Charles Edge (writer)

Charles Edge (writer)

Charles Edge is an English born American author, courseware developer, and the Director of Technology of 318, Inc.

Edge was born in Dahlonega, Georgia, where he attended Lumpkin County High School. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1997 and enrolled in the MBA program there before dropping out early to begin his consulting career. While at the University of Georgia, Edge joined Phi Kappa Theta fraternity where he was an officer. Edge has also been enrolled at Cornell, although it is unclear as to whether he completed his MBA there either.

Edge's main focus is the information technology industry, in particular heterogeneous directory services integration, Apple Open Directory, Apple Filing Protocol, security, mail and groupware and SAN file systems, with Xsan in particular. He has written several books on Mac OS X Server, networking, security and scripting.

Edge maintains a blog at krypted.com. and manages the 318 company blog,. Edge is also a contributor and editor for Microstan. Brainbench.com has also used Edge to develop their Mac OS X Server and WIndows Server 2008 exams.

After 11 years in Los Angeles, Edge has lived in Minneapolis since 2009. Edge is currently the Chief Technology Officer of 318, Inc.