James Maguire

About

James Maguire has been reporting on emerging technology for more than 15 years. He has won two ASBPE Awards of Excellence for in-depth feature articles about cloud computing and artificial intelligence. He has covered the gamut of enterprise and consumer technology, and regularly communicates with leading IT newsmakers, vendors and analysts.

People.ai CEO Oleg Rogynskyy on Using AI to Promote Sales and Revenue

I spoke with Oleg Rogynskyy, Founder and CEO of People.ai, about the current state of artificial intelligence, and how data from top sales performers can guide the overall sales team. Among the topics we covered: Misconceptions and challenges surrounding AI: it seems like there is considerable hype around AI – as if it can solve […]

Expert Roundtable: How Can Businesses Promote Digital Transformation?

I spoke with major thought leaders about what businesses learned from the pandemic, and how investments in digital transformation and technology – and a new strategy – can help organizations move forward.

Ontic’s Manish Mehta on Using Software to Protect Physical Assets

I spoke with Manish Mehta, Chief Product Officer at Ontic, about protective intelligence software, which collects and manages data about facilities like offices buildings and data centers.

Go Cloud Careers CEO Michael Gibbs on What Cloud Pros Must Know

Michael Gibbs, CEO of Go Cloud Careers, discusses the personal and business skills that cloud computing professionals must master to truly succeed.  

Women in Tech Conference Highlights Challenges, Potential

I asked Paula Bratcher Ratliff what, exactly, she sees as the main challenge facing women in technology. Ratliff, clad in cheery pink, with a light Kentucky drawl, addressed the question like she’s been working on it for a lifetime – which she has. Ratliff is the president of Women Impact Tech (WIT), an advocacy group […]

Skillsoft CTO Apratim Purakayastha on Tech Hiring Trends

Apratim Purakayastha, CTO at Skillsoft, provides advice for tech job seekers – including biggest skills gaps and top certs – as well as for companies seeking to hire top tech talent.

HPE’s Dan Griffith on Cloud Native Trends and Technologies

I spoke with Dan Griffith, Director, Cloud Native Advisory & Solutions, HPE, about the nuts and bolts of cloud native technology. He also explained his views about the future of this emerging technology. Among the topics we covered: You’ve been a cloud professional about as long as cloud has been a serious concern in the […]

H2O.ai CEO Sri Ambati on the Democratization of AI and Deep Learning

I spoke with Sri Ambati, CEO of H2O.ai, about the AI and deep learning sector, and his company’s goal of making AI accessible to a larger audience by offering a low code AI development platform. Let’s look at the landscape for deep learning. It seems that deep learning technology is far ahead of where most […]

Red Hat CEO Paul Cormier: Open Source Drives the Cloud and Edge

I spoke with Paul Cormier, CEO of Red Hat, about how open source’s innovation enables edge computing, and why hybrid cloud is now the operative model going forward.

FortiGuard Labs’ Derek Manky on Threats and Solutions in Cybersecurity

I spoke with Derek Manky, Chief Security Strategist and VP of Global Threat Intelligence, FortiGuard Labs, about an annual threat report that provides insight into major trends and challenges in security. Among the topics we covered:  Your general view of trends driving the cybersecurity market? It seems like hackers are winning. Let’s talk about the […]