Analyst Profile
John McArthur
Sr Director Analyst
5 years at Gartner
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38 years industry experience
NH USA
Roles and Responsibilities
John McArthur is a Key Initiative Leader setting research priorities for Cloud and Edge Infrastructure. He advises clients on cloud migration strategies, approaches to improving cloud implementation success, edge infrastructure decisions, organizational changes needed to support cloud and hyperconverged infrastructure, the hybrid-cloud capabilities of hyperconverged infrastructure, and cloud-DR for hyperconverged infrastructure. Mr. McArthur helps identify risks and opportunities associated with cloud versus on-premises IT. He assists clients in understanding best-fit solutions in geographies with limited access to affordable, high-quality, high-performance WAN connections. He leverages his experience as a former Director of IT Procurement for major financial services company to assist IT professionals in vendor sourcing, vendor risk analysis, RFI, RFP and contract negotiations. Mr. McArthur also provides guidance on evaluating and negotiating as-a-service contracts, and guides clients in total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis in IT decisions and assists them in bridging the gaps between IT, business units and financial executives.
John McArthur's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
Background
Previous Experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. McArthur: - Managed $100+ million annual IT procurement for a major global financial services company. - Conducted lease/buy analysis on all equipment acquisitions. - Evaluated TCO for all major equipment acquisitions and presented findings to CFO. - Sized and forecasted new and used equipment markets and pricing. - Evaluated and forecasted technology life cycles. - Acted as a strategic advisor to executive teams and as a nonexecutive board member for multiple emerging technology companies in the areas of storage resource management and reporting, virtual storage appliance software, clustered file system software and appliances, hybrid storage arrays, disk-based virtual tape systems, secure customer communications systems, IT asset disposal services, copy-data management, and disaster recovery and business continuity solutions. - Assisted with business development, funding and marketing strategy.
Professional Background
International Data Corporation, Group Vice President and General Manager, 11 years
State Street Bank and Trust Company, Assistant Vice President and Director of IT Procurement, 8 years
Walden Technology Partners, President, 10 years
Education
B.A., Psychology, University of South Florida
Languages
English
