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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😍G'day Beautiful People and I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas...🎅 #TheDigitalCoach #MerryChristmas #Christmas
😍G'day Beautiful People and I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas...🎅 #TheDigitalCoach #MerryChristmas #Christmas
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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
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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.
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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
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Advisory Board Member
Zayo Group
- Present 11 years 10 months
Science and Technology
Currently serving as a partner advisory board member
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Partner Advisory Council
Rackspace
- Present 9 years 7 months
Science and Technology
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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
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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
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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 ofOther authorsSee publication -
AWS or Azure? 7 Decision Points
Channel Partners Online
Outlines differences/similarities between AWS and Azure in 7 Key areas
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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:
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What are the various IaaS models and how does each model function within our current business structure?
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How important are certain IaaS selection criteria for our business workflows?
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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:
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What are the various IaaS models and how does each model function within our current business structure?
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How important are certain IaaS selection criteria for our business workflows?
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What are the ways for my business to source cloud services?
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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.
Honors & Awards
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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/
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Who’s Who In Future of Work
Onalytica
https://onalytica.com/blog/posts/whos-who-in-future-of-work/
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Who’s Who in Cybersecurity
Onalytica
https://onalytica.com/blog/posts/whos-who-in-cybersecurity/
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Top 15 Cloud Computing Influencers
The Awards Magainze
https://www.theawardsmagazine.com/cloud-computing-influencers/
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CRN Women of the Channel--2016-2020
CRN
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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/
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Top 100: Cloud Influencers
Onalytica
https://onalytica.com/blog/posts/top-100-cloud-influencers/
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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/
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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/
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English
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French
Professional working proficiency
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Russian
Professional working proficiency
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