The author of Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing (Wiley 2012), available in English and Chinese and considered the seminal work on cloud computing economics and business value, and the author of the forthcoming book Digital Disciplines, which provides blueprints for exploiting the cloud, big data and analytics, social, mobile, and the Internet of Things to develop competitive advantage. He has been awarded 20 U.S. and international patents in cloud computing, homomorphic encryption, wireline and wireless network technologies, and consumer products. He also serves as the chairman of the IEEE Intercloud Testbed executive committee. He is a frequent global keynote speaker who has appeared multiple times on broadcast TV and radio, and leading web videos such as The New York Times TimesCast and TheStreet.com, and is frequently quoted in the industry press. His work has appeared at GigaOM.com, Forbes, InformationWeek, The New York Times, Businessweek, and numerous other print and online publications. Joe has been a senior executive at Telx, AT&T, Bell Labs, and Hewlett Packard, in areas such as corporate strategy, product management, marketing and sales, and research, development, and innovation. He has been named a Top 10 Cloud Computing Leader, as well as receiving many other accolades. He received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Computer Science from Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin, Madison respectively, and completed Executive Education at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne, Switzerland.