Analyst Profile

Andrew Lerner

Research VP

4 years at Gartner , 19 years industry experience
FL USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Andrew Lerner is a Vice President in Gartner Research covering enterprise networking. Mr. Lerner covers data center networking (including SDN), WAN and SD-WAN, application delivery controllers, and DDI.

Areas of Coverage

Networking & Communications Equipment

Andrew Lerner's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Cisco Changes Its SD-WAN Strategy With Viptela; Perhaps You Should, Too
10-Oct-2017
How to Determine the Openness of Your Network Vendor
06-Oct-2017
Best Practices in Implementing Open-Source Software in CSP Network Infrastructure
29-Sep-2017

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Lerner worked for Raymond James Financial as both a Senior Network Engineer and a Security Architect, with responsibility for network architecture, design and implementation. He has also worked as a Networking Consultant for ThruPoint and Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. Lerner currently holds both CISSP and VMware certifications and has previously held certifications from Cisco (CCNP), Foundry and Nortel.

Professional Background

Booz Allen Hamilton, Senior Consultant, 1 year
Raymond James Financial, Senior Network Engineer, Security Architect, 9 years
ThruPoint (formerly Total Network Solutions), Network Consultant, 4 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
IT Associate of the Year 2011 (Raymond James Financial)

Education

B.S., Decision Science, University of Maryland
M.S., Telecommunications, George Mason University

Languages

English

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3 October 2017
Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2018 The intelligent digital mesh is a foundation for future digital business and its ecosystems. To create competitive advantage, enterprise architecture and technology innovation leaders must evaluate these top trends to identify opportunities that their organizations can exploit.
29 September 2017
Maverick* Insights Drive Creative Destruction of Business as Usual: A Gartner Trend Insight Report Digitalization's pace and scale subverts conventional business thinking with constant "creative destruction." Faced with such turmoil, IT and business leaders must think and act in unconventional ways for their organizations to thrive. (Maverick research exposes unconventional thinking and advice.)

24 Oct 2017
Monetizing Public Cloud Opportunities in China, Russia and India EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | GMT: 13:00 All IT markets are directly or indirectly disrupted by Cloud Services. Gartner predicts that through 2020 the Cloud shift will grow to $216 Billion. The magnitude of the cloud shift varies by market segment and geographic region. With this shift, incumbent infrastructure providers are exploring ways to defend their traditional business model. In this session, we'll provide Business Unit leaders at IT providers guidance on how they can benefit from the cloud shift in emerging markets.
25 Oct 2017
Drive Employee Adoption of New Supply Chain Technology EDT: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 Supply chain technology is changing rapidly as supply chains grow more complex and digital. Supply chain leaders often overestimate their ability to implement change. What actually drives SC employees to adapt to change is different from what SC leaders perceive leads to adoption. However, change management activities are not given the level of priority needed to gain employees' true commitment. Get the insights you need to manage change and to engage your employees in SC technology transformations.