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David Linthicum

Also known as David Scott Linthicum, David S. Linthicum

David Linthicum is an author, educator, and consultant whose work covers artificial intelligence and enterprise cloud computing. He publishes Enterprise Application Integration in 1999, serves as founder and CTO of Blue Mountain Labs in 2012, and is Deloitte Consulting’s chief cloud strategy officer in May 2021. In June 2025, Linthicum Research launches an audit service for generative and agentic AI projects. In March and October 2026, his public work includes a discussion of enterprise architecture in the context of AI and cloud, and writing about where to run AI agents. As of October 2026, he works as an AI and cloud consultant and develops LinkedIn Learning courses in these fields.

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Timeline

  1. 1999

    Enterprise Application Integration

    He publishes Enterprise Application Integration in 1999, explaining how middleware lets business processes and data pass between applications.

  2. 2012

    Founding Blue Mountain Labs

    He is founder and CTO of Blue Mountain Labs in 2012 and serves as track chair and speaker at Cloud Connect 2012.

  3. May 2021

    Cloud strategy at Deloitte

    In May 2021, he serves as Deloitte Consulting’s chief cloud strategy officer and discusses public cloud access during a conversation about the digital divide.

  4. June 2025

    Auditing generative AI projects

    In June 2025, Linthicum Research, where he is founder and chief analyst, launches an AI Project Audit service for generative and agentic AI projects.

  5. March 2026

    Appearing on The AI Forecast

    In March 2026, he appears as Linthicum Research’s founder on The AI Forecast, discussing hybrid cloud strategy and enterprise architecture in the context of AI and cloud computing.

  6. October 2026

    Writing about AI agents

    In October 2026, he writes for InfoWorld about where to run AI agents.

  7. As of October 2026

    AI and cloud consulting

    As of October 2026, he works as an AI and cloud consultant; his more than 70 LinkedIn Learning courses cover cloud computing, cloud architecture, AI, AI architecture, and related enterprise technology.

Career

  1. From 2025Linthicum ResearchFounder and Chief Analyst
  2. From 2021Deloitte ConsultingChief Cloud Strategy Officer
  3. From 2012Blue Mountain LabsFounder and CTO

From the biography.

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  2. The United States employs an estimated 53% of people in our data with a known employment countryOur estimates of where AI careers are concentrated now and how countries’ shares of dated positions changed over time.
  3. 47% of living people in our data with known birth and employment countries work outside their birth countryOur estimate of cross-border careers in AI, from country of birth and the country of each current organization.
  4. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionOur estimates of where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led, from education records in cited biographies.

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  1. Enterprise Application Integration | InformIT informit.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  2. BML Founder and CTO Serves as Track Chair and Speaker at Cloud Connect 2012 on February 13-16 in Santa Clara, CA prnewswire.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  3. Is cloud the great equalizer? Q&A with Deloitte about bridging the digital divide rcrwireless.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  4. Excited to announce the launch of Linthicum Research's new AI Project Audit service! -- Linthicum Research, LLC | PRLog prlog.org. Checked 19 October 2026.
  5. The Vibecoding Liability: How … - The AI Forecast: Data and AI in the Cloud Era - Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  6. The best place to run AI agents | InfoWorld infoworld.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  7. David Scott Linthicum davidlinthicum.com. Checked 19 October 2026.
  8. Courses – David Scott Linthicum davidlinthicum.com. Checked 19 October 2026.