Profile of Emily Johnson

Digital Content Editor, InformationWeek Member Since: 1/10/2014
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Emily Johnson is the digital content editor for InformationWeek. Prior to this role, Emily worked within UBM America's technology group as an associate editor on their content marketing team. Emily started her career at UBM in 2011 and spent four and a half years in content and marketing roles supporting the UBM America's IT events portfolio. Emily earned her BA in English and a minor in music from the University of California, Berkeley. Follow her on Twitter @gold_em.

Study: DevOps Outsourcing Can Cost You

9/12/2018
The new report by DORA on the state of DevOps in 2018 found outsourcing to be the crutch of low software delivery performers.
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How to Ditch Operations Ticketing Systems

9/10/2018
Damon Edwards, founder, Rundeck Inc. says ticketing systems are expensive and wasteful. Here's his advice for IT groups that want to ditch the old queue.
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Meet the Automation Architect

9/5/2018
There might be plenty of career opportunities for those who can bridge technology, people and processes.
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How to Overcome CloudSec Budget Constraints

9/4/2018
Robert LaMagna-Reiter, Sr. Director, Information Security at First National Technology Solutions, shares examples of how to apply your existing IT tools to work for your cloud security strategy.
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Why IT Needs More Custom Software

9/4/2018
Jeff Stovall, CIO for Charlotte, NC. explains the value of having more custom built software in government agencies (and enterprises in general).
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ITIL, DevOps, Whatever – The Labels Don’t Matter

8/27/2018
If you think you’re enlightened because you’re a DevOps shop, here’s news for you: Whether you’re ITIL or DevOps, Agile or Lean, what you call your team won’t prevent failure.
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DevOps Experts Share Advice on Measuring Success

8/13/2018
Watch out for navel gazing when it comes to your DevOps success metrics.
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A Fight to Save Indigenous Language, Culture

7/27/2018
How indigenous communities in British Columbia, Canada built their own content platform to take the fate of their languages into their own hands.
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Sponsorship Helps Women in Tech Advance

7/27/2018
Brigid Tabour of Ernst & Young discusses the importance of sponsorship programs to move toward gender parity.
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Data Transparency for a Recovering Detroit

7/12/2018
Detroit CIO, Beth Niblock, explains the process of creating data transparency in the wake of Detroit's bankruptcy.
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Change Your IT Culture with 5 Core Questions

7/10/2018
Peyton Maynard-Koran, senior director of worldwide infrastructure at Whole Foods, provides some questions that will help you evaluate the role of your IT organization and ensure an open and productive environment.
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The Flexible IT Team, Its Strengths and Flaws

7/5/2018
IT teams no longer subsist on full-time employees alone; they also include contract and freelance talent. The combination of skills helps round out an IT team. However, sometimes contingent and full-time employees don’t get along.
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5 Lessons for SREs and Their Teams

6/18/2018
Now that SRE has become a cool job there's been some washing of the title. Sysadmins and IT ops are being rebranded as SREs without businesses actually making any the changes to their tasks. Here's what you should expect as an SRE as well as tips for excelling in the role.
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Don’t Get Side-Tracked by Flashy Metrics, Success is in the People

5/22/2018
Defining KPIs can be a whole different ballpark when you’re in public sector IT. But even if you’re not, the takeaway from these stories can easily be applied to the private sector: Focus on the impact, the people -- the customers -- and success will follow.
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Universal Docking for the BYOD Workplace

5/9/2018
DisplayLink has introduced universal USB docking that fulfills the demanding requirements of hot-desking and other emerging digital workplace models.
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Network Virtualization: Optimizing Agility, Performance, and Cost

5/9/2018
According to Array Networks’ Paul Andersen, network managers no longer need to choose between the high performance of dedicated appliances and the agility NFV offers to run network functions on commodity hardware.
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The Case for Brand-Equivalent Optics in the Data Center

5/9/2018
InterOptic’s Robert Coenen explains why the rules for optics procurement have changed dramatically -- and how IoT, 5G, and other technologies are driving increased implementation of optical connections.
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IT is Great, Now it’s Time to Pitch it That Way

5/4/2018
If you’re in IT, stop saying you’re stressed, you’re busy, or you’re tired. To attract new talent, IT professionals need to engage their communities and speak about the possibilities, not just the deterrents.
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IT Pros Are More Equipped to Address Diversity Than You'd Think

5/3/2018
Diversity and inclusion require problem identification and problem-solving, two skills that IT professionals are actually really great at.
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Technology Tops List of Industry Talent Turnover Rates

5/2/2018
What do you get when you mix a highly demanded talent pool with a talent shortage? Turnover.
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Has IT Gone Packaged Software Crazy?

