Analyst Profile

Anne Thomas

VP Distinguished Analyst

14 years at Gartner , 37 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 manages the Application Architecture and Infrastructure agenda. Her current hot topics include microservices, APIs, Docker and PaaS.

Areas of Coverage

Application Development & Integration
Web Services

Anne Thomas's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

How to Build Effective Microservices Teams
09-Jun-2017
Articulating the Business Value of Event-Driven Architecture
26-May-2017
The Most Common SOA Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
15-May-2017

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

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15 June 2017
IoT Technology Disruptions: A Gartner Trend Insight Report IoT's rapidly evolving technologies have ushered in innovative disruptions at a breakneck pace. This report highlights Gartner research that covers these IoT technical disruptions in five key areas: security, artificial intelligence, data and analytics, communications, and endpoint technology.
31 May 2017
Digital Trust — Redefining Trust for the Digital Era: A Gartner Trend Insight Report Trust underpins every interaction, but traditional trust models do not scale to the scope, spontaneity and agency required in digital business. Digital trust emerges to establish and manage trust in the myriad digital interactions and relationships between businesses, individuals and things.

26 Jun 2017
Building the Business Case for Artificial Intelligence in Application Management Services EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | GMT: 13:00 Major gains in cost-effectiveness and service quality are promised through the use of artificial intelligence, virtual agents, or deep learning technologies in contracts for application management. We review the offerings available and discuss investments needed, payback periods and benefits achievable.
27 Jun 2017
Redefining ITAM for the Digital Age EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | GMT: 13:00 The role of IT asset management (ITAM), how it is defined and even the definition of an IT asset are changing in response to the challenges IT organizations are facing in the digital world. IT/OT integration, cloud, SaaS and IoT all challenge the traditional approach to ITAM.