Analyst Profile
Leif-Olof Wallin
Leif-Olof Wallin
Research VP
Göteborg Sweden
Print This Page
Years of Experience
8 years at Gartner
28 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Mobile & Wireless
Networking & Communications Services

View Latest Research
Resources
Create Analyst Alert
Contact Gartner
Roles and Responsibilities
Leif-Olof Wallin is a Research Vice President in Gartner Research, where he advises enterprise clients on all aspects of networking infrastructure and services. His research has a special focus on enterprise mobility where he pays special attention to mobile applications infrastructure, mobile security, remote access, mobile device management and enterprise sourcing of mobile applications. Mr Wallin also coordinates research in network planning and operations on a global level as well as contributes regularly in the Gartner for IT Leaders program for IT infrastructure and operations.
Previous Experience
Mr. Wallin has 25 years of experience in the IT industry, including extensive international experience. He is a frequent speaker at events on wireless technologies and mobile infrastructure, including their impact on commercial best practices and telecom service providers. Mr. Wallin joined Gartner in April 2005 with the acquisition of META Group, where he led the mobile infrastructure research on a global basis. Prior to joining META Group in April 2001, Mr. Wallin was vice president of European operations at Surgency Inc. (formerly Benchmarking Partners), where he led a research practice on the mobile Internet and helped build European presence. Previously, he was chief technology officer for Industri-Matematik International, a recognized leading supplier of supply chain execution solutions.
Professional Background
META Group, Inc., Senior Program Director, 4 years
Surgency Inc. (f k a Benchmarking Partners), Vice President of European Operations, 1 year
Industri-Matematik International Inc (IMI), Chief Technology Officer, 14 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Mr. Wallin is a member of IEEE.
Education
B.S., Business Administration and Economics, Gothenburg University (Sweden)
Languages
Danish
English
French
Norwegian
Swedish




LATEST RESEARCH 0 More by this author
Title

Publish Date

Author(s)

Toolkit: Determine How to Staff the Enterprise Network 02-Nov-2009 Leif-Olof Wallin, David A. Willis
Toolkit: Learn Enterprise Mobile Usage Patterns Before Negotiating Contracts 02-Oct-2009 Leif-Olof Wallin, Katja Ruud
The Shifting Sands of the Cellular Machine-to-Machine Market 21-Sep-2009 Nick Jones, Leif-Olof Wallin
Findings: Network Staffing Re-Calibration, 2H09 11-Sep-2009 David A. Willis, Leif-Olof Wallin
Hype Cycle for Enterprise Communication Applications, 2009 27-Jul-2009 Robin Simpson, Tim Payne, Sanish KB, Michael Maoz, Sandy Shen, Monica Basso, Jeffrey Mann, Steve Cramoysan, William Clark, Anne Lapkin, Yefim V. Natis, Phillip Redman, Joe Skorupa, Michael J. King, Drew Kraus, Geoff Johnson, Bob Hafner, Johan Jacobs, David Mitchell Smith, Scott Morrison, Robert F. Mason, Tole J. Hart, Charlotte Patrick, Jouni Forsman, Yuko Adachi, Bern Elliot, David Mario Smith, Terrence Cosgrove, Leif-Olof Wallin, Ronni J. Colville, Tom Austin, Matthew W. Cain