R. Scott Raynovich is the Founder and Chief Analyst of Futuriom, an independent cloud technology analysis firm. He has been following technology markets as an analyst and writer for 25 years. In the past he was a partner and Editor in Chief of Light Reading (Lightreading.com) as well as New York Bureau Chief for Red Herring magazine during the heyday of the 1990s tech boom. He has won several industry awards, including a Folio award and an Editor & Publisher award for Best Business Blog. His analysis has been featured by prominent media outlets including Bloomberg, CNBC, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, and the San Jose Mercury News.