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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Closing the Digital Talent Gap at Midsize Enterprises Midsize enterprises face big challenges to secure talent for digital business transformation. CIOs at MSEs must build an attractive culture, create a long-term workforce development plan, broaden talent search and capitalize on a distinctive employer brand to win the race for digital workers.
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23 Jul 2018
Panel Discussion: Emerging Trends in Customer Service & Support Technology EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00 Due to the increasing complexity of consumer interactions, customer service organizations need a complex set of applications to support customer engagement across a growing mix of agent-assisted and self-service channels. In this unique panel discussion style webinar, Principal Executive Advisor Pete Slease will moderate a conversation with Gartner Research Directors Jim Davies and Nadine LeBlanc on emerging trends in customer service and support technology. Our aim is to help you navigate the waters of customer service applications in order to select the best technologies and vendors to meet your customers' needs. During this session, you can also ask the panelists your questions on this topic.
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