarget's Data Technologies site on data infrastructure, systems management and IT security.
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Peter Spotts writes and manages content as site editor for SearchBusinessAnalytics and SearchDataManagement.
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As a veteran business and technology reporter, Beth Stackpole has spent the last 25+ years writing for a variety of leading publications and websites.
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Marc Staimer is the founder, president and CDS at Dragon Slayer Consulting in Beaverton, Ore.
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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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Als Senior Executive Editor der TechTarget Mediengruppe Business Applications and Information Management betreut Craig Stedman die redaktionellen Prozesse und schreibt für SearchBusinessAnalytics und SearchDataManagement sowie für die Websites SearchOracle und SearchSQLServer.
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Erin Sullivan is a senior site editor at TechTarget covering data technologies, with a focus on backup and recovery.
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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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Shaun Sutner, a journalist with more than 25 years of newspaper experience, directs news coverage for the sites in TechTarget's Information Management Group.
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Katie Terrell Hanna is a freelance writer and content marketing professional for a variety of enterprise technology companies.
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Scott Thompson is the Site Editor for TechTarget's Data Technologies group, covering data management and business analytics topics for senior enterprise data leaders. He has edited data and analytics content for TechTarget since 2021.
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Ed Tittel is a 30-plus year IT veteran who has worked as a developer, networking consultant, technical trainer and writer.
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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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Sue Tripathi is a thought leader in data, AI, technology and transformation with experience covering 19 industries as a writer, speaker and presenter.
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Linda Tucci, Industry editor -- CIO/IT strategy, focuses on developing strategic editorial and research initiatives for TechTarget.
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Felix Van de Maele is co-founder and CEO of Collibra and was named EY Technology Entrepreneur of the Year in 2019.
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Nicole Viera is an associate site editor for TechTarget's Data Technologies site. Her professional background is in academic publishing.
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Torsten Volk is principal analyst at Omdia covering application modernization, cloud-native applications, DevOps, hybrid cloud and observability.
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Tom Walat is an editor and reporter at Informa TechTarget, focusing on data management and enterprise technology.
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Kathleen Walch is director of AI engagement and learning at Project Management Institute.
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David Weldon is a business and technology writer who covers data management, information security, healthcare technology and other topics.
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Mark Whitehorn is the Emeritus Professor of Analytics at the University of Dundee. He specializes in the areas of analytics, business intelligence (BI) and data science (DS). He has a background in both the academic and commercial worlds.
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Lauren Whitehouse is a 25+ year technology industry veteran with a mix of engineering, product management and marketing communications experience.
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SearchDataManagement contributor Alex Williams is a seasoned full-stack developer and the owner of Hosting Data UK.
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Gavin Wright is a high-tech and computer engineering veteran with over 15 years of experience.
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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 is a freelance technology journalist with bylines everywhere.
