Tabor Communications appoints Veteran Tech Journalist as Editor for Datanami
Alex Woodie to Play a Key Role in Expanding Leading Big Data Publication
News Release: Tabor Communications
SAN DIEGO, CA. – September 19, 2013 – Tabor Communications Inc. (TCI), a leading international media, advertising, and communications company announced today that it has promoted tech industry veteran journalist Alex Woodie to managing editor of its big data-focused publication, Datanami. First introduced in 2011, Datanami is widely recognized as the leading online resource for late-breaking news, information, insights, and analysis about emerging trends and solutions in big data. Woodie’s appointment takes place effective immediately.
“Alex is a talented journalist with a deep understanding of technical computing, data-intensive technologies, and their profound impact upon the IT industry,” said Nicole Hemsoth, senior director of editorial for Tabor Communications. “He’s done an outstanding job as the associate editor for HPCwire, and I’m confident as managing editor of Datanami, Alex will continue to build upon its reputation as the market leader in world-class and cutting-edge data journalism.”
An accomplished editor and writer, Woodie has covered the high tech and IT industry as a technology journalist for more than a decade focused upon emerging trends in systems, software, storage, business intelligence, cloud, and mobility. Prior to joining Tabor Communications as an associate editor for HPCwire, Woodie served as a senior editor at IT Jungle, and product editor for Midrange Computing and Midrange Technology Showcasemagazines. Previous roles include staff writer at The Insurance Journal, and as a reporter and columnist with The Paradise Post newspaper. Woodie holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in journalism from Humboldt State University.
“I am pleased and excited to be at the helm as the new managing editor for Datanami“, said Woodie. “This is a tremendous opportunity for me to work alongside a world-class editorial team, write fresh new features that meet and exceed reader expectations, and expand our reach to an even wider global audience over the next year.”
About Datanami
Datanami is a leading news portal dedicated to providing insight, analysis and up-to-the-minute information about emerging trends and solutions in big data. The portal sheds light on all cutting edge technologies including networking, storage and applications, and their effect upon business, industry, government, and research. The publication examines the avalanche of unprecedented amounts of data and the impact the high-end data explosion is having across the IT, enterprise, and commercial markets. Subscribe now at: www.datanami.com.
About Tabor Communications, Inc.
Tabor Communications, Inc. is a leading international media, advertising, and communications company that provides solutions, news, and information to the high performance computing (HPC), green IT, big data, HPC cloud, and digital manufacturing communities. Publisher of a complete advanced computing portfolio that includes HPCwire, Datanami, Digital Manufacturing Report, and HPCwire Japan, other Tabor Communications companies include Tabor Advertising and Tabor Publications & Events.