Analyst Profile
George Spafford
VP Analyst
11 years at Gartner
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31 years industry experience
MI USA
Roles and Responsibilities
George Spafford is a vice president analyst for Gartner, covering DevOps, DevSecOps and site reliability engineering (SRE). 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."
George Spafford's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo®
25 October 2021 - 27 October 2021 -
Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo®
08 November 2021 - 11 November 2021 -
Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations and Cloud Strategies Conference
22 November 2021 - 23 November 2021
Upcoming Gartner Events
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
