Steven Vaughan-Nichols

Summary

I'm a popular business and technology journalist with vast experience. I've written over 10,000 articles. Highlights include the first popular news story about the Web and the first Linux benchmarks. My articles range from features to reviews to OpEd to news. I've helped launch six publications: Internet World, Inter@ctive Week, Sm@rt Reseller/Partner, Linux Watch, Open Source Watch, and Practical Technology. I've also written four books and white papers, and other documents for Apple, DXC, HP, HPE, Dell, IBM, and Linode. As an editor, my news section won the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) Gold Award in 1998, the Bronze Award in 1999, and the Silver Award for 2000's best technical article. As a writer, I won the ASBPE Bronze award for Analysis/Commentary Blog for my ComputerWorld blog in 2009; the IDG Enterprise Editorial Excellence Award for a how-to feature in 2014 and for the Best Insider story in 2015; and a 2017 ASBPE Bronze for my DXC blog. Most recently, the Trade, Association, and Business Publications International awarded me Gold medals for 2022 and 2023's top e-newsletter for my ComputerWorld Business Critical Newsletter. Onalytica listed me as a 2017 top 25 cloud and open-source influencer, a 2020 top 100 cloud influencer, a top IoT 100 influencer, and a top hybrid cloud influencer in 2021. In 2019, Information Management Today named me the year's top cloud computing writer Finally. in 2022, I was listed in their Who's Who in Cloud. Away from the keyboard, I've been a keynoter, panel leader, and speaker at Comdex, LinuxWorld, NetWorld+Interop, Seybold, OSCon, LinuxCon, All Things Open, and other tradeshows. I've also appeared on radio and TV networks, including Australian Broadcasting Corp., ABC, BBC, CBC, CBS, Radio New Zealand, Slashdot, TFIR, TWIT.TV, and ZDNet. I've also "appeared" on Jeopardy as an answer to a Linux clue. I've been an expert witness in court cases involving consumer electronics, hardware performance, software, and operating systems. I've written for technical publications (IEEE Computer, ACM NetWorker, & Byte); tech business publications (eWEEK, InformationWeek, & InfoWorld); popular technology (Computer Shopper, PC Magazine, & PC World); and the mainstream press (CBS News, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle & The New York Times). 2024/2025 publications include CIO, ComputerWorld, CSO, DevOps, Digital CXO, ITSM, Security Boulevard, Spiceworks, The New Stack, The Register, and ZDNet.