Gartner Expert
Mark Driver
VP Analyst
Mark Driver is a Research Vice President in the Technology and Service Provider (TSP) division of Gartner, researching emerging technology and trends (ETT) for technology product leaders (tech CEOs, general managers, chief product officers, product managers and product marketers). Mr. Driver focuses on technology impacting application security including static, dynamic, and interactive application security testing tools. He also covers several topics focused on data security including data loss prevention, database security, mobile application security, and web application firewalls.
Mr. Driver is also a principal analyst covering both business and technical topic of the open-source software model. He covers many aspects of open-source software, including adoption challenges, best practices, community models, vendor business strategies and market impact.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Driver was a Technical Architect and Project Leader for more than 15 years in the IT industry, where he focused on distributed open systems development. He worked in several areas including state government, commercial software vendors and in-house IT groups.
Professional background
MCI Systemhouse
Technical Architect
PowerCerv
Internet Technology Manager
State Of Florida
Technical Architect
Areas of coverage
Product Leadership
Corporate Development for Tech CEOs
Product Planning
Product Messaging and Differentiation
Product Portfolio Vision and Strategy
Education
B.S., Computer and Information Science, Florida State University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1What are the competitive factors application and data security technology providers must know?
2What are the critical partnerships application and data security providers must leverage?
3What do clients and vendors need to know to make better application and data security decisions?
4What are the latest security trends, and how will they affect clients?
5How can clients and vendors best leverage open-source software adoption challenges and strategies