Analyst Profile
Jim Murphy
Jim Murphy
Research Director
Boston, MA USA
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Years of Experience
17 years at Gartner
17 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Web Services
High Performance Workplace
Application Development & Integration

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Roles and Responsibilities
Jim Murphy is a research director in Gartner's Web and Cloud group, concentrating on portals and web technologies. Mr. Murphy advises clients on building effective and durable Web strategies and covers supporting technology such as enterprise portals, web content management, collaboration, and search.
Previous Experience
Mr. Murphy brings hands-on experience in enterprise content management and collaboration to his current position. He advised AMR Research's clients on knowledge management, collaboration, content management, enterprise search, and portals. Mr. Murphy also worked with software vendors on marketing and product strategies, tracking trends to assess the competitive landscape. He was instrumental in developing AMR Research's customer portal and many of the firm's internal knowledge management practices. Having worked at AMR Research since 1996, Mr. Murphy has held various positions in the IT, marketing, editorial, and research departments. As director of publications, he was responsible for building the company's content management strategy, including the design, creation, editing, publishing, and distribution of thousands of print and electronic reports and articles per year. Prior to joining AMR Research, Mr. Murphy taught English literature at a number of New England colleges and high schools. Mr. Murphy has written and published numerous articles on a broad range of technology topics, and has been quoted in numerous trade and top-tier publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Financial Times, and Reuters.
Professional Background
AMR Research, Research Director, Knowledge and Content Management, 14 years
Education
M.A. in English Literature, Boston College
B.A. in English, College of the Holy Cross




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Cool Vendors in Web Computing, 2013 06-May-2013 Ray Valdes, Gene Phifer, Jim Murphy
Cool Vendors in Human Capital Management Software, 2013 01-May-2013 Thomas Otter, Jim Davies, Jeff Freyermuth, Jim Murphy, Ron Hanscome, Sunil Padmanabh
A Platform Approach for Websites, Portals and Mobile Apps Leads to Faster Time to Market and Improved User Experience 29-Mar-2013 Gene Phifer, Jim Murphy
SAP Hana Cloud Portal Is a Front End for SAP Innovation 28-Jan-2013 Jim Murphy
Agenda Overview for Application Development, 2013 02-Jan-2013 Ian Finley, David Mitchell Smith, Ray Valdes, Mark Driver, Thomas E. Murphy, Brian Prentice, David Norton, Jim Murphy, Ross Altman, Nathan Wilson, Gordon Van Huizen, Jim Duggan