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

How Network Leaders Can Support Bimodal
22-Jun-2017
Networks Must Become Agile to Support Digital Business
20-Jun-2017
Technology Insight for Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN)
28-Apr-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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15 June 2017
IoT Technology Disruptions: A Gartner Trend Insight Report IoT's rapidly evolving technologies have ushered in innovative disruptions at a breakneck pace. This report highlights Gartner research that covers these IoT technical disruptions in five key areas: security, artificial intelligence, data and analytics, communications, and endpoint technology.
31 May 2017
Digital Trust — Redefining Trust for the Digital Era: A Gartner Trend Insight Report Trust underpins every interaction, but traditional trust models do not scale to the scope, spontaneity and agency required in digital business. Digital trust emerges to establish and manage trust in the myriad digital interactions and relationships between businesses, individuals and things.

26 Jun 2017
Building the Business Case for Artificial Intelligence in Application Management Services EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | GMT: 13:00 Major gains in cost-effectiveness and service quality are promised through the use of artificial intelligence, virtual agents, or deep learning technologies in contracts for application management. We review the offerings available and discuss investments needed, payback periods and benefits achievable.
27 Jun 2017
Redefining ITAM for the Digital Age EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | GMT: 13:00 The role of IT asset management (ITAM), how it is defined and even the definition of an IT asset are changing in response to the challenges IT organizations are facing in the digital world. IT/OT integration, cloud, SaaS and IoT all challenge the traditional approach to ITAM.