Analyst Biographies
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Gary BurgessSenior Vice President, Research and OperationsGary oversees the entire Competitive Profiles operation for IDEAS, with responsibility for both the production and development aspects of the Competitive Profiles offering. In addition, Gary specializes in IT hardware research, including features, performance, Green IT, and pricing. He also leads the IT Infrastructure Support Services research for IDEAS.... Full PDF profile » |
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Jim BurtonVice President and Senior Analyst, Entry Servers and BladesJim Burton, Vice President and Senior Analyst, specializes in entry- and blade-server research. Throughout his career in the analyst industry, Jim has been involved in various initiatives covering microarchitectures, system architectures, high performance computing (HPC), scale-out computing, systems management, and corporate strategies. At Ideas International, he examines platform strengths, weaknesses, and pricing, determining which systems are best suited for specific deployments.... Full PDF profile » |
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Peter CullenSenior Vice President, Product Development, Information ServicesAAfter a lengthy association as an Ideas International subscriber, Peter joined IDEAS in 1999 to manage a new research service then under development. From this role, Peter progressed to managing the analyst team at IDEAS, before taking on global responsibility for the content and development of IDEAS core Competitive Profiles service. Today, Peter’s role is focused on the development of new services and existing services to meet the needs of both computer manufacturers and end-users. This role includes market research, product development, new product introduction, and associated go-to-market aspects.... Full PDF profile » |
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Andrew DunSenior Analyst, ServersAndrew Dun, Senior Analyst, oversees server and workstation research for Ideas International’s Competitive Profiles product. He is also the principal server analyst for IDEAS in the Asia Pacific region.... Full PDF profile » |
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Chris GaunResearch AnalystChris recently joined Ideas International as the local US expert on the IDEAS Competitive Profiles and Server CAR tools. In addition, Chris assists in the development and execution of strategic research initiatives.... Full PDF profile » |
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Tony IamsSenior Vice President and Senior Analyst, System Software ResearchTony Iams, SVP and Senior Analyst, leads Ideas International’s US-based operations and is the firm’s resident expert in the areas of system software and virtualization. Tony’s research focuses on evaluating and contrasting the features and functions of the leading operating system and virtualization technologies in use today.... Full PDF profile » |
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Walter (Wally) KatzVice President and Senior Analyst, Information Services
Wally
Katz,
Vice
President
and
Senior
Analyst,
Information
Services,
manages
the EMEA-based
content
of the
CPService
module
of Ideas
International’s
Competitive
Profiles
product.
The
CPService
module
provides
cost of
ownership
and
services
analysis
of
server
and
storage
products.
Wally is
also
responsible
for
developing
and
extending
the
IDEAS
server
performance
metrics
used for
price/performance
positioning
throughout
the
IDEAS
research
deliverables
and
within ithe
IDEAS
server
consolidation
tool
(Server
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Christian (Chris) OberVice President and Senior Analyst, Storage
Chris
Ober,
Vice
President
and
Senior
Analyst,
specializes
in
storage
and SAN
research.
He heads
up the
CPStorage
module
of
Competitive
Profiles
with
responsibility
for the
North
American,
EMEA,
and
Asia/Pacific
regional
coverage
of all
forms of
disk-
and
tape-based
storage
subsystems
as well
as
storage
software
and SAN
connectivity
products....
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Richard (Rich) PartridgeVice President and Senior Analyst, Server ResearchRichard Partridge, Vice President and Senior Analyst, brings two decades of server hardware development experience to his analysis of midrange and enterprise-level systems. Rich leads Ideas International’s enterprise server research effort, evaluating the architectures, performance, and pricing of a wide range of hardware and software products – from microprocessors to massively parallel servers.... Full PDF profile » |
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Joseph (Joe) ZhouSenior Analyst, Enterprise Storage SolutionsJoseph Zhou, Senior Analyst, specializes in storage research, focusing on enterprise storage solutions. Joe's research helps vendors and end users formulate storage strategies; evaluates the latest storage technologies, products, and services; and analyzes the competitive positioning and value propositions of current market offerings.... Full PDF profile » |
