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David Varnum is Network and Data Center engineer, architect, consultant and blogger. CCIE DC #45880. His focus is adapting business strategies with emerging enterprise developments in data center, security and virtualization realms. Prior to his current role, he served as lead engineer and consultant in both private and public sectors. David holds his CCIE in Data Center and is an MCSE+ and VMware Certified Professional. A Cisco Champion, he also blogs at overlaid.net and blogs.cisco.com
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols — widely known by his byline "sjvn" — has covered technology and the business of technology since the early days of personal computing, publishing more than 9,000–10,000 articles over his career. He has been Senior Contributing Editor at ZDNET (Ziff Davis) since 2021, following prior stints as a Contributing Editor for ZDNet under CBS Interactive and Red Ventures, and he has been a columnist at Computerworld since 2010. His decades-long history with the Ziff Davis publishing family also includes editorial roles overseeing Linux-Watch, DesktopLinux, and Linux and open-source coverage across eWEEK.com. He has also written for InformationWeek, InfoWorld, PC Magazine, PC World, The Register, The New Stack, and mainstream outlets including The Washington Post, CBS News, and The New York Times. His expertise centers on Linux and open-source software, operating systems, cloud computing, networking, and enterprise security; he is credited with writing the first popular news story about the Web and the first Linux benchmarks. He holds an M.A. in history from West Virginia University and a B.A. in English and history from Glenville State College. He is a regular contributor to DevOps.com, Security Boulevard, Techstrong.IT, and Cloud Native Now.
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Vijay Verma is the Chief Revenue Officer – Service Lines at Persistent. He is responsible for leading growth strategy and execution across all service lines, working closely with vertical teams to accelerate business expansion. With nearly three decades of experience, he brings deep expertise in scaling service lines, building high-growth verticals, and driving business transformation.
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Nico Vibert is a senior staff technical marketing engineer at Isovalent – the company behind the open-source cloud native solution Cilium.
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Frank Vizard was the motoring correspondent for Departures Magazine for over a decade. Most recently, Vizard test drove the Maserati MC20 Ciero in Sicily for an upcoming issue of Luxury Magazine. Among Vizard’s media credentials is a posting as the technology editor for Popular Science magazine.
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Mike Vizard is a veteran IT journalist with more than 25 years of experience covering the technology industry, having previously served as Editor-in-Chief of both CRN and InfoWorld and as editorial director for Ziff-Davis Enterprise, where he oversaw titles including eWEEK, CIO Insight and Baseline. Over his career he has also edited or contributed to a wide range of enterprise technology publications, including IT Business Edge, Channel Insider, ComputerWorld, TMCNet and Digital Review, and he later led editorial for CTOEdge.com. His reporting and analysis span software development, cloud computing, cybersecurity, IT channel strategy and, more recently, artificial intelligence and DevOps practices. A recognized voice in enterprise IT journalism, Vizard is known for tracking emerging technology trends as they move from early adoption into mainstream enterprise use. He now serves as Chief Content Officer for Techstrong Group, where he oversees editorial strategy across the full network — DevOps.com, Security Boulevard, Cloud Native Now, Digital CxO, Techstrong.ai, TechStrong.IT, Techstrong Semi and PlatformEngineering.com — in addition to writing and hosting content for Techstrong TV and the Techstrong Gang podcast.

