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Network World is a sought-after resource for these decision-makers that focuses on topics that cover the latest in networking, storage, server and virtualization technologies. Network World is an invaluable resource for data center managers who must build out agile infrastructure and extend their networks to embrace the internet of things (IoT) and for enterprises that are struggling to meet strategic business goals. 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Networkworld.com extensively covers topics such as networking, storage, server technologies through cutting-edge articles, research, signature events, and more. 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This research focuses on technology implementation objectives and reveals how leading objectives change the way IT decision-makers do their jobs, specifically how their roles are increasing in importance, and the way their organizations function.</p> <p> </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity" /> <p> </p> <h5 class="wp-block-heading">Signature events</h5> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://events.idg.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Virtual events</a>:Participate in Foundry’s Virtual Event Summits that provide the ultimate immersive online experience surrounding a variety of critical topics that attract and engage the industry’s most influential tech decision-makers. These interactive events provide attendees with the opportunity to hear from spectacular speakers, access world-class content, and network with their peers and solution providers. 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In her role as Editor in Chief, English language for CIO, CSO, Computerworld, InfoWorld, Network World, Amy oversees editorial operations for these award-winning media brands unwaveringly focused on serving the information needs of IT and security leaders. Amy cut her teeth in publishing spending summers answering phones and writing product announcements at a series of small trade publications that are now long forgotten except to vintage tech enthusiasts. She joined IDG in 2000 as Web Production Manager at ITworld, following stints at Harvard Business School Publishing and Daedalus, the Journal of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-6 medium-4 large-3 flyout-entry has-bio" data-bio=true> <div class="flyout-base"> <div class="flyout-thumb"> <img decoding="async" width="288" height="288" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bednarz_ann_2023.jpg?w=288&h=288&crop=1" class="attachment-profile-square size-profile-square" alt="" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bednarz_ann_2023.jpg 600w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bednarz_ann_2023.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bednarz_ann_2023.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bednarz_ann_2023.jpg?resize=12,12 12w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bednarz_ann_2023.jpg?resize=288,288 288w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bednarz_ann_2023.jpg?resize=50,50 50w" sizes="(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px" /> </div> <h4>Ann Bednarz</h4> <h6>Executive Editor </h6> </div> <div class="full-flyout"> <div class="full-inner"> <div class="grid-x"> <div class="cell small-12 medium-6"> <div class="full-flyout-thumb show-for-medium" role="image" aria-label="" style="background-image: url('https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bednarz_ann_2023.jpg?w=600&h=600&crop=1'); background-size: cover;background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; padding-bottom: 75%; width: 100%; height: 100%;"> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-12 medium-6"> <div class="full-flyout-content"> <header> <div class="controls"> <div class="toggle-team"> <button class="prev-team toggle-team-entry"><i aria-hidden="true"></i></button> <button class="next-team toggle-team-entry"><i aria-hidden="true"></i></button> </div> <button class="full-inner-close" aria-label="Click to close modal"> <i aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="full-flyout-thumb hide-for-medium cell small-6 medium-4"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="400" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/bednarz_ann_2023.jpg?w=300&h=400&crop=1" class="attachment-profile-portrait size-profile-portrait" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cell small-6 medium-8 large-12"> <p class="member-name">Ann Bednarz</p> <p class="member-position">Executive Editor</p> <ul class="social-links"> </ul> </div> </header> <div class="bio-wrap"> <p>Ann Bednarz is the executive editor of Network World. Ann is a longtime IT journalist and has spent 25 years writing and editing for Network World, where she has worked as a news reporter, managed product testing and reviews, and developed features and how-tos for an audience of network professionals and data center managers. Ann holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture and spent the early part of her journalism career writing about architectural design and construction.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-6 medium-4 large-3 flyout-entry has-bio" data-bio=true> <div class="flyout-base"> <div class="flyout-thumb"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="288" height="288" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6_Matt-Egan.jpg?w=288&h=288&crop=1" class="attachment-profile-square size-profile-square" alt="" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6_Matt-Egan.jpg 800w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6_Matt-Egan.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6_Matt-Egan.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6_Matt-Egan.