Jo Peterson

Jo Peterson

Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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As a seasoned Consultative Engineer with extensive experience in cloud solutions and…

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Volunteer Experience

  • VP

    Association for Women in Technology

    Science and Technology

    Served as VP for the Southern California based Association for Women in Technology. This group worked to earn money for college age women studying in the technology field

  • Founding Co Chair

    CloudGirls

    - Present 14 years

    Science and Technology

    Not for profit group of women in technology. Goal of the group is education around cloud computing.

  • Advisory Board Member

    Channel Partners

    - Present 12 years 3 months

    Science and Technology

    Serve as a member of the Advisory Council for a technology industry based association

  • Zayo Group Graphic

    Advisory Board Member

    Zayo Group

    - Present 11 years 10 months

    Science and Technology

    Currently serving as a partner advisory board member

  • Partner Advisory Council

    Rackspace

    - Present 9 years 7 months

    Science and Technology

  • CMSWire Graphic

    IT Influencer/Contributor

    CMSWire

    - Present 7 years

  • Cyxtera Technologies Graphic

    Partner Program Network Advisory Board Member

    Cyxtera Technologies

    - Present 6 years 8 months

    Board Member with a role of collaborating with peers to shape the program, products and processes.

Publications

  • Multi-Cloud, AI and Operations Panel - Data Center Summit Jan 2019

    Bright Talk

    The era of multi-cloud is upon us, and with it comes a flurry of new opportunities for tech teams and data centers alike. Not only does a multi-cloud approach provide more flexibility within your public cloud environments, but can also prepare your data center for an AI-ready cloud infrastructure.

    Live panel discussion with renowned cloud and data center experts as they take a closer look at how to properly design, plan and build a multi-cloud strategy, what it means for your data…

    The era of multi-cloud is upon us, and with it comes a flurry of new opportunities for tech teams and data centers alike. Not only does a multi-cloud approach provide more flexibility within your public cloud environments, but can also prepare your data center for an AI-ready cloud infrastructure.

    Live panel discussion with renowned cloud and data center experts as they take a closer look at how to properly design, plan and build a multi-cloud strategy, what it means for your data center, and how it intersects with AI and operations.

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  • DevOps: The Secret to Doing More, Faster, Better and for Less Green

    Channel Futures

    How well do you help customers wrangle apps? The answer spells the difference between pushing their businesses forward and becoming the next victim of the creative disruption going on in IT

    Other authors
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  • 12 Productivity Tools Baked Into Office 365

    CMS Wire

    Office 365 is really meant to be a web-based productivity tool to help you collaborate and communicate securely across any device. In addition content can be managed and shared between users.

    There are 12 cool productivity tools outside of email that the average user may or may not be taking advantage of on a consistent basis or may not even be aware of

    Other authors
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  • Top Ten Cloud Certifications for Partners

    Channel Partners

    Other authors
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  • AWS or Azure? 7 Decision Points

    Channel Partners Online

    Outlines differences/similarities between AWS and Azure in 7 Key areas

    Other authors
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  • Cloud's the New C-Suite BFF

    Enabling Digital Transformation

    Other authors
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  • Selling Cloud To SMBs? Start With Business Applications

    Channel Partners

    If you are like most traditional telecom agents, you want to sell cloud services, but haven't done much yet, especially if your primary customers are small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). If you are already selling cloud services to SMBs, you most likely started with a solution in your comfort zone - hosted voice, for example. You know you need to expand your cloud services portfolio, but where should you start?

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  • THE CASE FOR HYBRID CLOUD

    Channel Partners Online

    The cloud truly has been a game changer and an equalizer. It has allowed companies to avoid the capital costs associated with hardware — servers, firewalls and load balancers — and pay a monthly operating cost for these solutions. It has allowed small and medium businesses (SMBs) and startups that couldn’t otherwise afford large capital outlays to have access to the same suite of products and services only previously available to larger firms with larger capital reserves.

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  • 7 Criteria for Sourcing Colo

    Channel Partners

    Cloud computing as a business concept is off and running. However, many medium and large enterprise companies are facing the prospects of outsourcing their infrastructure to a colocation facility for the first time. The economic climate, bundled with trends toward outsourcing and an abundant supply of retail and wholesale data center space, are forcing in-house data center operators to present colocation options.

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  • Mapping Amazon Web Services

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    Industry-leading service providers such as Rackspace and Savvis took 12 years (and some acquisitions) to reach $1 billion in revenue. Yet in half that time, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has gone from zero to nearly $2 billion and more than a half-million customers — an absolutely stunning rise especially considering the non-traditional sales and marketing tactics employed to launch an entirely new delivery model.

