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Anne Thomas
Distinguished VP Analyst
Anne Thomas is a VP and Distinguished Analyst in the Enterprise Software team in the Gartner for IT Leaders research group. Ms. Thomas covers Application Architecture and Infrastructure. Her current major topics include microservices, APIs, application platforms, open source strategies, and digital modernization.
Previous experience
Ms. Thomas is a 41-year veteran in the IT industry. She developed her expertise working at a number of world's leading hardware and software companies, including Systinet (now Micro Focus), Sun (now Oracle), Open Environment Corp. (now Micro Focus), Digital Equipment Corp. (now HPE), Cullinet (now Broadcom) and IBM. She developed product strategies, developed distributed computing standards, evangelized emerging technologies, conducted training and supported clients.
Professional background
Systinet
Chief Technology Officer
Sun Microsystems
Director of Market Innovation
Patricia Seybold Group
Editor in Chief
Areas of coverage
Applications and Software Engineering Leaders
Software Engineering Technologies
Software Engineering Practices
Education
B.A., Economics, Wellesley College
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Modernizing application architecture to improve agility, scalability, and resiliency
2Adopting SOA, APIs, microservices, event processing, and cloud native architecture
3Building a mediation layer to enhance and protect APIs
4Determining which application infrastructure technology best fits project needs
5Comparing cloud platforms, container management, and on-premises application infrastructure