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What is The Premise?

The aspirational answer to this question is that The Premise examines the impact of technology on society, viewed (as necessary) through a cultural, historical, philosophical, or scientific lens. This is, obviously, subjective.

The realistic answer is that The Premise is an outlet for me (see below) to write about technology other than semiconductors, because that is my day job. As technology touches every aspect of life, it's a blog about everything.

Subjectively.

Who writes The Premise?

The Premise is written by James Sanders, a technology analyst and former journalist. Presently, I'm a Senior Analyst at TechInsights, writing for Microprocessor Report, The McClean Report, and Chip Observer.

Prior to TechInsights, I was the principal analyst for cloud computing and quantum technologies at CCS Insight, and previously an analyst on the Cloud Transformation team at 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence.

My first job was as a technology journalist for CBS Interactive's for B2B technology websites—primarily, ZDNet and TechRepublic—covering cloud computing and software development.

Obviously, this publication is separate from these roles, and the views expressed in articles published on The Premise do not necessarily reflect the views of my current or former employers.

Also, The Premise is 100% written without the use of LLMs. Coming from journalism, I'm somewhat excessively fond of the em dash and other load-bearing punctuation. That's all me, not a computer.

Why is this called The Premise?

As a name, The Premise reflects a focus on the foundation of an idea, rather than promoting a specific answer. It's also—abstractly—a pun. For roughly a decade, my "beat" as a journalist and my research area as an analyst was on cloud computing, which is rather at odds with being on premises.