Mark O'Neill is a Distinguished VP Analyst and Chief of Research covering Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure & Operations, Data & Analytics, and Software Engineering. Mark also leads Gartner's API Strategy research community and co-leads the "AI-Shaped Organization" and "Future of Enterprise Applications" themes. With his security and startup background, his own research includes the impact of AI on API security. Mark is a frequent conference speaker.
Mr. O'Neill is the author of the book "Web Services Security" and other guidance on API security and strategy. He also co-founded two companies, acting as CTO at both. At Vordel, as CTO, he drove API gateway strategy, leading to its acquisition.
Throughout his career, Mr. O'Neill has worked closely with software engineering teams, enterprise architects, CIOs and security professionals, providing best-practice guidance on API security strategy, team structure and roles, and software engineering.
Axway, VP Innovation, 3 years
Vordel, CTO and Co-founder, 12 years
Delphium Technologies, CTO and Co-founder, 2 years
Software Engineering Technologies and AI Solutions
Software Engineering Practices and Delivery
B.A., Mathematics and Psychology, Trinity College, Dublin
AI in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
API security using standards such as OAuth and OpenID Connect
API management including API gateways and API portals
AI Coding Assistants
Microservices architecture, service mesh, and how it relates to APIs and SOA