Analyst Profile
Earl Perkins
Earl Perkins
Research VP
Birmingham, AL USA
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Years of Experience
3 years at Gartner
32 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Security & Privacy

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Roles and Responsibilities
Earl Perkins is a research vice president in the Security and Privacy team at Gartner. His focus areas include: (1) identity and access management (IAM), including user provisioning, role life cycle management and entitlement management; (2) IAM services, including consulting, integration, managed services, and IAM as a service; (3) IAM strategy, architecture and governance; 4) SOA and cloud computing IAM; and (5) energy and utility security services and management.
Previous Experience
Mr. Perkins has more than 28 years of information technology and security experience, including industry experience in education, energy and utility businesses in planning, architecting, designing, engineering, managing and operating local-area, wide-area and Internet-based networks, as well as developing and delivering applications for them. He has been recognized for achievements in designing, deploying and securing systems, applications, voice and data networks for three corporations (two U.S.-based and one international), managing IT restructurings in the utility and energy industries. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Perkins held director positions at Microsoft in market research and vice president/senior director positions in IT research firm Meta Group, where he was part of Security & Risk Strategies and Global Network Strategies practices, respectively. He also held IT management and technical roles for Entergy, an electric utility based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and senior manager positions at London Energy in London, England.
Professional Background
Microsoft, Director - Security & Identity Market Research, 3 years
Meta Group and Gartner, VP - Security & Risk Strategies, VP - Security & Privacy, 5 years
Entergy Services (Electric Utility), IT Advisor, Director, Sr. Manager, Manager, Supervisor, 16 years
Education
B.S., Mathematics Education, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana
M.Ed., Mathematics Education, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Completed some postgraduate courses in business leadership education, computer science, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, and other universities
Held teaching certificate for secondary education and university mathematics




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Market Trends: Identity and Access Management Market, Worldwide 2007-2013 08-Feb-2010 Ruggero Contu, Earl Perkins
Entitlement Life Cycle Management: Access Control Through Entitlement Resolution 04-Feb-2010 Earl Perkins, Ant Allan
Entitlement Life Cycle Management: The Evolution of Role Life Cycle Management 07-Dec-2009 Earl Perkins
Predicts 2010: New Delivery Models and New Business Needs Are Changing the IAM Market 18-Nov-2009 Ray Wagner, Ant Allan, Gregg Kreizman, Avivah Litan, Earl Perkins
Magic Quadrant for Web Access Management 12-Nov-2009 Ray Wagner, Earl Perkins, Gregg Kreizman