Contributors to Storage

Current Contributors

  • Ryan Arel

    Former Associate Site Editor

    Ryan Arel is former associate site editor for SearchDataCenter.

  • Adam Armstrong

    News Writer

    Adam Armstong is a news writer covering storage and storage hardware. Prior to joining TechTarget, he was a staff writer and then chief news editor for StorageReview.com.

  • Rahul Awati

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

  • Stephen J. Bigelow

    Senior Technology Editor

    Stephen J. Bigelow, senior technology editor in the Data Center and Virtualization media group, has more than 20 years of technical writing experience in the PC/technology industry.

  • Jeff Boles

    Taneja Group

    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.

  • Julia Borgini

    Spacebarpress Media

    Julia Borgini is a freelance technical copywriter and content marketing strategist who helps B2B technology companies publish valuable content.

  • Technology expert Pat Brans is author of the book "Master the Moment: Fifty CEOs Teach You the Secrets of Time Management."

  • Jeff Byrne

    Taneja Group

    Jeff Byrne is a senior analyst with Taneja Group focused on virtualization and the cloud, including how they intersect with data storage.

  • Rich Castagna

    Rich has been involved with high-tech journalism for more than 20 years.

  • Michael Cobb

    Michael Cobb , CISSP-ISSAP is a renowned security author with more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry.

  • 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.

  • Paul Crocetti

    Executive Editor

    Paul Crocetti is executive editor in TechTarget's Networking, Security and Infrastructure group. He is editor of TechTarget's Storage site.

  • Ashley D'Costa

    Ashley possesses technical experience in a variety of storage and backup/recovery hardware and software, including EMC and IBM SAN/NAS storage systems as well as IBM, Veritas and EMC storage and data protection software products

  • James Damoulakis

    GlassHouse Technologies

    James Damoulakis is an IT professional with more than 25 years of experience in systems, storage, backup/recovery and disaster recovery (DR).

  • Alan R. Earls

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

  • Pearson Education

    Pearson products are designed to support and advance career development for professionals.

  • John Edwards

    John Edwards is a freelance technical writer for SearchStorage.com.

  • Stephen Engelhardt has held various storage and IT positions over the last 25 years. He's currently a systems architect for St. Charles County, Mo.

  • Chris Evans

    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.

  • Tom Fenton

    Taneja Group

    Tom Fenton is the senior validation engineer for the analyst firm Taneja Group's Technology Validation Service.

  • Laura Fitzgibbons

    Laura Fitzgibbons is a research writer, technical writer and technical illustrator specializing in science and technology content.

  • Stephen Foskett

    Gestalt IT

    Stephen Foskett is an active participant in the world of enterprise information technology.

  • Dan Franciscus

    Dan Franciscus is a veteran IT professional, currently working as a manager of Digital Experience Tools.

  • Alexander S. Gillis

    Technical Writer and Editor

    Alexander S. Gillis is an assistant technical writer and editor in the WhatIs group at TechTarget.

  • Antone Gonsalves

    News Director

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

  • Simon Gordon

    Simon Gordon is a senior solution architect for McDATA based in the UK. Simon has been working as a European expert in storage networking technology for more than 5 years. He specializes in distance solutions and business continuity. Simon has been working in the IT industry for more than 20 years in a variety or technologies and business sectors including software development, systems integration, Unix and open systems, Microsoft infrastructure design as well as storage networking. He is also a contributor to and presenter for the SNIA IP-Storage Forum in Europe.

  • Jim Handy

    Objective Analysis

    Jim Handy is a semiconductor and SSD analyst at Objective Analysis in Los Gatos, Calif.

  • Logan G. Harbaugh

    Independent consultant

    Logan G. Harbaugh is an IT consultant and freelance reviewer located in Redding, Calif. He has worked in IT for more than 30 years.

  • Cynthia Harvey

    Freelancer

    Cynthia Harvey is an award-winning freelance writer and editor who has covered the technology industry for more than 15 years.

  • Cameron Hashemi-Pour

    Site Editor

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

  • Kim Hefner

    Managing Editor

    Kim is a managing editor in TechTarget's Editorial Business Initiatives Group.

  • Margaret Jones

    Executive Editor

    Maggie is executive editor at TechTarget. She is a 2011 graduate of Assumption College, where she majored in English literature and minored in philosophy.

  • Randolph Kahn

    Kahn Consulting Inc.

    Randolph Kahn, principal of Kahn Consulting, advises IT pros on issues related to the management of digital information and electronic records.

  • Jeff Kato

    Taneja Group

    Jeff Kato is a senior storage analyst at Taneja Group Inc. in Hopkinton, Mass. He focuses on converged and hyper-converged infrastructure, as well as primary storage.

