Analyst Profile
Rakesh Kumar
Rakesh Kumar
Research VP
Ruislip United Kingdom
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Years of Experience
11 years at Gartner
23 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Servers & Storage

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Roles and Responsibilities
Rakesh Kumar is a vice president in Gartner Research, where he specializes in large-scale enterprise computing strategies. With more than 18 years of international experience, Mr. Kumar is a recognized leader in data center architectures, infrastructure, high availability and operational processes. Mr. Kumar is also leading the research in data center power and cooling issues and is an established authority in environmental and "green" IT strategies.
Previous Experience
Mr. Kumar joined Gartner in April 2005 with the acquisition of Meta Group, where he was senior vice president and co-research director (EMEA). In this position, apart from his core research areas, he drove changes in the European research organization and was instrumental in delivering Meta Group's leading Operations Excellence transformation program. Before Meta Group, Mr. Kumar was EMEA marketing manager for HP's commercial Unix and NT business. He has also held various positions with IBM in software development, sales and consultancy management.
Professional Background
Meta Group, Senior Vice President, 6 years
Hewlett-Packard, Marketing Manager, 4 years
IBM, Director, 7 years
Education
M.B.A., Nottingham University
B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, University of London
Languages
English
Indian - Punjabi




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Toolkit: Risk Profile in Deciding Whether to Build, Renovate or Use a Hosted Data Center 05-Feb-2010 Rakesh Kumar
People Costs and Skills Favor Continued Investment by Mainframe Users 08-Dec-2009 Rakesh Kumar
Toolkit: Assess Whether to Extend the Life of Your Server 14-Oct-2009 Rakesh Kumar, Adrian O'Connell
Indian Data Centers: Pivotal Decisions With Profound Consequences 02-Sep-2009 Rakesh Kumar, Naresh Singh
How to Create a Green, Energy Efficient, Cost-Optimized Data Center Solution 06-Aug-2009 Rakesh Kumar