About
Jim Metzler is an Analyst at Gigaom Research. He has worked in many positions in the networking industry including being a compiler writer; creating software tools to design customer networks for a major IXC; being an Engineering Manager for high speed data services for a major Telco; being a Product Manager for network hardware; managing networks at two Fortune 500 companies; directing and performing market research at a major industry analyst firm; and running a consulting organization. Because of his diverse background, Jim focuses on topics that cross boundaries such as the boundary between software and hardware or the boundary that separates IT organizations, vendors and service providers.
Jim has co-authored a book, published in the Prentice Hall series in computer networking and distributed systems, entitled “Layer 3 Switching: A Guide for IT Professionals”. Each year Jim publishes two e-books, one on Application Delivery and the other on SDN and NFV. He has written for publications such as Network World and Information Week and is a frequent speaker at conferences and at seminars.