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Lydia Leong
Research VP
Arlington, VA USA
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Years of Experience
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13 years at Gartner
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21 years IT industry
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Roles and Responsibilities
Lydia Leong is a Research VP in the Technology and Service Provider group at Gartner. Her coverage is focused on cloud computing, particularly infrastructure as a service (IaaS), along with data centers, hosting, content delivery networks (CDNs) and Internet infrastructure services. Because cloud computing is reshaping the IT landscape, her research covers a broad range of topics related to the transformation of IT organizations, data centers and technology providers. She works primarily with IT organizations, but also produces strategic and quantitative research targeted at service providers, vendors and investors. She was Gartner's Analyst of the Year in 2010.
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Leong held various technical and management positions in the Internet industry, including director of server engineering at Excite@Home and director of product engineering and operations at Digex/Intermedia Communications. Her prior roles have included product management, systems architecture, large-scale data center operations (including DevOps-style operations), and product development.
Professional Background
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Excite@Home, Director, Server Engineering, 1 year
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Digex, Director, Product Engineering and Operations, 3 years
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Industry Awards/Accolades
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Gartner Analyst of the Year, 2010
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Gartner Thought Leadership award, 2008 and 2010
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Gartner Quantitative Research Excellence award, 2009
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"Cool Site of the Day," 29 October 1994
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Education
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Computer Science Engineering, University of Pennsylvania
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Completed graduate courses in Computer Systems Management, University of Maryland's Graduate School of Management and Technology
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Publish Date
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Service Providers Must Identify the Real Needs of Prospective Customers of Cloud IaaS
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17-Apr-2013
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Lydia Leong
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Magic Quadrant for Managed Hosting, North America
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09-Apr-2013
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Douglas Toombs, Lydia Leong, Bob Gill, Tiny Haynes, Gregor Petri
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What Managers Need to Know About Amazon Web Services
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26-Mar-2013
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Lydia Leong
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Market Trends: How Customers Purchase Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, 2012
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10-Jan-2013
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Lydia Leong
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Forecast Analysis: Enterprise Network Services, Worldwide, 2009-2016, 4Q12 Update
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14-Dec-2012
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Daniel O'Connell, Nhat Pham, Kenshi Tazaki, Lisa Unden-Farboud, Katja Ruud, To Chee Eng, Lydia Leong, Vincent Fu, Elia San Miguel, Fernando Elizalde
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