Contributors and References

KEITH INSTONE

Lead Research Analyst

Keith has 25 years of experience as a user experience consultant, information architect, and usability specialist. As the Digital Experience Lead Research Analyst at Stratascale, he studies technology trends to help people envision new experiences and understand the processes, tools, and systems required to deliver innovative user experiences.

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MICHELE HOPE

Lead Research Analyst

Michele is the lead research analyst for Hybrid Cloud at Stratascale. She covers emerging cloud trends and the best way to address key cloud challenges faced by today’s enterprise organizations. She has written about enterprise infrastructures for the past 25 years. 

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DEREK SHANK

Head of Research

Derek is head of research at Stratascale’s Innovation Labs. Throughout his career—from academia to personal finance to IT research—he has focused on uncovering insights and helping people put those insights to effective use. 

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Gartner, “Market Guide for Desktop as a Service,” Stuart Downes, Mark Margevicius, Tony Harvey, Brandon Medford, Eri Hariu, June 29, 2021.

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