4/26/2018
When it comes to software, why choose out-of-the-box plain vanilla when there’s a rainbow of other flavors that you can choose from and swirl together?
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The Resilient Leader

4/24/2018
What is it that enables some IT leaders to fly in the face of stress while others crumble? It’s called resilience, and it’s a skill, not a talent.
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Culture, Like Technology, Is Changing at a Breakneck Pace

4/19/2018
If you thought your company culture was good or bad or a static thing within the organization, well, guess again.
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A Cyber Breach Contingency Plan is Not Just the CIO's Responsibility

4/2/2018
Ask any CIO and they'll likely tell you one of their greatest fears is a data breach, and rightfully so. Having a plan in place for when the worst does happen and knowing there's a team of people to back you up should relieve some of the anxiety.
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To Get Ahead in Tech, Treat Soft Skills Like Technical Skills

3/29/2018
Despite the name, soft skills are actually really hard to master. Yet more and more, they're proving to be the attributes that give candidates an edge when looking for new roles and leadership positions.
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3 Myths About the Site Reliability Engineer, Debunked

3/20/2018
As automation becomes a fact of life, newer roles, such as site reliability engineer, emerge. For IT pros looking for their next move, here’s a little background about the role as well as some common misunderstandings about it.
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DevOps Futures: SREs, Re-Skilling, and New-Ops

3/6/2018
It's time to ditch the phrase no-ops. DevOps gives IT the opportunity to expand their current skill sets in new roles and become better leaders by managing cross-functional teams. No, all we see are new-ops.
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Government IT: Time to Catch Up

2/27/2018
What's the most pressing issue in government IT? Well, the resistance to it.
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5 Things I Learned While Trying to Understand Today's Cloud Pricing

2/22/2018
I went digging in the weeds of the current cloud pricing battlefield to understand what is going on so you don't have to. Here's what I learned matters a lot, a little, and just enough.
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Disasters: Tech to Map Human Behavior in Crises

1/31/2018
With the rise in attacks on stadiums, airports, and concerts, along with the increased severity of natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods, researchers at Embry-Riddle are studying how humans behave on the worst days of their lives.
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As Cloud Market Swells, So Does Cloud Environment Complexity

1/12/2018
As enterprises move beyond the phase of initial cloud adoption and into hybrid and multicloud environments, the complexity of managing all the moving parts begins to set in.
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A Check-Up for Artificial Intelligence in the Enterprise

12/7/2017
As organizations get ready to invest (or further invest) in AI, some recent research efforts offer insight into what the status quo is around AI in the enterprise and the barriers that could impede adoption.
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IT Job Satisfaction on the Upswing

11/29/2017
IT was once viewed as a back-office function, filled with disgruntled, reserved workers, but the view of the IT role and worker is changing, and it’s showing in IT job satisfaction levels.
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Leveraging Data Prep to Prevent Human Trafficking

11/15/2017
How one organization is using a data prep tool to combat human trafficking and slavery.
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LinkedIn Shares How to Build a Data Center to Keep Up with Growth

11/14/2017
Shawn Zandi, Principal Network Architect, LinkedIn shares how to build a data center architecture that can handle the huge growth that LinkedIn continues to experience.
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How to Hire Diverse Talent in Security

11/8/2017
Juliet Okafor, VP of business development at Fortress Information Security, shared why she thinks the security talent shortage is a myth.
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The Greatest DevOps Myths Debunked

11/1/2017
Jayne Groll, CEO of the DevOps Institute joins us at the InformationWeek News Desk at Interop ITX to talk about the greatest DevOps myths and explain what DevOps really is.
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Advice for SMBs Adopting the Cloud

10/24/2017
Interop ITX speaker Rob Hiltbrand, director of technology for The Liberty Group, shared how their IT team managed a growth from four to 19 offices with the cloud.
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The First Rule of Data: Do No Harm

10/18/2017
At the Strata Big Data Conference in New York, one of the major themes was the responsibility that data scientists have to do their best to prevent the biases and prejudices that exist in society from creeping into data and the way algorithms are built.
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Growing Soft Skills for Better IT Business Relationships

10/16/2017
KBG Consulting's Kathryn Brett Goldman shares the value of building soft skills in the IT department at the InformationWeek News Desk at Interop ITX.
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The Programmable Infrastructure

10/10/2017
Interop ITX 2017 keynoter, Susie Wee, VP and CTO of DevNet Innovations for Cisco, sat down with us at the InformationWeek News Desk to talk about the intersection of applications and infrastructure.
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How to Hire People for Your IT Culture

10/2/2017
Joseph Eng, CIO at TravelClick visited us at the InformationWeek News Desk at Interop ITX to share how to identify your IT culture and hire the right people for your team.
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World Vision Takes on Security for the Good of Children

