Analyst Profile

George Spafford

George Spafford

VP Analyst

10 years at Gartner , 30 years industry experience
MI USA

Roles and Responsibilities

George Spafford is a vice president analyst for Gartner, covering DevOps, DevSecOps, site reliability engineering (SRE), technical change and release management. His publications include hundreds of articles and numerous books on IT management, as well as co-authorship of "The Phoenix Project," "The Visible Ops Handbook" and "Visible Ops Security."

Areas of Coverage

IT Operations

George Spafford's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

How to Manage and Market Platforms as Products for DevOps Teams
08-May-2020
Best Networking Practices in a DevOps World
06-May-2020
Use 8 Simple Steps to Get DevOps Right
17-Apr-2020

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Spafford consulted on ITIL, IT strategy, information security and overall IT service improvement. Mr. Spafford holds an M.B.A. from Notre Dame, a B.A. in materials and logistics management from Michigan State University and an honorary degree from Konan Daigaku in Japan. He is a certified ITIL Expert, a TOCICO Jonah and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Professional Background

Cognizant Technology Solutions, Senior Manager, 1 year
Pepperweed Consulting, Principal Consultant, 3 years
Spafford Global Consulting, Founder, 4 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

CyberSecurity Canon Inductee for the Phoenix Project

Education

B.A., Materials and Logistics, Michigan State University
Certificate in Asian Studies - Japan, Michigan State University
Honorary Degree, Konan Daigaku
M.B.A., University of Notre Dame

Languages

English

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