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6_Matt-Egan.jpg?resize=12,12 12w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6_Matt-Egan.jpg?resize=288,288 288w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6_Matt-Egan.jpg?resize=50,50 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px" /> </div> <h4>Matt Egan</h4> <h6>Global Content Director </h6> </div> <div class="full-flyout"> <div class="full-inner"> <div class="grid-x"> <div class="cell small-12 medium-6"> <div class="full-flyout-thumb show-for-medium" role="image" aria-label="" style="background-image: url('https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6_Matt-Egan.jpg?w=720&h=800&crop=1'); background-size: cover;background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; padding-bottom: 75%; width: 100%; height: 100%;"> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-12 medium-6"> <div class="full-flyout-content"> <header> <div class="controls"> <div class="toggle-team"> <button class="prev-team toggle-team-entry"><i aria-hidden="true"></i></button> <button class="next-team toggle-team-entry"><i aria-hidden="true"></i></button> </div> <button class="full-inner-close" aria-label="Click to close modal"> <i aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="full-flyout-thumb hide-for-medium cell small-6 medium-4"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="400" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6_Matt-Egan.jpg?w=300&h=400&crop=1" class="attachment-profile-portrait size-profile-portrait" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cell small-6 medium-8 large-12"> <p class="member-name">Matt Egan</p> <p class="member-position">Global Content Director</p> <ul class="social-links"> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/MattJEgan" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-x-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></li> </ul> </div> </header> <div class="bio-wrap"> <p>An executive leader with more than two decades experience leading successful editorial teams, Matt Egan is Foundry’s (formerly IDG Communications) first ever Editorial Director.</p> <p>Matt leads and supports Foundry’s world class teams of journalists in key markets across the globe, as they create expert content in multiple major world languages. He is responsible for audience development, data, content, ecommerce, analytics, video, and content strategy for the world’s most popular business-to-business and B2C technology publications and events.</p> <p>Prior to his global role Matt managed Foundry’s award-winning enterprise and B2C editorial teams in the US, UK, ASEAN, France and Spain.</p> <p>Matt holds a BA in English and Drama from the University of Hull. He’s married with two children and enjoys running.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-6 medium-4 large-3 flyout-entry has-bio" data-bio=true> <div class="flyout-base"> <div class="flyout-thumb"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="288" height="288" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/obd_Galen_Gruman_bw_2x.jpg?w=288&h=288&crop=1" class="attachment-profile-square size-profile-square" alt="" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/obd_Galen_Gruman_bw_2x.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/obd_Galen_Gruman_bw_2x.jpg?resize=12,12 12w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/obd_Galen_Gruman_bw_2x.jpg?resize=288,288 288w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/obd_Galen_Gruman_bw_2x.jpg?resize=49,50 49w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px" /> </div> <h4>Galen Gruman</h4> <h6>Executive Editor for Global Content </h6> </div> <div class="full-flyout"> <div class="full-inner"> <div class="grid-x"> <div class="cell small-12 medium-6"> <div class="full-flyout-thumb show-for-medium" role="image" aria-label="" style="background-image: url('https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/obd_Galen_Gruman_bw_2x.jpg?w=532&h=540&crop=1'); background-size: cover;background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; padding-bottom: 75%; width: 100%; height: 100%;"> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-12 medium-6"> <div class="full-flyout-content"> <header> <div class="controls"> <div class="toggle-team"> <button class="prev-team toggle-team-entry"><i aria-hidden="true"></i></button> <button class="next-team toggle-team-entry"><i aria-hidden="true"></i></button> </div> <button class="full-inner-close" aria-label="Click to close modal"> <i aria-hidden="true"></i> </button> </div> <div class="grid-x grid-margin-x"> <div class="full-flyout-thumb hide-for-medium cell small-6 medium-4"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="400" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/obd_Galen_Gruman_bw_2x.jpg?w=300&h=400&crop=1" class="attachment-profile-portrait size-profile-portrait" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cell small-6 medium-8 large-12"> <p class="member-name">Galen Gruman</p> <p class="member-position">Executive Editor for Global Content</p> <ul class="social-links"> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/infoworld" target="_blank"><i class="fa-brands fa-x-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></li> </ul> </div> </header> <div class="bio-wrap"> <p>Galen Gruman is executive editor for global content at IDG Communications, responsible for the editorial content in English-language editions of the B2B sites in Australia, India, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia (ASEAN countries). He’s had several roles at IDG over his 20-year tenure, including features editor, executive editor, and editor at Macworld; West Coast bureau chief of Computerworld; and executive editor of InfoWorld. Galen is a member of IDG’s global B2B Editorial Board and has led several IDG initiatives outside of editorial, including providing leadership for two CMS initiatives and serving as a member of the Macworld senior leadership team. He has also been an adjunct analyst for the IDC IT Executive Program, editor of UBM’s M-Business magazine, executive editor of Upside magazine, and associate editor at the IEEE Computer Society.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cell small-6 medium-4 large-3 flyout-entry no-bio"> <div class="flyout-base"> <div class="flyout-thumb"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="96" height="96" src="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Holmes-Teams.jpg?w=96&h=96&crop=1" class="attachment-profile-square size-profile-square" alt="" srcset="https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Holmes-Teams.jpg 96w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Holmes-Teams.jpg?resize=12,12 12w, https://foundryco.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Holmes-Teams.jpg?resize=50,50 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px" /> </div> <h4>Chris Holmes</h4> <h6>Editorial Director, Asia </h6> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section 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