Analyst Profile
Alfonso Velosa
VP Analyst
19 years at Gartner
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27 years industry experience
AZ USA
Roles and Responsibilities
Alfonso Velosa helps Gartner clients make better decisions about their Internet of Things (IoT) enterprise strategy and tactics, and product strategy. Mr. Velosa focuses on IoT ecosystem relationships, IoT software platforms and digital twins. Mr. Velosa's research agenda covers the IoT value stack, focusing on how enterprises should factor IoT technologies and business models into building a digital business and on vendor IoT strategies.
Alfonso Velosa's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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Vendor Rating: NEC
13-Jun-2019 -
Tech CEOs Must Align New IoT Products and Services With Market Realities
10-Jun-2019 -
Imperatives for IoT Software Product Managers in 2019
31-May-2019
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The IoT Scenario: What to Do Next
27 June 2018 -
The Top 5 Critical IoT Competencies
05 September 2018 -
IT Spending Forecast, 4Q18 Update: What Will Make Headlines in 2019?
08 January 2019
On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars
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Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo
20 October 2019 - 24 October 2019
Upcoming Gartner Events
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Velosa managed vendor relationships and contract negotiations with Intel's supply chain team. Previously, he provided project and program management services to NASA in Washington, D.C., and in Cleveland, culminating in the management of a project that flew on the space shuttle in 1997. Additionally, he worked as an engineer with IBM Research and as a management consultant at Mars & Co.
Professional Background
Bionetics, Senior Systems Engineer, 3 years
Intel, Supply Chain, 2 years
NASA Lewis Research Center (NYMA), Project Scientist - DPIMS, 3 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
2016 Gartner Research Thought Leadership Award
Education
B.S., Materials Science Engineering, Columbia University
M.B.A., International Management, Thunderbird School of Global Management
M.S., Materials Science Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Languages
English
Spanish
