Analyst Profile
Brian Prentice
Brian Prentice
Research VP
North Sydney Australia
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Years of Experience
10 years at Gartner
27 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Emerging Trends & Technologies
Open Source

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Roles and Responsibilities
Brian Prentice has been with Gartner for nine years. He is a member of the Web, Mobile and Application Development team. His primary areas of research are on the emergence of "apps" - how they are changing the way that business solutions are defined, created and deployed - and the growing importance that design and simplicity play in creating a compelling user experience. He works across several research key initiatives, including People Centered Computing, Emerging Trends & Technologies, Innovation, and Application Overhaul. Mr. Prentice has also developed thought-leading research on intellectual property-related IT issues, such as the role that patents, copyright and open source play in IT strategy and planning.
Previous Experience
Prior to becoming an analyst, Mr. Prentice worked in the IT vendor community for 17 years. This included organizations such as Apple Computer, WordPerfect, Novell, Lotus, IBM, Microsoft and Onyx Software. Mr. Prentice operated in a variety of roles, including product management, partner development and support management, spanning North America and Asia/Pacific. This combination of roles and companies has allowed Mr. Prentice to be directly involved in the advent of some of the most important technological developments of the past two decades, including desktop operating systems, personal productivity software, messaging and collaboration, customer relationship management, and the Internet. It has also given him unique insights into the dynamics of the software industry.
Professional Background
Apple Computer, Product Manager, 6 years
IBM/Lotus, Manager - Alliance & Partners, 3 years
Novell, Regional Product Manager, 4 years
Education
B.S. with distinction, International Business, California State University, San Jose




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Cool Vendors in Application Development, 2013 23-Apr-2013 Brian Prentice, Mark Driver, Asheesh Raina, David Mitchell Smith, Thomas E. Murphy
Software Development for Banking Apps Needs a Diet 01-Mar-2013 Kristin R. Moyer, Brian Prentice
Integrated Platforms and Ecosystems 14-Feb-2013 David W. Cearley, George J. Weiss, Brian Prentice
Enterprise App Stores Can Increase the ROI of the App Portfolio 04-Feb-2013 Ian Finley, Phillip Redman, Brian Prentice, Stewart Buchanan
HTML5 and Web Technologies Are Becoming Major Forces in Mobile Application Development 24-Jan-2013 David Mitchell Smith, David W. Cearley, Brian Prentice