Analyst Profile
Daryl C. Plummer
Daryl C. Plummer
Managing VP & Gartner Fellow
Woodstock, GA USA
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Years of Experience
17 years at Gartner
33 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
Application Development & Integration
Emerging Trends & Technologies

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Roles and Responsibilities
Daryl Plummer is a managing vice president, chief of Research and chief Gartner Fellow. He is chief of research for cloud computing and a primary analyst covering multiple cloud topics, business process management, SOA and Web technologies. Mr. Plummer manages the Gartner Fellows Program, which is designed to allow senior analysts the opportunity to explore new research ideas and to elevate the Gartner culture and brand with clients. He is also chief of Research for emerging trends and interacts with clients on topics ranging from application development to enterprise architecture.
Previous Experience
With Gartner for 15 years, Mr. Plummer has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Gartner, he was division director and technology coordinator for the State of Florida's Department of Management Services. Mr. Plummer was also data center director of the Technology Resource Center, at the time one of the largest data centers in Florida. In this capacity, he managed the introduction of statewide client/server systems and methodologies. He was instrumental in the creation of the state's TCP/IP network and designed and implemented the Florida Communities Network — Florida's economic Internet presence.
Professional Background
Department of Management Services, Florida, Division Director for Information Services & Data Center Director - TRC, 3 years
Executive Office of the Governor, Florida, Director of IT, 7 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Magazine covers - Data Communications, Intel Case Studies
Education
B.S., Architectural Engineering Technology, Florida A&M University
M.S., Computer Science, Florida State University
M.S., Math-Computer Education




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Use Web-Scale IT to Make Enterprise IT Competitive With the Cloud 15-May-2013 Cameron Haight, Daryl C. Plummer
Cool Vendors 2013: Exploiting the Forces That Empower the Individual and Erode IT Control 07-May-2013 Daryl C. Plummer, Michele Cantara
Cool Vendors in Risk Management and Compliance, 2013 03-May-2013 French Caldwell, Daryl C. Plummer, Kenneth Chin, Carol Rozwell, Andrew Walls
Cool Vendors in Cloud Services Brokerage Enablers, 2013 23-Apr-2013 Tiffani Bova, Daryl C. Plummer, Gregor Petri, Paolo Malinverno, Milind Govekar
Cool Vendors in Cloud Services Brokerages, 2013 18-Apr-2013 Tiffani Bova, Daryl C. Plummer, Gregor Petri, Ed Anderson