About
Chris M. Evans has worked in the IT industry for over 25 years. After receiving a BSc (Hons) in Computational Science and Mathematics from the University of Leeds, his early IT career started in mainframe and followed both Systems Programming and Storage paths.
During the dot.com boom he also co-founded and successfully floated a company selling music and digital downloads. For most of the last 20 years, Chris has worked as an independent consultant, focusing on open systems storage, virtualisation and cloud. He is an Analyst for Gigaom and has worked in industry verticals including Financials, Transport, Utilities and Retail, designing, deploying and managing technology from all the major vendors. Chris has strong interpersonal skills and is comfortable in conversations with all layers of an organisation, from technical to C-level executives.
In 2009 Chris co-founded Langton Blue Ltd, an IT consultancy focused specifically on solving business related IT issues. More information can be found at www.langtonblue.com.
In addition to his consultancy work, Chris writes a widely read and respected blog at http://architecting.IT, producing articles for many online publications.