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  • The Rules of Cloud Sourcing

    Nuvalo

    The Rules of Cloud Sourcing

    Learn about 6 key criteria and 100 specific questions to ask when selecting a cloud service provider (CSP). "The Rules of Cloud Sourcing", is a free industry report for CIO, CTO and enterprise infrastructure architects that Manon Buettner co-authored with Jo Peterson, Michelle Hyde, and Liana Antanovich. This report will arm you with the understanding of the cloud sourcing landscape, and you will be better equipped to proceed with your enterprise cloud…

    The Rules of Cloud Sourcing

    Learn about 6 key criteria and 100 specific questions to ask when selecting a cloud service provider (CSP). "The Rules of Cloud Sourcing", is a free industry report for CIO, CTO and enterprise infrastructure architects that Manon Buettner co-authored with Jo Peterson, Michelle Hyde, and Liana Antanovich. This report will arm you with the understanding of the cloud sourcing landscape, and you will be better equipped to proceed with your enterprise cloud initiatives. It drills down into key IaaS provider selection criteria so you understand the technical underpinnings and strategic implications that can affect your business. It is intended to instill confidence in IT decision makers and purchasing managers so they can quickly answer basic questions about IaaS selection criteria, such as:

    What are the various IaaS models and how does each model function within our current business structure?


    How important are certain IaaS selection criteria for our business workflows?


    What are the ways for my business to source cloud services?

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  • The Rules of Cloud Sourcing

    Nuvalo

    The Rules of Cloud Sourcing

    Learn about 6 key criteria and 100 specific questions to ask when selecting a cloud service provider (CSP). "The Rules of Cloud Sourcing", is a free industry report for CIO, CTO and enterprise infrastructure architects that Manon Buettner co-authored with Jo Peterson, Michelle Hyde, and Liana Antanovich. This report will arm you with the understanding of the cloud sourcing landscape, and you will be better equipped to proceed with your enterprise cloud…

    The Rules of Cloud Sourcing

    Learn about 6 key criteria and 100 specific questions to ask when selecting a cloud service provider (CSP). "The Rules of Cloud Sourcing", is a free industry report for CIO, CTO and enterprise infrastructure architects that Manon Buettner co-authored with Jo Peterson, Michelle Hyde, and Liana Antanovich. This report will arm you with the understanding of the cloud sourcing landscape, and you will be better equipped to proceed with your enterprise cloud initiatives. It drills down into key IaaS provider selection criteria so you understand the technical underpinnings and strategic implications that can affect your business. It is intended to instill confidence in IT decision makers and purchasing managers so they can quickly answer basic questions about IaaS selection criteria, such as:

    What are the various IaaS models and how does each model function within our current business structure?


    How important are certain IaaS selection criteria for our business workflows?


    What are the ways for my business to source cloud services?

    See publication
  • Virtualizing Desktops In the Cloud

    Channel Partners

    Cloud-based desktops, also known as hosted virtual desktops or desktop-as-a service, represent a growing market. A September 2012 study from Visiongain estimated the cloud-based virtual desktop market would grow at a compound annual rate of 14.77 percent, increasing from $11.2 billion in 2012 to $22.3 billion in 2017.

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Honors & Awards

  • 150 Women B2B Thought Leaders You Should Follow in 2021

    Thinkers360

    https://www.thinkers360.com/special-report-150-women-b2b-thought-leaders-you-should-follow-in-2021/

  • Who’s Who In Future of Work

    Onalytica

    https://onalytica.com/blog/posts/whos-who-in-future-of-work/

  • Who’s Who in Cybersecurity

    Onalytica

    https://onalytica.com/blog/posts/whos-who-in-cybersecurity/

  • Top 15 Cloud Computing Influencers

    The Awards Magainze

    https://www.theawardsmagazine.com/cloud-computing-influencers/

  • CRN Women of the Channel--2016-2020

    CRN

  • Thinkers360 100 Women B2B Thought Leaders You Should Follow in 2020

    Thinkers360

    https://www.thinkers360.com/100-women-b2b-thought-leaders-you-should-follow-in-2020/

  • Top 100: Cloud Influencers

    Onalytica

    https://onalytica.com/blog/posts/top-100-cloud-influencers/

  • Thinkers360 Top B2B Thought Leaders and Influencers in 2020 (#69)

    Thinkers360

    https://www.thinkers360.com/100-b2b-thought-leaders-and-influencers-to-follow-in-2020/

  • The CP List: 20 Tech Channel Thought Leaders You Should Know

    Informa

    List of Tech Channel Thought Leaders
    https://www.channelpartnersonline.com/article/the-cp-list-20-top-tech-thinkers-you-should-know/5/

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Professional working proficiency

  • Russian

    Professional working proficiency

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