Mark Ferelli Passes Away

Storage journalist and commentator Mark Ferelli,passes away.
 He set the editorial direction of Computer Technology Review for 18 years. He recently came back to CTR as editor in chief after a five year sojourn.

He joined joined Illuminata in 2005 after serving as VP of West World Productions Inc. and editor-in-chief of their magazine group. In this position, he oversaw the publication of CTR, Storage Inc., Storage Management Solutions, Storage and Government, and Storage and Entertainment. Ferelli has authored hundreds of articles on the subjects of storage and storage management.

Ferelli has contributed to storage topics for PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Datapro Research and served on the board of directors of the Tape/Head Industry Consortium. In 2000, Ferelli was awarded the Press Access PRESStige award for journalistic influence in the computer industry.

He left his wife and four children.

Jerry Steach, CommonGround Communications (for PLX), wrote in an email:" Terrible loss, that. I hope his colleagues – in the press and in the industry – remember him respectfully."

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