Analyst Profile
Mark Driver
Mark Driver
Research VP
Champlin, MN USA
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Years of Experience
11 years at Gartner
26 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Open Source
Application Development & Integration

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Roles and Responsibilities
Mark Driver is a vice president and research director in Gartner Research, where he specializes in application development technologies and open-source software. Within Gartner, Mr. Driver serves as a principal analyst for Java technology, as well as the Microsoft .NET framework. He is also the principal analyst covering the business and technical issues of the open-source software model. He covers many aspects of open-source software, including adoption challenges, best practices, market impact and development models.
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Driver was a technical architect and project leader for more than 15 years in the IT industry, where he focused on distributed open systems development. He worked in several areas including state government, commercial software vendors and in-house IT groups.
Professional Background
MCI Systemhouse, Technical Architect, 2 years
PowerCerv, Internet Technology Manager, 3 years
Florida Department of Management Services, Manager, Advanced Technology Projects, 5 years
Education
B.S., Computer and Information Science, Florida State University




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Vendor Focus for Oracle: Analysis of Products 14-Oct-2009 Kenneth Chin, Nigel Rayner, James Holincheck, Christian Hestermann, Deborah R Wilson, Robert P. Desisto, Michael Maoz, Kimberly Collins, Gene Alvarez, Tim Payne, French Caldwell, Massimo Pezzini, Donald Feinberg, Mark Driver, Jeffrey Mann, Joseph Feiman, Andrew White, Jim Sinur, James Richardson, William Clark, Ronni J. Colville
Market Trends: Application Development Slow but Steady, Worldwide, 2009-2013 14-Oct-2009 Laurie F. Wurster, Asheesh Raina, Teresa Jones, Jim Duggan, Eric Knipp, Thomas E. Murphy, Mark Driver, Joseph Feiman
SpringSource Acquisition Will Extend VMware's Market Reach 14-Aug-2009 Mark Driver, Thomas J. Bittman, Yefim V. Natis, Eric Knipp
Hype Cycle for Open-Source Software, 2009 30-Jul-2009 Mark Driver, Massimo Pezzini, Nikos Drakos, Andreas Bitterer, Ted Friedman, Andrea Di Maio, David Gootzit, Yefim V. Natis, Bob Igou, Thomas E. Murphy, Eric Knipp, Michael A. Silver, Annette Jump, Donald Feinberg, Milind Govekar, Cameron Haight, Mick MacComascaigh, Mark R. Gilbert, W Schulte, John R. Phelps, Mike Chuba, Michael Maoz, Jim Duggan, George J. Weiss, Donna Scott, David Norton, Brian Gammage, Monica Basso, Daniel Sholler, Jess Thompson, Andrew Butler
Hype Cycle for Application Development, 2009 22-Jul-2009 David Norton, Joseph Feiman, Neil MacDonald, Massimo Pezzini, Yefim V. Natis, Daniel Sholler, Gilbert van der Heiden, Frances Karamouzis, Allie Young, Greta A. James, Eric Knipp, Jim Duggan, Thomas E. Murphy, Ray Valdes, Mike Blechar, Mark Driver, Greg Young, Jeff Vining, Rita E. Knox, Donald Feinberg, Tole J. Hart, Charlotte Patrick, Jouni Forsman, Monica Basso, Robin Simpson, Yuko Adachi, William Clark, Michael J. King, Janelle B. Hill, David Gootzit, Anthony Bradley, L. Frank Kenney, Daniel B. Stang