Kelly M. Kavanagh Principal Research Analyst Vienna, VA USA Years of Experience 9 years at Gartner 24 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Security & Privacy View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Kelly Kavanagh is a principal analyst in Gartner's Information Security & Privacy program. Mr. Kavanagh focuses on professional and managed services for network and Internet security. He conducts research on end-user requirements and vendor portfolios and market strategy for security consulting, implementation and integration, managed services and training. He assists Gartner clients in understanding various security service providers and offerings, and in finding appropriate solutions to specific needs. Previous Experience Before joining Gartner, Mr. Kavanagh worked for International Data Corporation (IDC), covering the high-performance computing market. He also covered user research for government clients in the areas of application development, object technology and information security. As an independent consultant and as an employee of Maximus, Mr. Kavanagh worked with business and government information technology managers engaged in planning and implementing a variety of technology efforts. Professional Background IDC, Research Director, 6 years Maximus, Director, Management Analysis, 2 years Hayes-Mechling-Kleiman, Partner & Founder, 6 years Education B.A., Political Science, Drew University in New Jersey LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) MarketScope for Managed Security Services in Asia/Pacific 24-Sep-2009 Andrew Walls, Kelly M. Kavanagh Toolkit: Vulnerability Assessment RFP 30-Jul-2009 Mark Nicolett, Kelly M. Kavanagh, John Pescatore Hype Cycle for Networking and Communications, 2009 28-Jul-2009 David A. Willis, William Clark, Yefim V. Natis, Ted Chamberlin, Monica Basso, Mark Fabbi, Joe Skorupa, Eric Goodness, Phillip Redman, Jeffrey Mann, Michael J. King, Tim Zimmerman, Sylvain Fabre, Kelly M. Kavanagh, Greg Young, Bettina Tratz-Ryan, Geoff Johnson, Bob Hafner, Robert E. Passmore, Lawrence Orans, John Pescatore, Mark Nicolett, Debra Curtis, David Williams, Will Cappelli, Scott Morrison, Robert F. Mason, Peter Kjeldsen, Jay E. Pultz, Roger W. Cox, Bern Elliot, John Girard Hype Cycle for Infrastructure Protection, 2009 28-Jul-2009 Greg Young, Vic Wheatman, Joseph Feiman, Neil MacDonald, Adam Hils, Jeffrey Wheatman, Peter Firstbrook, John Pescatore, John Girard, Kelly M. Kavanagh, Lawrence Orans, Mark Nicolett, Arabella Hallawell, L. Frank Kenney, Ray Wagner, David Norton Hype Cycle for Software as a Service, 2009 28-Jul-2009 Robert P. Desisto, Kimberly Collins, James Holincheck, Benoit J. Lheureux, Paolo Malinverno, Asheesh Raina, Sharon A. Mertz, Gene Alvarez, Johan Jacobs, Andrew White, Deborah R Wilson, Daniel B. Stang, David Gootzit, Yefim V. Natis, Eric Knipp, Eric Goodness, Bill Gassman, Ted Friedman, Eric Thoo, Ben Pring, Michael Dunne, Michael Maoz, Michele Cantara, Daryl C. Plummer, William Clark, C. Dwight Klappich, Juergen Weiss, Adam Sarner, Matthew W. Cain, Donald Feinberg, Nigel Rayner, Neil Chandler, Bill Hostmann, David M. Coyle, Milind Govekar, Patricia Adams, Tom Austin, Arabella Hallawell, Kelly M. Kavanagh