Sandra Gittlen is a free-lance business and technology writer in the Boston area. She is a frequent contributor to IDG’s CFOworld and Computerworld and The Magazine Group’s FedTech, StateTech and EdTech magazines. She also has written for AMD Accelerate; TechTarget sites; JupiterMedia’s Datamation.com and eSecurityplanet.com; and Microsoft’s Momentum Midsize Business Newsletter. Her blog “The Fusion of Finance and IT” appears frequently on CFOworld.com.

In addition to reporting, Sandra moderates Webcasts and develops custom white papers, case studies, blog series and executive bylined articles on an array of IT topics, including cloud computing, virtualization, storage, disaster recovery, security, and fixed/mobile wireless. She's written high-profile collateral pieces for companies of all sizes, including 3Com, Bit9, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Networks Unlimited, Rivermine and Webroot.

As former events editor at Network World, she developed and hosted the award-winning magazine’s technology road show. She also was the managing editor of NetworkWorld.com, where she helped expand the Web site’s online content and community into a primary hub for IT knowledge.

She has won several industry awards for her reporting, including the American Society of Business Publication Editors’ prestigious Gold Award.

An industry educator, Sandra has presented at ComNet, COMDEX, Harvard’s Graduate Networking Seminar, NetWorld+Interop and Stanford’s “Publishing on the Web” conferences.

When she’s not writing about the ins and outs of the tech industry, Sandra is a frequent lifestyle feature contributor to the New York Times' regional Massachusetts glossy, "Worcester Living". She's covered everything from pampered pooches to historic inns to career do-overs.

 

Her personal blog “A Shelter Life” is about the mission to rescue dogs and cats and is featured on Metrowest Daily News’ Blog page.

She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with degrees in Political Science and International Relations. She also holds a graduate certificate from the University of Massachusetts-Boston in Women in Politics and Government.

Sandra Gittlen

Business and Technology Editor

Phone: 508-439-9936

E-mail: Sandra@slgpublishing.net

“A terrific reporter and writer with special skills in the tech environment, Sandy is a treat to work with. Beautiful copy, carefully prepared, makes editing an easy job. When there is more to be done, she's the best of collaborators. A true professional in every way. And I think CFOworld readers smile as soon as they see the byline.”

Roy Harris, Editorial Director, CFOworld (via LinkedIn)

 

“Sandra Gittlen is a top-notch freelance writer who delivers clear content that is to-the-point and insightful.”

Pete Bartolik, Executive Editor, Microsoft Momentum

 

“Computerworld's Custom Publishing business has benefitted greatly from the work we've done with Sandy Gittlen. Her writing is clean and uncluttered while her research into and knowledge of information technology topics is excellent.”

Bill Laberis, Vice President, Custom Content Strategy, Computerworld

 

“Sandra and I have worked together on a number of projects over the years. She is very professional, very easy to work with and really knows her stuff. Her skill set is quite diverse. She can work with you on brainstorming or positioning or she can take a topic and run with it. She is very creative and will suggest ways to take topics to the next level. Sandra relates quite well to the technology professionals she speaks with or interviews, is able to make them feel comfortable and draw out the information she needs to add credibility and insight to any topic.”

TerryAnn Fitzgerald, Sr. Solutions Manager, 3Com

 

“Sandra Gittlen has a knack for generating compelling story ideas and turning them into polished pieces that hit the mark every time.”

David Ramel, former Networking Channel Editor, Computerworld

 

“As features editor at Network World, I'm responsible for roughly 30 in-depth feature stories per year. All of these stories are freelanced out. Among the freelancers I use, Sandy is the most dependable, most versatile and most fun to work with. She is able to take on assignments on short notice and turn them around. Her work is top quality and she is able to tackle virtually any topic. She always hits deadline and her stories are typically among the highest rated by readers in terms of page views.”

Neal Weinberg, Features Editor, Network World