About the Author

May 2017
May 2017

Todd A. Jacobs is President and CIO of CodeGnome Consulting, LTD. CodeGnome is a boutique consulting firm that specializes in CIO advisory services and DevOps transformations. He also currently serves as President of Maryland Mensa.

His latest book, The Agile CIO, is currently available exclusively on Leanpub. Other IT-related publishing credits include:

  • “Managing Docker Instances with Puppet”, Linux Journal 274 (February 2017): 92-111.
  • “Provisioning Docker with Puppet”, Linux Journal 272 (Dececember 2016): 72-80.
  • “Secure Token-Based Authentication with YubiKey 4”, Linux Journal 265 (May 2016): 82-102.
  • “Configuring One-Time Password Authentication with OTPW”, Linux Journal 225 (January 2013): 76-88.
  • “Understanding NTP Reachability Statistics”, Linux Journal, January 2004. https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6812.
  • “Improving SSH with Keychain”, Sys Admin Magazine 12, no. 1 (January 2003): 21-24.

In addition to his deep expertise in IT and security management, Todd is also passionate about technology and process. He loves working with Linux, Docker, and Puppet, and enjoys programming in Ruby. He’s also a top contributor and community moderator on Project Management Stack Exchange.

He currently lives with his wife and son in the greater Baltimore area, but travels frequently for business and public speaking engagements. In his rare but treasured free time, he enjoys reading, writing, gaming, fine dining, and Netflix binging.