Analyst Profile

Michael Warrilow

VP Analyst

6 years at Gartner , 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

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The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2018 Each year, the Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 identifies the supply chains that successfully advance healthcare by improving patient outcomes and controlling costs. Supply chain leaders in the healthcare industry can use lessons from these leading organizations to improve their operations.
16 October 2018
Top Strategic Predictions for 2019 and Beyond: Practicality Exists Within Instability Technology-based change is happening continuously, and most organizations struggle to see the change in advance. Continuous change can begin to seem like chaos. CIOs in end-user organizations must learn to find practical approaches within the chaos.

23 Jan 2019
2019 HR Executive Priorities EST: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 A tightening global labor market, emerging social and economic trends, and new competitive threats challenge HR leaders to create new strategies to achieve their organization's critical priorities. Attend this complimentary webinar with your HR leadership team to gain access to our latest HR benchmarks from the 2019 Future of HR Survey. We review the top priorities that more than 750 HR leaders indicated for 2019 and help you navigate role-specific priorities with your leadership team. This HR webinar is intended for senior HR leaders and their teams, including Chief Human Resources Officers, regional/business unit HR leaders, and sub-functional HR leaders who oversee D&I, L&D, recruiting, talent analytics, talent management and/or total rewards.
23 Jan 2019
Build Support for Moving From Projects to Products and Agile EST: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 16:00 Over the past year, IT leaders have shifted from asking "should I move from projects to products" to "how do I get the organization to change." Many people in lines of business, executive management and even IT will be uncomfortable or even combative about making the switch from projects to products and agile. Concerns include funding models, perceived lack of control, and losing the iron triangle of scope, time and cost. This complimentary strategy and planning webinar delves into the forces necessitating the shift to products and agile, the "whats in it for me?" arguments for various stakeholders and tactics for helping the change occur.

Analyst Profile

Michael Warrilow

VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Areas of Coverage

Michael Warrilow's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

Languages

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