James Urquhart manages cloud computing and data center virtualization marketing for the Data Center Solutions group at Cisco. One of the most respected subject matter experts on the cloud, and author of the popular C|NET Blog Network blog, The Wisdom of Clouds (http://news.cnet.com/the-wisdom-of-clouds).

Mr. Urquhart has almost 20 years of experience in distributed systems development and deployment, focusing on service-oriented architectures, cloud computing, and virtualization. Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Urquhart held leadership roles at Forte Software, Sun Microsystems, and Cassatt Corporation.