Matt Hines is part of the DevOps marketing team at CA Technologies and has worked as an IT marketing/communications professional for nearly two decades. Prior to entering the domain of solutions providers, Hines served as a reporter and editor for a wide range of industry-leading business technology publications including CNet, Dow Jones and The Washington Post Co. He can be reached at matthew.hines@ca.com.
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