This is a new one on me. I’ve heard of tree huggers, but Patrick Thibodeau’s piece in ComputerWorld_today is the first time I’ve run into server hugger. What’s a server hugger, you ask?
According to Thibodeau, it’s a term coined by Forrester analyst James Staten, for IT folks who “have significant concerns about their ongoing value to the company if they don’t run [IT systems] themselves.” Does the term fit, or is it perhaps a wee bit early to be labeling IT folks who haven’t put all their eggs in the cloud basket?