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Vishesh Divya

Principal Analyst

Vishesh Divya is a Principal Analyst in Gartner's IT Infrastructure & Operations practice, specializing in enterprise infrastructure strategy, enterprise storage, cyberstorage, VMware modernization, AI infrastructure, and I&O performance measurement. He advises CIOs, Heads of Infrastructure & Operations, Enterprise Architects, technology vendors, and investment firms on infrastructure modernization, vendor evaluation, technology investments, cyber resilience, and long-term platform strategy. His research focuses on helping organizations navigate emerging technologies, evaluate market trends, and make informed decisions across hybrid infrastructure, storage platforms, VMware alternatives, Storage-as-a-Service, distributed storage, and sustainable storage. Vishesh also leads research on cyberstorage, open-source storage, and infrastructure metrics, helping organizations improve operational effectiveness and resilience. Prior to Gartner, he managed enterprise storage environments at Mouser Electronics and worked as an Associate Consultant at Capgemini, bringing hands-on implementation experience that complements his strategic advisory and research work.

Previous experience

- Supported all storage administration and management duties across multiple datacenters: allocation, capacity forecasting, disaster recovery, storage on-boarding.

- Designed SOPs and COPs for automation of storage-related tasks.

Professional background

Mouser Electronics , Storage and Backup Administrator, 1 years

Capgemini Technology Services India, Associate Consultant, 3 years

Areas of coverage
  • AI, Cloud and Data Center Infrastructure

Education

M.S., Data Science, Liverpool John Moore's University

EPGP in Data Analytics, IIIT-Bangalore

B. Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Medi-Caps University

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Enterprise infrastructure strategy, storage modernization, technology roadmaps and infrastructure transformation

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VMware modernization, migration strategy, workload modernization and alternative platform evaluation

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Cyberstorage, cyber resilience, ransomware protection and Zero Trust for storage

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AI infrastructure, I&O performance measurement, emerging technologies and sustainable infrastructure

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Infrastructure sourcing, vendor strategy, commercial negotiations, procurement and total cost optimization