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Years of Experience
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10 years at Gartner
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22 years IT industry
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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, he is a recognised 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, he was EMEA marketing manager for Hewlett-Packard’s commercial Unix and NT business. Mr. Kumar has also held various positions with IBM in software development, sales and consultancy management.
Professional Background
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META Group, Inc., 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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B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, University of London
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M.B.A., Nottingham University
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Languages
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English
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Indian - Punjabi
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