IDG Contributor Network

Peers and technology content sites are the top resources that IT leaders rely on to stay current with new technologies.* The IDG Contributor Network unites these two tremendous resources by providing IT pros and other experts with a platform to share their ideas and insights. We invite qualified contributors to apply.

What is it?

The IDG Contributor Network is a collection of blogs written by YOU and leading IT practitioners about the technology, business opportunities and challenges you face everyday.

We invite you to become a contributor or participate by joining the conversations your peers spark.

If writing for the IDG Contributor Network isn't right for you, perhaps you know a colleague or peer who might want to apply. Invite your colleagues to join the conversation

What topics?

While our readers are interested in a wide variety of technology topics, we're especially interested in covering the following subjects:

Careers/staffing
Mobile enterprise
Business continuity/disaster recovery
Security technologies
Microsoft Windows/Office/365/Server
Enterprise applications (SharePoint, SFDC, Google Apps)
Android
Apple/Mac/iOS/Mac IT
Linux
Programming and big data
Network/systems management
Unified Communications/VoIP

Who can join?

Technologists, analysts, experts. Do you have insights to share with your peers? Tell us about yourself and your topic expertise in the application below.

Our blog contributors must be the authors of original content. We do not accept previously published articles, posts written by ghostwriters, or promotional posts.

The ICN does not accept contributions from vendors.

Requests for additional information can be emailed here.

Application

To propose a contributor, please complete the application below. * Required

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Personal Information/Experience

First Name*

Middle/Other Name

Last Name*

Corporate Affiliation*

Title*

Corporate Website

Display Name* Your name as it should appear in a byline.

Full Biography*

This will be used to determine your eligibility and it will become public if you are accepted. If there is information you would like to make available to the editors, but not make public, please use the "other" field below.

Disclaimer (Read-only field) This will be appended to the end of your biography.

Short Biography/Signature* Please provide two sentences about yourself.

Contact Information

For internal purposes only. This will not be made public.

Author's Direct Email Address*

Phone Number*

Mailing Address*

City*

State*

Country*

ZIP Code

Topic Areas

What topic(s) do you want to write about?*

How often would you like to write? Ex. weekly, monthly.* Note: this may be used to place you with a group of other bloggers or to create a blog just for you.

Name of blog If you had your own blog with us, what would you like to call it? Read our Blog Naming Policy

Who referred you?

Writing Experience

Please provide up to 4 links to published works that are accessible without a log-in, if any are available. The content does not need to be of the type proposed for this blog, but it should be sufficiently well-written that it meets IDG's high standards.

Links to writing samples

Representative

If you are completing this form on behalf of someone else, please provide your contact information

Representative's full name

Representative's email address

Representative's relationship to blogger

Other

If there is anything else that we should know while reviewing this application, please enter it here.

* Source: IDG Enterprise Role & influence of the Technology Decision-Maker Study, 2014