  • 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.

  • Randy Kerns

    Evaluator Group

    Randy Kerns is a senior strategist and analyst at Evaluator Group.

  • 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.

  • Garry Kranz

    Senior News Writer

  • Peter Loshin

    Former Senior Technology Editor

    Peter Loshin is a former TechTarget senior technology editor.

  • Scott D. Lowe

    ActualTech Media

    Scott Lowe is a former CIO and frequent contributor to TechTarget, TechRepublic and other IT publications.

  • Ben Lutkevich

    Site Editor

    Ben is a site editor for Software Quality.

  • Kurt Marko

    MarkoInsights

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

  • Howard Marks

    Vast Data

    Howard Marks is Founder and Chief Scientist at DeepStorage.net.

  • Dennis Martin

    Demartek

    Dennis Martin is the founder and President of Demartek, a computer industry analyst organization with its own on-site test lab.

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

  • Mike Matchett

    Small World Big Data

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

  • Tim McCarthy

    News Writer

    Tim McCarthy covers cloud and data storage news for TechTarget.

  • Terri McClure

    Terri McClure is a senior storage analyst at Milford, Mass.-based Enterprise Strategy Group.

  • 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.

  • James Alan Miller

    Senior Executive Editor

    James is a senior executive editor in the Content Innovation and Amplification group, where he leads the High-Performance Content team.

  • James Montgomery

    Senior Features Editor

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

  • John Moore

    Industry Editor

    John Moore writes features and news analysis articles for SearchITChannel and SearchCIO.

  • Amy Novotny

    Senior Managing Editor

    Amy Novotny is Senior Managing Editor of TechTarget's Content Innovation and Amplification Group.

  • Gábor Nyers

    Trebut

    Gábor Nyers is an experienced data center infrastructure professional specializing in open source technologies such as Linux, Python, OpenStack and Ceph.

  • Ellen O'Brien

    Executive Editor

    Ellen O'Brien, a former senior editor at CIO Decisions, is now executive editor of SearchStorage.com.

  • Gary Olsen

    Gary lives in Roswell, Ga., with his wife, Colleen. They have five children and 16 grandchildren.

  • Beth Pariseau

    Senior News Writer

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

  • Matthew Pascucci

    Matthew Pascucci is a security architect, privacy advocate and security blogger. He holds many security certificates and founded Frontline Sentinel.

  • Stacey Peterson

    Senior Managing Editor

    Stacey Peterson is senior managing editor on TechTarget's high-performance content team.

  • Sabrina Polin

    Managing Editor

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

  • Brien Posey

    Brien Posey is a 15-time Microsoft MVP with two decades of IT experience. 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.

  • Packt Publishing

    Packt Publishing aims to put software to work in new ways by providing IT professionals high-caliber learning materials and services.

  • Dave Raffo

    Dave Raffo is an independent IT analyst and journalist.

  • Andrew Reichman

    Reichman IT

  • Steve Ricketts

    Taneja Group

    Steve Ricketts is a senior analyst and consultant with Taneja Group, where he analyzes IT infrastructures, including data protection and object storage.

  • Simon Robinson

    Enterprise Strategy Group

    Simon Robinson is a principal analyst at TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group who focuses on existing and emerging storage and hyperconverged infrastructure technologies.

  • 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.

  • Linda Rosencrance

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

  • Ed Scannell

    Editor at Large

    Ed Scannell is Editor at Large with TechTarget’s News Group.

  • Ed Scannell

    Senior Executive Editor

  • Leah Schoeb

    Evaluator Group

    Leah Schoeb is a senior partner at the Evaluator Group, having previously worked in leadership roles at VMware, Sun Microsystems, Dell, Intel and Amdahl.

  • Robert Sheldon

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

  • Scott Sinclair

    Practice Director

    Practice Director Scott Sinclair, part of TechTarget's Enterprise Strategy Group, has a proven history in the storage industry.

  • TechTarget Storage Editorial Staff

  • Marc Staimer

    Dragon Slayer Consulting

    Marc Staimer is the founder, president and CDS at Dragon Slayer Consulting in Beaverton, Ore.

  • Erin Sullivan

    Senior Site Editor

    Erin Sullivan is the senior site editor for TechTarget's Data Backup and Disaster Recovery sites.

  • 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.

  • Arun Taneja

    Taneja Group

    Arun Taneja is the founder, president and consulting analyst of the Taneja Group, an analyst and consulting group focused on storage and storage-centric server technologies.

  • Kinza Yasar

    Technical Writer

    Kinza Yasar is a technical writer at TechTarget. She has a background in IT, including a focus on networking in the telecommunications industry.

  • Andrew Zola

    Andrew Zola is a freelance technology journalist with bylines everywhere.

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