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Study Group: Colocation and Data Center Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 434

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as IT Services, consumer electronics, wireless devices, software, hardware, information technology, semiconductors, media, cable, satellite, internet, broadband, global positioning systems, advertising, online media, telecommunications, networking, wireless, and data storage, among others.

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Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom PragmaticsSamuel Greenholtz

Principal
Telecom Pragmatics
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Sam Greenholtz is a retired manager from Verizon and the Co Founder and Principal of Telecom Pragmatics, a consulting and research firm specializing in the telecommunications market. He has expertise in FTTx, optical networking, VoIP, Ethernet and wireless technologies including LTE, Wi-MAX, 3G, CDMA,...

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Michael Horsch Fizz, Senior Advisor, FCI Inc.Michael Horsch Fizz

Senior Advisor
FCI Inc.
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Michael Horsch Fizz is a Senior Advisor at FCI, a company providing system integration and strategy consulting services. Mr. Fizz specializes in monitoring and predicting industry trends coupled with quantitative and qualitative reviews of technology vendors. Tech Sectors include unified computing,...

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David Ziolkowski, COO/CIO, DOCTOR'S MEDICAL CENTER-SAN PABLODavid Ziolkowski

COO/CIO
DOCTOR'S MEDICAL CENTER-SAN PABLO
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David Ziolkowski is COO/CIO of Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo, CA. He is responsible for all hospital operations, as well as all Hospital IT functions. Prior to that, Mr. Ziolkowski was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at the Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC. He...

Howard Bruck, Chief Information Officer, HUDSON VALLEY BANKHoward Bruck

Chief Information Officer
HUDSON VALLEY BANK
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Howard Bruck is Chief Information Officer at Hudson Valley Bank, a commercial bank. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology sector. He specializes in financial services technology, outsourcing, hosting, databases, ERP, CRM, BI and enterprise systems. He has been associatedwith...

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Mark Teter, Chief Technology Officer , ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP Mark Teter

Chief Technology Officer
ADVANCED SYSTEMS GROUP
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Mark Teter is the Chief Technology Officer at Advanced Systems Group, a value added reseller and systems integrator. He is responsible for managing major accounts with Sun Microsystems, IBM, NetApp, Hitachi Data Systems, EMC, Symantec, Qlogic, Emulex, F5, Cisco, Quantum, Brocade/Foundry and Checkpoint....

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David Croslin

Chief Executive Officer
LinoWave
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David Croslin is the President of Innovate the Future, a consultancy specializing in the evaluation of market trends, defining corporate directions and building product and market innovations. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of LinoWave and on the Board of Directors of iUHBA Networks, a pioneering...

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John Pironti, Chief Information Risk Strategist, Archer Technologies, L.L.C.John Pironti

Chief Information Risk Strategist
Archer Technologies, L.L.C.
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

John Pironti is Chief Information Risk Strategist at Archer Technologies, a Governance, Risk, and Compliance solution provider. Previously, he was the President of IP Architects, a management consultancy. He is formerly the Chief Information Risk Strategist for CompuCom (Dec 08). He has designedand...

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Steve Fortuna, President, Fortuna ConsultantsSteve Fortuna

President
Fortuna Consultants
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Steve Fortuna is the President of Fortuna Consultants, providing consulting engineering and feasibility studies to the telecommunications industry. Previously, he was a Network Architect with Charter Communications since October 2007. He has more than 18 years of experience in designing and implementing...

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Optical disc drives being replaced by flash memory in computers?

November 4, 2009

Thomas Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates

PC makeover: slimmer profile, no DVD drive | www.mercurynews.com

Many PC makers are not including optical drives, especially for laptops and netbooks. Leaving out optical drives is being done not to reduce cost but to allow slimmer laptop and netbook computers. Flash memory with built in programs and entertainment content are now on the market in USB as wellas...

Hardball 10/29/09: At Last, AT&T’s U-verse As We Know It Will Start Going Away

October 29, 2009

Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

U-Verse Growth Is Slowing | www.lightreading.com

We expect dramatic cutbacks in U-verse CAPEX over the next two years. The service has pretty much been a bust.   For AT&T, 3Q09 will probably “be identified as the quarter in which the U-verse star started to fade.”

Hardball 10/28/09: Chattanooga’s EPB Municipal Building Expensive Optic Network

October 28, 2009

Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

EPB expands its fiber-optics services area | www.timesfreepress.com

EPB Fiber Optics has been working on its project for four years. It has put up with the usual delays for munis in fighting off lawsuits. EPB is going the Cadillac route with its network.

Hardball 10/27/09: Meaning of Verizon Wireless’ “Nationwide” LTE Network Unclear

October 27, 2009

Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

Verizon-led investment group commits $1.3B to LTE development | www.fiercewireless.com

Verizon Wireless has said that it will have an LTE network throughout the US in late 2013 or early 2014. However, it has not clarified what that exactly means. Verizon appears to be aiming for 90 to 95% coverage.

Hardball 10/26/09: Verizon’s Pittsburgh Assets Evidently Untouchable

October 26, 2009

Samuel Greenholtz, Principal, Telecom Pragmatics

FiOS TV Goes Live In Pittsburgh | www.multichannel.com

Verizon has been vacillating over the last few years as to whether to put its property in Pittsburgh up for sale. The RBOC is now adamant that it will keep the city. Its lines will not be included in the western areas of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, which are currently on the blo...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Individual/Small Consultancy
  • Managed Service Provider
  • Value Added Reseller (VAR)
  • Management Consultancy
  • IT Outsourcing Company
  • Systems Integrator (SI)

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Principal
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Consultant
  • Chief Information Officer
  • Director
  • President
  • Chief Technology Officer

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November 3, 2009

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April 16, 2009

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