David Mitchell Smith VP & Gartner Fellow Bedford, NH USA Years of Experience 14 years at Gartner 28 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Application Development & Integration Consumer Technologies Web Services View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities David Mitchell Smith is a vice president and Gartner Fellow in Gartner Research, where he specializes in the impact of catalytic technologies such as the Internet, Web 2.0, cloud computing and consumer technologies. During his 13-plus years at Gartner, he has played a leadership role in several of the company's efforts in these areas, including the emergence of cloud computing and consumerization of IT. He has served as the lead Gartner analyst covering major vendors such as Microsoft, IBM, Sun and AOL. Mr. Smith is often quoted in publications such as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, and has frequently been a guest on CNBC. In 2002, Adweek's Technology Marketing magazine named him the most influential industry analyst. Previous Experience Mr. Smith has more than 25 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Smith was a service director for Unix and advanced operating environments at International Data Corp. (IDC), where he was the lead analyst for open systems and software architectures. Before IDC, he held various marketing and engineering positions at Digital Equipment Corp., including responsibility for the company's Unix competitive analysis program. Before Digital, Mr. Smith spent several years working as a programmer at a small time-sharing (cloud computing) operation in Boston, Massachusetts. Professional Background International Data Corp., Service Director, 3 years Digital Equipment Corp., Marketing Consultant, 8 years Manager of Programming Services, Mark Ops, 2 years Industry Awards/Accolades Boston University Teaching Fellowship "Most Influential IT Analyst," Adweek's Technology Marketing magazine, 2002 Gartner Fellow Education B.S., Applied Mathematics, summa cum laude, Clark University M.S., Computer Engineering, Boston University LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Gartner Fellows Interview With Microsoft's Ray Ozzie on Cloud Computing 30-Oct-2009 Neil MacDonald, David Mitchell Smith Cloud Engineering: Somebody Has to Do It 17-Sep-2009 David Mitchell Smith, Valentin T. Sribar Who's Who in Application Platforms for Cloud Computing: The Enterprise Generalists 16-Sep-2009 Yefim V. Natis, Eric Knipp, Ray Valdes, Massimo Pezzini, Daniel Sholler, David W. Cearley, David Mitchell Smith, Jess Thompson Hype Cycle for ERP, 2009 15-Sep-2009 Denise Ganly, James Richardson, Tim Payne, Pat Phelan, Andrew White, Claudio Da Rold, Kimberly Collins, Gene Phifer, Deborah R Wilson, Benoit J. Lheureux, Jeff Woods, John Radcliffe, Rita L. Sallam, Kurt Schlegel, Carol Rozwell, Thomas Otter, James Holincheck, Christian Hestermann, Johan Jacobs, Jim Davies, Eric Knipp, Nigel Rayner, Yvonne Genovese, French Caldwell, Paul E. Proctor, Thomas J. Bittman, Janelle B. Hill, David Mitchell Smith, Whit Andrews, Michele Cantara Hype Cycle for E-Commerce, 2009 11-Sep-2009 Gene Alvarez, Adam Sarner, Norbert J. Scholz, William Clark, Yefim V. Natis, David Mitchell Smith, Gene Phifer, Benoit J. Lheureux, Paolo Malinverno, Johan Jacobs, Jeffrey Mann, Mike McGuire, Van L. Baker, Hung LeHong, Anne Lapkin, Bill Gassman, Whit Andrews, Michael J. King, Jim Davies, Pete Basiliere, Andrew Frank, John Radcliffe, Deborah R Wilson, Nikos Drakos, David Gootzit, Ted Chamberlin, Richard J. De Lotto, Lydia Leong, Michael Maoz, Michael Dunne, Andrew White, Stephen Forte, Allen Weiner, Rita E. Knox, Gareth Herschel