Gartner Expert
Alys Woodward
Sr Director Analyst
Alys Woodward has been a Technology Industry Analyst for 12 years out of two decades spent working in BI and Analytics. As a Research Director with Gartner's Technology and Service Provider (T&SP) research group, she works extensively with Gartner's end-user, vendor and investor client base. Ms. Woodward's key areas of focus with BI and Analytics are SaaS and PaaS BI, workforce analytic applications, supply chain analytics, social media analytics, and smart data discovery. Prior to becoming an analyst, Ms. Woodward was a consultant in BI and data warehousing working with healthcare, retail and telecommunications customers.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Woodward led IDC's coverage of Big Data and Analytics in Europe, and headed the Worldwide coverage of Advanced & Predictive Analytics.
Professional background
IDC
Research Director, European Big Data and Worldwide Advanced Analytics
Ovum
Senior Analyst
Microgen-Kaisha
Senior Consultant
Areas of coverage
Data and Analytics Leaders
Analytics, BI and Data Science Solutions
Artificial Intelligence
Messaging and Differentiation
Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact on Products and Services
Education
Chartered Institute of Marketing Postgraduate Diploma
B.Sc., with honors, Physics, Manchester University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1What are the key trends in data and analytics that will impact my business?
2Which data and analytics market segments are the most profitable?
3How do I get started as an organization on generating value from internal and external data?