Drue Reeves VP Distinguished Analyst Round Rock, TX USA Years of Experience 7 years at Gartner 22 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Servers & Storage View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Drue Reeves is the Chief of Research and Agenda Manager for Cloud Computing within for Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP). In addition to setting the research strategy for GTP, Mr. Reeves covers public, private and hybrid cloud computing, storage, client and server virtualization, and data center topics. He also presents these topics at various IT industry events, interacts directly with customers to solve real issues, and advises executive management. Previous Experience Mr. Reeves sets the agenda, direction and research strategy for cloud computing and data center. He ensures quality research, presents on important topics, speaks to customers to solve real issues, and interfaces with executive management. Professional Background Burton Group, Vice President and Research Director, Cloud Computing and Data Center, 3 years Dell Computer Corporation, Office of the CTO, 3 years HP/Compaq, Directory and Security Architect, 9 years Industry Awards/Accolades SNIA Storage Industry Impact Award 2006 Thirteen patents granted or pending in identity management, security, management and PC servers Education BA in Computer Science from Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas Languages English Spanish LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Vendor Rating: Citrix 02-May-2013 Drue Reeves, Thomas J. Bittman, Mark Fabbi, Mark A. Margevicius, Tiffani Bova, John Rizzuto, Alessandro Perilli Devising a Cloud Exit Strategy: Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance 28-Mar-2013 Kyle Hilgendorf, Drue Reeves Field Research Summary: Public Cloud Adoption 21-Jan-2013 Kyle Hilgendorf, Drue Reeves 2013 Cloud Computing Planning Guide: Rising Expectations 01-Nov-2012 Drue Reeves, Kyle Hilgendorf Infrastructure and Operations 10-Jul-2012 Chris Wolf, Drue Reeves