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

Magic Quadrant for Data Center Networking
03-Jul-2017
How Network Leaders Can Support Bimodal
22-Jun-2017
Networks Must Become Agile to Support Digital Business
20-Jun-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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