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James Staten

James Staten
Principal Analyst

Research Coverage

Blade Servers, Capacity On Demand & Utility Computing, Cloud Computing, Computer Architectures, Data Center Architecture, Data Center Consolidation, Data Center Management, Grid Computing, IT Infrastructure & Operations, Server Consolidation, Server Hardware, Server Virtualization, Systems Management, X86 Servers

Research Focus

James serves Infrastructure & Operations professionals providing insights into server-centric issues including infrastructure consolidation and virtualization, data center migration and reconfiguration (including the transition to 10GbE), cloud computing (public and internal), and high performance and technical computing infrastructures. Staten is the author of best practice analysis on IT consolidation, the new IT service outsourcing (strategic right-sourcing), maturing your virtualization practice, building a cloud computing consumption strategy and optimizing web site infrastructures for blazing fast performance. He also assists clients in understanding the technical and vendor landscape of server and virtual infrastructure choices in the market including blade servers, CPU choice, virtualization platforms, and configuration optimizations.

Previous Work Experience

James has more than 20 years' experience in the industry having served as a reseller, vendor strategist, CMO, journalist, and analyst for companies including Sun Microsystems, Gartner, Rockwell International, Autodesk, and Azul Systems.

He is a frequent speaker at industry, corporate, educational, and Wall Street events and has guest lectured at leading business schools.

Education

Working out of Forrester's Foster City, Calif. office, James holds a master's degree from the Annenberg School of Communications at the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Server Trends: Linux Marches On October 2010
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Total Economic Impact Study: Cloud Computing Platforms September 2010
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Did You Know?

James is an avid runner with multiple marathons under his belt and now triathlons. He is very active in the fight against cancer, specifically with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and is on the board of governors for the American Biofuels Council.


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Upcoming Appearances
James Staten will be speaking at the following upcoming events:
  • Marcus Evans CIO Summit 2010
    Keynote Speech: Tapping into the Cloud Beyond Testing its Waters
    April 12, 2010, 05:30PM
    Red Rock Casino,Las Vegas, NV,US
Recent Media Citations
IDG News Service, "Oracle Brings Solaris, Sparc Into Virtualization Portfolio," January 27, 2010
Network World, "Novell Grabs For Big Role In Virtualization Security," December 7, 2009
Computerworld, "Cloud Computing: Which IT Projects Are Right For The Cloud?" November 23, 2009
Government Computer News, "Path To Cloud Computing Beginning To Take Shape," November 20, 2009
Financial Times, "Cisco And EMC Form Joint Venture," November 4, 2009
CIO, "3 Keys To Using IaaS Public Clouds Wisely," October 19, 2009