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.

Cloud and AI Combined: Revolutionizing Tech

Cloud computing and artificial intelligence are both enjoying torrid growth curves, but it’s their combined relationship that is most driving digital transformation. AI, as the first self-generative technology, is a radical break from the past. Never before has a technology been able to improve itself without human assistance. Cloud computing, now the foundation of IT, […]

TigerGraph CEO Yu Xu on the Future of Graph Analytics

I spoke with Dr. Yu Xu, CEO of TigerGraph, about why graph analytics hasn’t been adopted as much as other analytics methods – and why that’s changing. Among the topics we covered:  What is graph analytics, and what’s its significance for the enterprise? Graph analytics is usually referred to as an “emerging” form of analytics. […]

Cisco CSO Liz Centoni’s Tech Forecast: Edge, Cryptography, AI

I spoke with Liz Centoni, Chief Strategy Officer at Cisco, about her predictions for tech in the year ahead. We discussed her four key forecasts for 2023: Trend #1: New Dimensions to the Attack Surface Key point: Quantum Cryptography? Trend #2: Experience Economy and Business Insights Key point: Edge Native Application Development Frameworks – where […]

eWEEK TweetChat, February 14: Why is Multicloud So Difficult?

On Tuesday, February 14, at 11 AM PT, @eWEEKNews will host its monthly #eWEEKChat. The topic will be Why is Multicloud So Difficult?, and it will be moderated by James Maguire, eWEEK’s Editor-in-Chief. We’ll discuss – using Twitter – the many challenges in building and managing a multicloud deployment. Our ultimate goal: to offer guidance […]

Dell APEX’s Chad Dunn on Multicloud and ‘IT Optionality’

I spoke with Chad Dunn, VP of Product Management for Dell APEX, about how the many choices in hybrid and multicloud should be best managed. Among the topics we discussed:  What is optionality in IT and why is it critical for driving cloud experiences? With the market highly focused on hybrid and multicloud architectures, what […]

FICO Chief Analytics Officer Scott Zoldi on Responsible AI

I spoke with Scott Zoldi, Chief Analytics Officer at FICO, about how companies can ensure they are ethical and appropriate as they deploy artificial intelligence.

Accenture Experts on the “Year of Cloud Value”

I spoke with experts Karthik Narain, Lead, Accenture Cloud First, and Ashley Skyrme, Sr. Managing Director, Accenture, about upcoming cloud trends, and how companies can optimize their cloud strategy in 2023. The conversation reflected a new report from Accenture, The Race to Cloud.

Infosys Consulting CEO Andrew Duncan on Tech Headwinds in 2023

I spoke with Andrew Duncan, CEO of Infosys Consulting, about how the tech sector will be affected if we enter a recession in 2023. Among the topics we covered:  Clearly it appears that tech will face headwinds in 2023. It seems that a recession or slowdown is ahead. How do you expect this to influence […]

Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli on AI and Video Avatars

I spoke with Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli about video avatars, and how as artificial intelligence develops, video avatars are becoming correspondingly life-like.

Workday’s Sr. VP Ernesto Boada on the Business Application Sector

I spoke with Ernesto Boada, Senior VP of Business Technology at Workday, about trends driving the rapidly evolving business application sector.