Analyst Profile
Anne Thomas
VP Distinguished Analyst
15 years at Gartner
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38 years industry experience
RI USA
Roles and Responsibilities
Anne Thomas is a VP and Distinguished Analyst in the Enterprise Software team in the Gartner for IT Leaders research group. She covers Application Architecture and Infrastructure. Her current major topics include microservices, APIs, Docker, Kubernetes and PaaS.
Areas of Coverage
- Web Services
- Application Development & Integration
Anne Thomas's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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Hype Cycle for Application Architecture, 2018
10-Aug-2018 -
Market Guide for Public Cloud Container Services
06-Aug-2018 -
Innovation Insight for Microapps
05-Jul-2018
Background
Previous Experience
Ms. Thomas developed her expertise working at a number of the world's leading hardware and software companies, including Systinet (now HP), Sun (now Oracle), Open Environment Corp. (now Micro Focus), Digital Equipment Corp. (now HP), Cullinet (now CA) and IBM. She developed product strategy, developed distributed computing standards, evangelized emerging technologies, conducted training and supported clients.
Professional Background
Patricia Seybold Group, Editor in Chief, 3 years
Sun Microsystems, Director of Market Innovation, 2 years
Systinet, Chief Technology Officer, 1 year
Industry Awards/Accolades
Enterprise Systems Journal listed her among the 2001 Power 100 IT Leaders
NetworkWorld named Ms. Thomas one of the 50 most powerful people in networking in 2002
Education
B.A., Economics, Wellesley College
Languages
English
