Analyst Profile

Nik Simpson
VP Analyst
15 years at Gartner
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38 years industry experience
United Kingdom
Roles and Responsibilities
Nik Simpson covers a variety of topics focused on these areas: 1. Backup 2. Disaster Recovery 4. Hybrid cloud 5. Server Operating Systems and Virtualization 6. Spectre and Meltdown Mitigation
Nik Simpson's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
Background
Previous Experience
Previously, Mr. Simpson held a variety of roles in product marketing/product management/product planning for products including workstations, servers, storage hardware, storage software, and operating systems.
Professional Background
Datacore Software, Product Marketing Manager, 4 years
Intergraph Corp., Chief Technologist, IT Services Business Unit (Among Other Titles), 13 years
Scentric, Director of Product Marketing (and Co-founder), 3 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Co-author of SNIA's Guide to Storage Virtualization (2001)
Co-chair of SNIA's Information Lifecycle Management Initiative (2005-2007)
Education
B.Sc., Computer Science
Languages
English