Gene Phifer Managing VP Plano, TX USA Years of Experience 12 years at Gartner 35 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Application Development & Integration High Performance Workplace Web Services View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Gene Phifer is a managing vice president in Gartner Research. Mr. Phifer covers a broad set of Web and cloud-centric technologies, including Web architecture, intranets, extranets, e-business, portals, rich Internet applications, Web applications, cloud computing and software as a service. Additional concepts covered include SOA, WOA, governance and management of infrastructure resources. Previous Experience Mr. Phifer is a 35-year IT veteran. Prior to joining Gartner, he held various management and executive roles in Fortune 100 IT departments, most notably Frito-Lay and Texas Instruments. There he managed all aspects of IT, including infrastructure technologies, data centers and line-of-business applications. Additionally, Mr. Phifer held the dual roles of CIO and CTO for Melson Technologies. Professional Background Texas Instruments, IT Director, 10 years Frito-Lay, IT Director, 10 years Melson Technologies, VP, CIO and CTO, 1 year Education M.B.A., Specializing in MIS, University of Dallas B.S., Computer Science, University of Mississippi LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) A First Look at SharePoint 2010 19-Oct-2009 Mark R. Gilbert, Karen M. Shegda, Gene Phifer, Jeffrey Mann SharePoint 2010 Is Poised for Broader Enterprise Adoption 19-Oct-2009 Mark R. Gilbert, Karen M. Shegda, Gene Phifer, Jeffrey Mann Adobe's New Collaboration Services Can Enhance Applications 09-Oct-2009 Tom Austin, Gene Phifer, Eric Knipp Developers Benefit as Adobe Offers iPhone Support 09-Oct-2009 Eric Knipp, Gene Phifer, Ray Valdes Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: A Technology Perspective 25-Sep-2009 Massimo Pezzini, Yefim V. Natis, Gene Phifer