David Mitchell Smith VP & Gartner Fellow Bedford, NH USA Years of Experience 18 years at Gartner 32 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Consumer Technologies Application Development & Integration 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 technologies (such as the mobile Web and HTML5), cloud computing and consumer technologies. During his 17-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 30 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., Various Roles, 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) HTML5 to Take on New Role in Mobile App Development 25-Apr-2013 Van L. Baker, David Mitchell Smith The Mobile Imperative: Mobile Application Strategies and Architecture 24-Apr-2013 David Mitchell Smith Cool Vendors in Application Development, 2013 23-Apr-2013 Brian Prentice, Mark Driver, Asheesh Raina, David Mitchell Smith, Thomas E. Murphy Tech Go-to-Market: Fundamentals for Software Providers to Succeed With a Cloud Strategy 02-Apr-2013 Bianca Francesca Granetto, Joanne M. Correia, David Mitchell Smith HTML5 and Web Technologies Are Becoming Major Forces in Mobile Application Development 24-Jan-2013 David Mitchell Smith, David W. Cearley, Brian Prentice