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- How did you become an IT analyst?
- I worked in government and was a Gartner client. Gartner approached me about becoming an analyst and although I had never considered it, I thought it sounded like fun; I could stop making things work and begin telling people how they should make things work — like moving up from player to coach. Of course, my natural tendency is to be a player so on weekends, you will still find me buried deep in code.
- What do you like most about your work?
- I like working with people to create a sense of what the possibilities are. To paraphrase Robert Kennedy, "I would prefer to ask 'why not?' rather than stand around asking, 'Why?'" That is the essence of the job if you do it right. We should always be thoughtful critics pointing out the pitfalls and problems and then showing the way to probable success.
- If you could not be an analyst, what would be your second career choice?
- Writer or cartoonist. I have always written novels, short stories, poetry. Since I used to draw comics, I keep thinking I could go back to that, but I am probably too old now. And, of course, what I really want to do is direct.
- How do you spend your time when you're not working?
- I have a lot of hobbies:
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Woodworking |
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Comic art and portraiture |
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Painting |
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Tae Kwon Do |
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Playing drums |
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Dressing up like a Klingon — uh, no. I mean, uh — existentialism. Yeah, that's it! |
- Is there a TV show you never miss?
- There are 10, thanks to Tivo: "The West Wing" is number one, followed closely by "That 70's Show." Sure, some people thought I would say "Star Trek," but one never knows, do one?
- What is your most prized personal possession?
- My Mercedes C32 AMG. 379 horses and enough torque to twist a tree out of the ground.
- Tell us about your family.
- I'm married to Monica, a senior Oracle database administrator and we live in Atlanta, Georgia. We don't have any children yet, but we do have three cats, of which I am not proud. Their names are:
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Mocha — don't like this cat. She's a bully and bigger than most two-year olds |
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Java — like the coffee, not the language |
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Ogee — a little black cat with a big attitude, named after a woodworking term. We found Ogee in a tree outside a restaurant. She crawled into my car engine, would not come out and survived until morning, so we had to keep her, darn it. |
- Where do you want to be, what do you want to be doing, in ten years?
- In ten years? That's easy — playing with my ten-year old daughter.
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Daryl Plummer is a respected authority on web services, Java and service oriented development of applications.
Topics He Covers Include:
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Java Technologies and Standards |
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Service Oriented Development (SODA) |
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Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) |
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Enterprise Architecture |
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Middleware Technologies |
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Internet Technologies |
Recent Correct Predictions:
In 1997 predicted the emergence of Java as a platform beyond just a programming language.
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In 2001 predicted the emergence of Web Services and Service Oriented Development.
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In 2002 predicted that Microsoft will fail to convince more than 50 percent of IS organizations that it is an enterprise vendor on a par with IBM through 2006.
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Daryl has more than 20 years of senior-level experience in the IT industry. With a deep technical background, he understands the strategic implications of complex technologies and can communicate easily to both business and technical people.
In addition to being the lead analyst covering Sun Microsystems, Daryl is chief of the Gartner Fellows, a think tank to help ensure that Gartner remains on the leading edge of trends and ideas.
Daryl's advice is sought by the top leaders of such major companies as IBM, HP, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and Microsoft. So popular is Daryl with Gartner clients, he is one of the top five Gartner analysts they request for advice.
Daryl has advised government officials of South Africa, New South Wales and the Israeli army on strategies for implementing enterprise architecture.
Daryl has been the keynote speaker at Sun Systems, Microsoft and IBM user conferences, and has presented at IBM sales meetings and investor conferences.
Daryl serves as advisor to the Web Services Interoperability Group and the Eclipse Group, IBM's standard application development tool set .
Daryl writes a monthly column for the "Business Integration Journal" and he has published articles in "Microsoft Executive Edge" magazine.
Prior to joining Gartner, Daryl served as:
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Division Director and Technology Coordinator, State of Florida Department of Management Services |
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Data Center Director, Technology Resource Center, Florida |
Education:
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BS, Architectural Engineering Technology; Florida A&M University |
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MS, Math-Education; Nova University |
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MS, Computer Science; Florida State University |
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Completed course work towards Doctorate in Computer Science |
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