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Gary Gauthier


Gary Gauthier is a senior field solution architect with CDW's cloud infrastructure practice. Previously, he worked as a cloud solution specialist and an account manager. He also spent several years offering IaaS and SaaS to his clients at two different leading service providers. As a member of the cloud team, Gary offers his vast IT knowledge to the team while further educating himself on market and industry trends with a goal of finding the best technology solutions for CDW customers. Gary is a graduate of Michigan State University.

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Bringing AWS Into Your Disaster Recovery Planning

Partnering the cloud vendor with CloudEndure might be the right fit for your DR needs.

By Gary Gauthier  and Costa Thomas
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November 17, 2020
Services, Cloud, Security

[sayit]Almost every customer that we talk to wants a disaster recovery (DR) strategy. Many organizations will push their backup and recovery solutions to the brink but never really achieve the ability to run applications in production in the event of a disaster. This is likely because of cost and complexity. Learn how CDW can assist…

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Mentors: Speaking the Uncomfortable Truths We Need to Hear

IT careers can hinge on heeding honest advice from someone you trust.

By Gary Gauthier
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December 29, 2017
Services, Other

“Shut the h*ll up and listen.” I don’t know if it was because it was provocative or because it was yelled at me, but the above phrase was the first piece of advice from a mentor that I can remember that actually sunk in. At the time, I was a 23-year-old recent college grad with…

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Migrating to a Cloud Data Center Creates New Duties for IT, Leadership

While moving infrastructure to the cloud can create new efficiencies in the data center, organizations must be prepared to put in the work if they hope to see results.

By Gary Gauthier
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February 20, 2017
Cloud, Data Center

— by Gary Gauthier and Chris Bishop Moving a data center to the cloud generally delivers benefits in performance, time to market for new services, cost and other key areas. However, a successful migration requires strategy and discipline. In fact, organizations that fail to meet their responsibilities before, during and after a transition tend to…

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A Recap of Gartners Top 10 Cloud Myths

What’s Driving Organizations to the Cloud Conclusion?

By Gary Gauthier
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August 4, 2015
Cloud

Many people in IT take what the tech analyst firm Gartner has to say about anything very seriously. As a technologist, I am no different. Recently, Gartner put together a short one-hour presentation on their “Top 10 Cloud Myths.” I had to tune in. While I agreed with all of Gartners top 10 cloud myths…

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An Open Cloud Computing Email to the IT Director from the CIO – Part 2/2

By Gary Gauthier
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November 12, 2014
Cloud

In my last post, I wrote an email to a CIO from an IT director. While the communication was fictitious, the scenario was real-life. The following is my response from the CIO. Dear Mr. IT Director, Thank you for your note and your concerns. There isn’t another coworker that I feel deserves a vacation more…

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An Open Cloud Computing Email to the CIO – Part 1/2

By Gary Gauthier
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October 14, 2014
Cloud

In the following blog post, the people are make-believe, but their situation is real. Dear Mr. CIO, As you know, I have worked for ABC Company for the last 14 years. In this time, I have given my blood sweat and tears to this company with very little vacation time. Besides a day off here…

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An Update from VMworld 2014

By Gary Gauthier
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August 27, 2014
Cloud, Data Center

A global conference for virtualization and cloud computing hosted by VMware, VMworld kicked off yesterday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. With over 22,000 attendees representing 85 countries, it was no surprise that VMware took the opportunity to make some major announcements. The theme of the week is No Limits! and CEO Pat Gelsinger…

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