9/26/2017
Ed Anderson, Global CIO, World Vision International sat down with Dark Reading editor, Sara Peters, at the InformationWeek News Desk at Interop ITX to talk about their award-winning security strategy.
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The Cyber Risk of False Confidence

9/25/2017
Companies are overly confident about their cybersecurity, and it’s leaving their data (and maybe yours too), open to some major security risks.
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Cybersecurity Becomes a Career Choice

9/21/2017
Young people can’t ignore the news. Data breaches are everywhere and they’re beginning to realize that it’s up to them to keep our personal and national information private.
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Top 10 Challenges IT Faces Heading Into 2018

9/18/2017
While IT teams seem to face similar obstacles every year (talent shortages, tight budgets), the technology and methods they use to meet those challenges are rapidly improving and evolving.
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Top 10 Ways IT Sparks Innovation

9/6/2017
The pressure to become a digital business is pushing IT leaders to innovate more than ever before. Discover the areas they are focusing on to create change and digitally transform.
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Fannie Mae Tackles DevSecOps

8/24/2017
Fannie Mae's focus on the customer led them to a DevSecOps strategy that won 1st place in the InformationWeek IT Excellence DevOps category.
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As NYC Tech Industry Grows, City Aims to Fill Skills Gap

7/13/2017
Ladders for Leaders is a New York City initiative by the Office of the Mayor that aims to tackle NYC's youth employment crisis while training what they hope will be the most diverse tech workforce.
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A Lesson in Physics and Engineering for Data Center Efficiency

7/7/2017
Mitre's infrastructure team used physics, EU voltage standards, and cross-team collaboration to reduce their data center costs by 20%. Jim Treadway, Chief Engineer of Infrastructure for Mitre stopped by the InformationWeek News Desk at Interop ITX to talk the strategy that won 2nd place in the InformationWeek IT Excellence Awards infrastructure category.
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Autism as a Competitive Advantage in IT

4/29/2017
At quality assurance company, ULTRA Testing, 75% of the employees have autism spectrum disorder. The company’s co-founder says that gives the business a competitive advantage, and has helped them produce better results than IT heavyweights like IBM.
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3 Reasons Why Cloud Migration is Gaining Traction in Healthcare

3/28/2017
Issues such as performance, payroll priorities, and a lack of expertise in data center management have healthcare institutions moving to the cloud.
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4 Reasons CIOs Need to Attend Interop ITX

3/20/2017
Consider just a few of the reasons a CIO should join the rest of their IT team at Interop ITX, instead of staying back at the office this year.
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Infographic: The State of DevOps in 2017

3/13/2017
Is DevOps helping organizations reduce costs and time-to-market for software releases? What's getting in the way of DevOps adoption? Find out in this InformationWeek and Interop ITX infographic on the state of DevOps in 2017.
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Amid Constant Change In IT, Interop Emphasizes Full Spectrum IT And Community

2/9/2017
Interop ITX (formerly known simply as Interop) has shed its old skin as a purely networking and infrastructure focused show and has implemented a community-driven approach to build an agenda that reflects the evolving IT landscape.
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Podcast: A Look Into The Cloud For 2017

2/1/2017
InformationWeek spoke with the author of our 2017 State of the Cloud report to get his take on the data and trends in cloud computing.
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2017 State of the Cloud

1/31/2017
Is private cloud on its way out and is hybrid cloud practical? This infographic provides a snapshot of key data points from our 2017 State of the Cloud report.
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Infographic: 2017 State of the Cloud

1/30/2017
Is private cloud on its way out and is hybrid cloud practical? This infographic provides a snapshot of key data points from our 2017 State of the Cloud report.
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Interop Challenges IT Gender Gap

3/5/2015
Interop commits to gender diversity in tech by actively recruiting women speakers and creating a female-friendly conference.
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Free Webcast: How The Cloud Can Revitalize Your IT Environment

11/12/2014
Join Interop and International Integrated Solutions on November 13 for a free Webcast on how to take advantage of the cloud’s transformative potential.
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Interop Registration Now Open

11/6/2014
Join your peers and a stellar lineup of independent experts, IT practitioners, and tech visionaries at Interop Las Vegas.
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4 Things You Need To Know About Cloud Applications

8/7/2014
Find out what's on the frontier of cloud applications from Bernard Golden and a lineup of cloud experts at Interop New York.
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Meet Eric Hanselman, Interop’s SDN Track Chair

7/31/2014
Eric Hanselman’s SDN track at Interop will help IT pros understand what they can do with SDN now to solve real problems.
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Meet Romi Mahajan, Interop’s Business of IT Track Chair

7/9/2014
Interop’s Business of IT track chair Romi Mahajan has developed a host of sessions for Interop New York to help IT leaders propel their businesses and organizations forward.
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