Analyst Profile

Merv Adrian

VP Analyst

8 years at Gartner , 43 years industry experience
CA USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Merv Adrian is an Analyst on the Data Management team following operational DBMS, Apache Hadoop, Spark, nonrelational DBMS and adjacent technologies. Mr. Adrian also tracks the increasing impact of open source on data management software and monitors the changing requirements for data security in information platforms.

Areas of Coverage

Data Management & Integration

Merv Adrian's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Cloudera-Hortonworks Merger Transforms the Hadoop Landscape
20-Feb-2019
Market Guide for Hadoop Distributions
10-Dec-2018
Other Vendors to Consider for Operational DBMSs
31-Oct-2018

Background

Previous Experience

Mr. Adrian most recently headed IT Market Strategy, which he founded to provide professional services to information technology strategy and marketing professionals. Earlier, he ran technology research for Forrester, following its acquisition of Giga Information Group. He spent a decade in the software industry after several years as a Programmer on Wall Street.

Professional Background

Forrester Research, Senior Vice President, 5 years
Giga Information Group, Vice President, 8 years
IT Market Strategy, Principal and Founder, 2 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Top Big Data Influencer of 2013, HadoopSphere
Top Data Science Analytics and BI Feeds, 2015, Twitter

Education

B.A., Business (Finance), Baruch College, CUNY

Languages

English

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Analyst Profile

Merv Adrian

VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Areas of Coverage

Merv Adrian's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

Languages

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