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Andrew Lerner
Distinguished VP Analyst
Andrew Lerner is a Distinguished Vice President in Gartner Research covering enterprise networking with a focus on emerging technologies. Mr. Lerner primary coverage areas include data center networking, SASE, SD-WAN, multicloud networking, Zero-Trust networking, and network automation.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Lerner worked for Raymond James Financial as both a Senior Network Engineer and a Security Architect, with responsibility for network architecture, design and implementation. He has also worked as a Networking Consultant for ThruPoint and Booz Allen Hamilton. Mr. Lerner currently holds both CISSP and VMware certifications and has previously held certifications from Cisco (CCNP), Foundry and Nortel.
Professional background
Booz Allen Hamilton, Senior Consultant, 1 years
Raymond James Financial, Senior Network Engineer, Security Architect, 9 years
ThruPoint (formerly Total Network Solutions), Network Consultant, 4 years
Areas of coverage
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Infrastructure Security
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I&O Platforms
Education
M.S., Telecommunications, George Mason University
B.S., Decision Science, University of Maryland
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
SASE
SDWAN
cloud networking multicloud networking
data center networking
network automation