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Joe Skorupa
Research VP
Fremont, CA USA
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Years of Experience
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6 years at Gartner
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32 years IT industry
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Roles and Responsibilities
Joe Skorupa is a research vice president in Gartner Research, where he is part of the Data Center Networking and Communications Research unit. His research focuses on maximizing application performance via advanced networking technologies, including Layer 4-7 switching, server offload and WAN optimization. He also covers delivery of rich media, including video within the enterprise. Mr. Skorupa also advises vendors on product, market and partnership strategies. Through extensive collaboration, Mr. Skorupa's research extends to intersections between networking and adjacent research areas, including storage, servers and data center optimization. The research covers topics including Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCOE), I/O virtualization, and emerging data center architectures, such as cloud computing and fabric-based computing.
Previous Experience
Mr. Skorupa has more than 25 years of experience in enterprise, service provider and storage networking. He has held a variety of engineering, marketing and analyst roles at companies such as FORE Systems, Bytex, Motorola and RHK.
Professional Background
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RHK, VP Switching and Routing, 3 years
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FORE Systems, Sr. Director, Product Marketing and Management, 4 years
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Bytex, Sr. Director, Product Planning and Management, 4 years
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Industry Awards/Accolades
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Gartner Thought Leadership Award, 2005
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Education
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Bachelor's degree, Indiana University
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Member of IEEE
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Member of the IEEE 802.3 committee for more than eight years and chaired the 802.3 Network Management Task Force for four years
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Publish Date
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Author(s)
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Market Dynamics: Application Acceleration, Worldwide, 2009-2014, 4Q09 Update
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11-Dec-2009
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Severine Real, Joe Skorupa
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Forecast: Application Acceleration Equipment, Worldwide, 2006-2014, 4Q09 Update
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11-Dec-2009
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Severine Real, Joe Skorupa
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Market Share: Application Acceleration Equipment, Worldwide, 3Q09
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07-Dec-2009
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Joe Skorupa, Nhat Pham
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Predicts 2010: Cloud Computing Emerges From the Hype, Scope and Issues Demand Clarification
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07-Dec-2009
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David Mitchell Smith, Yefim V. Natis, Gene Phifer, Susan Tan, Thomas J. Bittman, Martin Reynolds, Joe Skorupa, Daryl C. Plummer
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Quantifying the Value of Software Assurance for Windows Client, 2009-2010 Update
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01-Dec-2009
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Michael A. Silver, Joe Skorupa
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