Gartner Expert
Keith Guttridge
Sr Director Analyst
Keith Guttridge is an analyst who's main focus is on integration architectures, strategies and technologies. From an architecture perspective, he focuses on mesh app and services architecture (MASA), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and event driven architecture(EDA). Integration technologies include application integration software such as enterprise service bus (ESB), integration platform as a service (iPaaS), managed file transfer (MFT), message oriented middle including event brokers, as well as code-based approaches to integration delivery. He also covers organizational issues for integration, including integration competency centers (ICCs), integration strategy empowerment teams(ISET) and centers of excellence (COEs). Keith also works on Gartner initiatives including Digital Business Technology Platform, Composable Business and Hyperautomation.
Previous experience
While at Visa Europe, Mr. Guttridge was responsible for the middleware technology strategy and roadmap. He also worked as an integration architect on a large number of high-volume, card processing systems. Prior to that, he worked at IBM, initially as a developer on IBM integration products and finally as a consultant for the full IBM integration suite.
Professional background
Visa Europe
Middleware Architect/Engineer
IBM
Middleware Consultant
IBM
Middleware Product Developer
Areas of coverage
Applications and Software Engineering Leaders
Software Engineering Technologies
Education
P.G.Dip., Software Engineering, Oxford University
B.Sc., Computer Science, University of Hull
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Integration competency centers and centers of excellence
2Integration strategies
3Integration technologies
4Event driven architecture
5Hyperautomation