Author
Anthony (Tony) Velte
Enterprise technology veteran and AI practitioner
- CISSP
- CISA
Tony has spent three decades inside enterprise IT — as a practitioner, advisor, and author. He holds the CISSP and CISA certifications and has advised technology teams at Target, 3M, U.S. Bank, and UnitedHealthcare on security, infrastructure, and implementation strategy.
He is the author of 12+ published technology books, primarily with McGraw-Hill (and its Osborne and Education imprints), including Cloud Computing: A Practical Approach (1,500+ scholarly citations).
Tony is a US Army and National Guard veteran. He is the founder of LocalStar Digital, a generative-engine and search optimization agency, and is currently advising Fortune 500 teams on enterprise AI implementation, governance, and security.
Currently
- Founder, LocalStar Digital — GEO/SEO agency
- Fortune 500 advisor on AI implementation, governance, and security
- Building AI-powered systems for advisory and client engagements
Career highlights
- 30+ years in enterprise IT
- Fortune 500 advisory: Target, 3M, U.S. Bank, UnitedHealthcare
- 12+ published technology books (primarily McGraw-Hill imprints)
- 2,296 scholarly citations — h-index 14, i10-index 15
- US Army & National Guard veteran
- Bylines: Fast Company, Computerworld, Data Center Knowledge
Publishing
- Cloud Computing: A Practical Approach (McGraw-Hill) — 1,500+ citations
- Green IT: Reduce Your Information System's Environmental Impact While Adding to the Bottom Line (McGraw-Hill)
- Additional titles across McGraw-Hill imprints — see the Amazon author page for the complete catalog