Eric Knorr
Contributing writer
Eric Knorr is a freelance writer, editor, and content strategist. Previously he was the Editor in Chief of Foundry’s enterprise websites: CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World. A technology journalist since the start of the PC era, he has developed content to serve the needs of IT professionals since the turn of the 21st century. He is the former Editor of PC World magazine, the creator of the best-selling The PC Bible, a founding editor of CNET, and the author of hundreds of articles to inform and support IT leaders and those who build, evaluate, and sustain technology for business. Eric has received Neal, ASBPE, and Computer Press Awards for journalistic excellence. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison with a BA in English.
What is cloud computing? Everything you need to know now
Cloud computing has become the ideal way to deliver enterprise applications—and the preferred solution for companies extending their infrastructure or launching new innovations.
The great cloud computing surge
Driven in part by the pandemic, cloud computing adoption has reached new heights. These five articles take a close look at the implications.
The multicloud challenge: Building the future everywhere
At a time when procuring on-prem infrastructure and personnel seems more daunting than ever, organizations are increasingly turning to multiple clouds to provide just the array of functionality they need.
The 2020 IDG Cloud Computing Survey
A survey of over 500 IT professionals reveals that cloud now represents a third of the IT spend, as a clear majority of organizations plan to use cloud services for over half of their infrastructure and applications
The state of cloud computing in 2020
As cloud adoption hits another growth spurt, companies are discovering the power of mixing and matching cloud services into solutions that address almost any business need
Containers march into the mainstream
After years of experimentation, enterprises are going all-in with containers and microservices, building and updating better apps at a faster clip than ever before
IBM Cloud Q&A: Kubernetes takes center stage
As IBM’s Think conference commences, general manager Jim Comfort explains how Kubernetes and container portability are central to IBM’s cloud strategy and Red Hat acquisition
Interview: Craig McLuckie and Joe Beda on the value of Kubernetes
The Docker container orchestration technology fills the gap between IaaS, which is too low-level, and PaaS, which is too high-level
Interview: Joel Spolsky on how the developer role has changed
He weighs in on the triumph of JavaScript, the advent of WebAssembly, and the purchase of GitHub by Microsoft
Interview: Matei Zaharia on Spark and machine learning
Zaharia expounds on the reasons Spark has become the big data framework of choice and why he thinks his company’s melding of Spark and machine learning delivers unique value
Interview: Brendan Eich on JavaScript’s blessing and curse
Eich readily admits to JavaScript’s flaws and talks frankly about what he might have done better, while touching on JavaScript’s improvements over its 23-year lifespan