Analyst Profile
Alan Waite
Sr Director Analyst
6 years at Gartner
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32 years industry experience
Brisbane, Australia
Roles and Responsibilities
Alan Waite is a Research Director in the Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP) team. He works in the Cloud Operations and Management group, specializing in infrastructure and operations. Current areas of focus include hybrid cloud architectures, private cloud implementation, and evaluation of cloud management platforms.
Alan Waite's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
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2020 Planning Guide for Infrastructure and Operations
07-Oct-2019 -
2020 Planning Guide for Cloud Computing
07-Oct-2019 -
Using Hybrid Architectures for Cloud Computing
20-Aug-2019
Background
Previous Experience
Mr. Waite has three decades of experience in the IT industry, having held positions ranging from systems engineer and solutions architect, to technical training and product management. He ran IBM technical training in Asia/Pacific for x86, system management and virtualization for five years. He then returned to Australia in the role of evangelist for enterprise infrastructure solutions and cloud. Before joining Gartner, he was the subject matter expert for converged integrated systems at IBM.
Professional Background
IBM, APAC Technical Evangelist, 27 years
Education
B.Sc., with honors, Physics and Mathematics, University of Queensland
Languages
English
