Biographical Sketch: Jon Toigo is an outspoken technology consumer advocate and vendor watchdog whose articles, columns and blogs are enjoyed by over a million readers per month. He is CEO and Managing Principal of Toigo Partners International LLC, an independent consultancy and technical research & analysis firm and chairman of The Data Management Institute LLC, a professional development organization he formed in 1992 for those who design, plan, manage and administer storage infrastructure and data assets. Toigo is a 30-year IT veteran who has worked both as an operative and manager within corporate information systems departments and as a senior consultant with two international systems integrators. He is also a prolific writer with 15 books and thousands of articles in the technology trade press to his credit. He holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees from The Catholic University of America and a Professor Honorario in Computer Technology from Universidad Abierta Interamericana.