Analyst Profile
Michael Warrilow
VP Analyst
6 years at Gartner
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24 years industry experience
North Sydney, Australia
Roles and Responsibilities
Michael Warrilow is part of the Technology and Service Provider team. He is focused on infrastructure software, including server virtualization, containers, cloud (IaaS) and software-defined infrastructure. Mr. Warrilow helps clients understand the best practices, leading trends and competitive landscape involved with optimizing data center infrastructure and IT operations. His focus is on the evolution of modern infrastructure software, including software defined, virtualization, containers and cloud infrastructure. Mr. Warrilow's coverage includes market share and forecast analysis in IT operations management, cloud and virtualization. He is a co-author of the 2015 and 2016 Magic Quadrant for x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure as well as the 2017 Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Managed Service Providers.
Areas of Coverage
- Software Markets
Michael Warrilow's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
Background
Previous Experience
Mr. Warrilow's previous experience includes: - End-user advisory services: Best practices, governance and architectures. - Product marketing: Go-to-market planning, launch management, company spokesperson and enablement. - Analysis: Research creation, research presentation, in-context application of research to real-world customer issues and strategic consulting.
Professional Background
Hydrasight, Principal Analyst, Co-founder, 4 years
META Group, Senior Analyst, 4 years
VMware, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Cloud Infrastructure and Management, 2 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Co-author, IBM Redbook
Education
B.S., Computer Science, Macquarie University
Postgraduate Certificate in Writing
Languages
English
