About Jim Metzler

NetScout introduces a monthly series of editorials by well-known industry analyst Jim Metzler.

IT organizations are increasingly involved in issues that may have broad repercussions if not implemented properly. Mergers and acquisitions, data center consolidations, and in particular business function outsourcing all affect an enterprise’s ability to market its product and generate revenue, while new corporate governance initiatives like Sarbanes Oxley may result in hefty fines if not reported accurately.

As a highly sought after speaker on Network and Application Performance Management topics, Jim Metzler has a unique perspective on IT industry trends and how they are being shaped by these many new and challenging business initiatives. His monthly series of IT Impact Briefs will cover a variety of topics from the hidden threats of network misuse to the evolving IT organizational structure to trends in web services to the emerging area of IT automation.

Metzler Bio
Dr. Jim Metzler is a widely recognized authority on both network technology and its business applications. In over 28 years of professional experience, Jim has assisted numerous vendors refine their product and service strategies, and helped enterprises evolve their network infrastructure. He has been a compiler writer for a branch of the US intelligence community; created software tools for designing customer networks for a major IXC; an Engineering Manager for high-speed data services for a major Telco; a Product Manager for network hardware; as well as managed networks at two Fortune 500 companies. He also directed and conducted market research at a major industry analyst firm; and has run a consulting organization.

Jim holds a Ph.D. in Numerical Analysis from Boston University. He has co-authored a book, published by Prentice Hall, entitled “Layer 3 Switching: A Guide for IT Professionals”. Jim teaches a course at Interop entitled “Running IT as a Business”. He has been the keynote speaker on seminar tours produced by Network World, Cisco, Nortel, DEC, Cabletron, and NetScout.