Jelani Harper has worked as a research analyst, research lead, information technology editorial consultant, and journalist for over 10 years. During that time he has helped myriad vendors and publications in the data management space strategize, develop, compose, and place content in a variety of outlets, spanning mainstream outfits such as Forbes, Tech Crunch, and VentureBeat to trade journals like The New Stack, TDWI and KMWorld. He has produced an assortment of technical content including analyst reports, white papers, solutions briefs, contract proposals, marketing materials, thought leadership articles, bylines, and blogs for clients specializing in nearly every facet of data management. As such, Jelani has focused extensively on the numerous dimensions of cognitive computing, cloud computing, analytics, data governance, data engineering, and data integration. His work has enabled him to conduct a number of substantive interviews with both established and progressive vendors in the arenas of High-Performance Computing, semantic technologies, quantum computing, cyber security, the Internet of Things, blockchain, and more. He’s spent the last couple years working with Blue Badge Insights.