Analyst Profile
Philip Dawson
VP Analyst
21 years at Gartner
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33 years industry experience
United Kingdom
Roles and Responsibilities
Philip Dawson is a Vice President and KI Leader in Gartner Research. Mr. Dawson specializes in intelligent infrastructure and hyperconvergence as a part of integrated systems and data center infrastructure modernization, cloud, ERP, and server platforms. He is a leading authority on Linux, UNIX and Windows server infrastructure strategies. He focuses on virtualization, portfolio consolidation, ERP migration and rationalization processes, and enabling cloud delivery as key components of his coverage areas. He has been at Gartner for 20 years and has more than 30 years of experience in the IT industry.
Areas of Coverage
- Servers & Storage
- Open Source
Philip Dawson's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner through the Meta Group acquisition, Mr. Dawson was a Competitive Market Research Manager with Sequent Computer Systems, Europe. In this role, he worked in product marketing, helping develop UNIX/NT integration strategies and introduce Intel IA-32/IA-64 NUMA platforms. Before this, he worked at Santa Cruz Operation as the Product Marketing Manager for all the layered products.
Professional Background
Meta Group, Vice President, 5 years
Santa Cruz Operation, Product Marketing Manager, 3 years
Sequent Computer Systems, Competitive Market Research Manager, 5 years
Education
B.A., With Honors, Computing in Business, Huddersfield Polytechnic
Diploma, Computer Studies
Languages
English
Yorkshire
