Analyst Profile

Mark Driver

Research VP

20 years at Gartner , 34 years industry experience
MN USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Mark Driver is a Vice President and Research Director in Gartner Research, where he specializes in application development technologies and open-source software. Within Gartner, Mr. Driver's research focuses on the construction elements of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). He covers programming languages, frameworks, agile CI/CD, DevOps and related developer tools. He also covers application architectures for next generation digital transformation efforts related to web, mobile, IoT, business rules management and artificial intelligence. Mr. Driver is also the Principal Analyst covering both business and technical topic of the open-source software model. He covers many aspects of open-source software, including adoption challenges, best practices, community models and market impact.

Areas of Coverage

Open Source
Application Development & Integration

Mark Driver's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Innovation Tech Insight for Business Rules Management Systems
08-May-2018
Magic Quadrant for Enterprise High-Productivity Application Platform as a Service
26-Apr-2018
IT Market Clock for Programming Languages, 2018
24-Apr-2018

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Driver was a Technical Architect and Project Leader for more than 15 years in the IT industry, where he focused on distributed open systems development. He worked in several areas including state government, commercial software vendors and in-house IT groups.

Professional Background

MCI Systemhouse, Technical Architect, 2 years
PowerCerv, Internet Technology Manager, 3 years
State Of Florida, Technical Architect, 8 years

Education

B.S., Computer and Information Science, Florida State University

Languages

English

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16 May 2018
The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2018 This research unveils the 14th annual global Supply Chain Top 25. It highlights the advanced practices of leading companies that heads of supply chain and strategy organizations can adopt and adapt to compete with the best in the world.
15 May 2018
Retail Supply Chainnovators 2018: Lesara Wins for Accelerating the Concept of Fast Fashion This award recognizes innovative and high-impact initiatives that transform the supply chain. Through a case study of Lesara's winning approach that accelerates fast fashion, supply chain leaders can use this research as a means to inspire, transform and elevate their own supply chain organization.

21 May 2018
The Gartner Vision and Strategy for Digital Platform Security (Airing in Local Australia Time - AEST) May 21 AEST: 11:00 a.m. (May 20 EDT: 9:00 p.m. | PDT: 6:00 p.m.) The complexity and speed of change affecting digital business challenges the basic principles of information risk and security management. Many organizations still lack a formal digital (or cyber) security program with a clear vision of what they must achieve. This webinar introduces an actionable vision for security and risk management and discusses the most integral components of security as a part of an effective digital platform strategy.
21 May 2018
Shape Strategy: Master the Skills of a Strategist EDT: 12:00 p.m. | PDT: 9:00 a.m. | BST: 17:00 In today's unpredictable digital environment, a good strategy is more important than ever. IT Leaders should prepare for this uncertainty by increasing the scope and complexity of their roles beyond just informing the strategy to shaping it. The new role of IT Leaders requires mastery of the skills of a strategist. In this webinar, learn the key strategist skills and how they play a role in strategy development.