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.

Snowflake’s Torsten Grabs on AI and Democratizing Data

I spoke with Torsten Grabs, Senior Director of Product Management at Snowflake, about the top trends driving AI and data analytics. He also discussed what it means to democratize data, and provided updates on Snowflake tools.

ServiceNow’s Matt Schvimmer on Accelerating Cloud Migration

I spoke with Matt Schvimmer, SVP, Product and Service Management at ServiceNow, about the common challenges that companies grapple with as they shift workload to the cloud. What slows them down? And how can they speed the process? Among the topics we discussed:  Companies in many cases are struggling to accelerate their transition to the cloud. […]

Flexera’s Brian Adler on the State of the Cloud, 2023

I spoke with Brian Adler, Sr. Director, Cloud Market Strategy at Flexera, about this year’s State of the Cloud 2023 report, which provides a complete portrait of current cloud usage. Among the topics we covered: What was your single biggest take away from the report? And what is your view of the report’s key findings: […]

Fortanix CEO Anand Kashyap on Confidential Computing

I spoke with Anand Kashyap, CEO of Fortanix, about how cloud data security is enhanced by confidential computing, which uses hardware for an extra layer of security.

eWEEK TweetChat, April 18: Future of Edge Computing

On Tuesday, April 18, at 11 AM PT, @eWEEKNews will host its monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be the Future of Edge Computing, and it will be moderated by James Maguire, eWEEK’s Editor-in-Chief. We’ll discuss – using Twitter – the current state of edge computing, including predictions for its future directions. Our ultimate goal: to […]

Boomi CEO Steve Lucas on Enterprise Integration

With today’s profusion of enterprise applications and data sources, companies struggle to integrate it all. I spoke with Steve Lucas, CEO of Boomi about key issues and solutions.

Samsara CIO Stephen Franchetti on Scaling IT to Meet Business Demands

I spoke with Stephen Franchetti, CIO of Samsara, about automation, cloud and IoT as tools to help companies rapidly scale their IT infrastructure to support hyper-growth.

Veritas’s Ajay Bhatia on Chatbot Data Compliance Issues

I spoke with Ajay Bhatia, Global VP & GM of Digital Compliance at Veritas, about how companies can remain data compliant even as AI chatbots ingest – and reproduce – ever more data. Among the topics we discussed:  What are the key risks to companies in terms of chatbot-related data compliance? What advice do you […]

Databricks’s Tarek Madkour on Improving AI Usability

I spoke with Tarek Madkour, Director of Product Management at Databricks, about how to make “AI and ML readily useable by mere mortals.” What data management practices assist in this process? Among the topics we discussed:  I see on your LinkedIn profile that you’re experienced in making “AI and ML readily useable by mere mortals.” […]

Domino Data Lab’s Jack Parmer on “Code First” Data Science

I spoke with Jack Parmer, Product Strategy Advisor at Domino Data Lab, about why “code first” is so effective, and his view on the future of data science. Among the topics we discussed:  What does it mean to take a “code first” approach to data science? What’s the difference between this and a low-code approach? […]