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Eric James


Eric James is manager of small business technology solutions for CDW. He has spent more than 12 years with the company, watching IT resources evolve from purely physical/on-premises to virtual and then to cloud. No matter how technology is consumed, business objectives remain largely the same: reducing time-to-market, wowing customers and increasing shareholder value. Enabled by cloud technologies, IT is slowly transforming into a services broker, empowering employees to select the right tools for their jobs. Eric works with customers in CDW’s small business divisions, serving everything from emerging, born-in-the-cloud startups to established organizations looking to create a cloud strategy.

Manager of Small Business Technology Solutions


The 3 T’s of Cloud Selection

Understanding these key areas leads to informed cloud decisions.

By Eric James
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August 15, 2018
Cloud, Data Center, Software

I frequently consult with customers comparing hyperscale public cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google for their data and applications. The workloads they want to evaluate typically fit into one of three categories: A lift-and-shift of virtual or physical workloads into public cloud A partial or full refactoring/modernization of an on-premises…

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Public Cloud Security and You

By Eric James
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July 7, 2016
Cloud

“The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards – and even then I have my doubts.”- Security Expert Gene Spafford, 1989 Reality check: Your workloads are potentially more secure in the public cloud than in your own…

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Diagnosing Your Cloud Practices

By Eric James
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May 6, 2016
Cloud

Imagine you’re a radiology patient. Something hurts and needs to be fixed. An X-ray informs the diagnosis which informs a treatment plan. Let’s apply the same diagnostic approach to shadow IT! If you’re unfamiliar with the term, shadow IT is any computing resource or service used without IT’s blessing. Examples might include an engineering employee…

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