Dane S. Anderson Research VP Mckinney, TX USA Years of Experience 6 years at Gartner 18 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Outsourcing & IT Services View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Dane Anderson is a research vice president at Gartner. He focuses on the IT services and outsourcing marketplace, with specific focus on infrastructure and application outsourcing. He works with service provider clients in analyzing and creating execution plans and strategies for the markets they serve, as well as user buying and adoption patters. Mr. Anderson also assists user/buyer clients in navigating through all phases of the sourcing life cycle. Previous Experience Mr. Anderson joined Gartner in April 2005 with the acquisition of META Group, where he was program director, outsourcing and service provider strategies, for one year. Before that he spent five years with Perot Systems in various areas, including human resources, corporate strategy, competitive analysis and global sales. Before entering the private sector, he served in the U.S. Army in various leadership roles for more than 10 years. During his military tenure, Mr. Anderson's primary focus was on task organization (organizational structure, strategy, and tactical/operational planning and execution) for battlefield logistics support, including command, control and communications. Professional Background META Group, Program Director, Outsourcing and Service Provider Strategies, 1 year Perot Systems, Manager, Competitive Intelligence and Market Development, 5 years U.S. Army, Captain, 10 years Education B.S., Political Science, State University of New York at Brockport, Magna Cum Laude LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Report Highlight for Market Trends: Application Services, Worldwide, 2010; Will Providers Deliver What Clients Really Want? 08-Feb-2010 Dane S. Anderson Market Trends: Application Services, Worldwide, 2010; Will Providers Deliver What Clients Really Want? 08-Feb-2010 Dane S. Anderson, Allie Young Report Highlight for Dataquest Insight: What Drives the IT Outsourcing Client Experience 28-Dec-2009 Allie Young, Claudia Ramos, Laura McLellan, Dane S. Anderson Gartner on Outsourcing, 2009-2010 23-Dec-2009 Allie Young, Linda R. Cohen, Rob Addy, Christopher Ambrose, Dane S. Anderson, Dean Blackmore, Robert H. Brown, Claudio Da Rold, Cassio Dreyfuss, Jason Harris, Helen Huntley, Partha Iyengar, Frances Karamouzis, Jim Longwood, Ian Marriott, Richard T. Matlus, William Maurer, Ben Pring, TJ Singh, Frank Ridder, Gianluca Tramacere, Gilbert van der Heiden, Michael von Uechtritz Dataquest Insight: What Drives the IT Outsourcing Client Experience 22-Dec-2009 Allie Young, Dane S. Anderson, Claudia Ramos, Laura McLellan