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Rakesh Kumar
Research VP
Ruislip United Kingdom
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Years of Experience
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14 years at Gartner
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26 years IT industry
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Roles and Responsibilities
Rakesh Kumar is a vice president in Gartner Research, where he specializes in enterprise infrastructure and operations strategies. With more than 23 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 international authority in environmental and "green" IT strategies. He has worked with the European Union and various governments around the world on energy-related technology issues. Mr. Kumar has spent considerable time in India working with many companies and government departments. He is one of the world's foremost experts on the development of core IT infrastructure in India.
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. Mr Kumar is a part qualified Chartered Accountant, having trained with KPMG.
Professional Background
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Meta Group, Senior Vice President, 6 years
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Hewlett-Packard, Marketing Manager, 4 years
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IBM, Director, 7 years
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Education
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M.B.A., Nottingham University
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B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, University of London
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Languages
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English
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Indian - Hindi
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Indian - Punjabi
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Publish Date
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Author(s)
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Cool Vendors in Data Center Infrastructure Management, Power and Cooling, 2013
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30-Apr-2013
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Henrique Cecci, Jay E. Pultz, April Adams, Federico De Silva, John R. Phelps, Kevin Knox, Rakesh Kumar, Simon Mingay
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Use an Innovative Approach to Manage I&O Budgets Beyond 2013
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04-Apr-2013
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Rakesh Kumar
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The Financial Benefits of Extending the Life of Your x86 Server
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12-Mar-2013
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Rakesh Kumar, Adrian O'Connell
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How to Run the Data Center Effectively at High Temperatures
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09-Jan-2013
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Rakesh Kumar
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Agenda Overview for Data Center, Server, Storage, Network Infrastructure and Modernization, 2013
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03-Jan-2013
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Philip Dawson, Mike Chuba, Rakesh Kumar
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