Gartner Expert

Danny Brian

Distinguished VP Analyst

Analyst Danny Brian covers presentation layer technologies, tools and techniques - the stuff people interact with on endpoint devices, and the ways to make it great. A coder at heart, he takes a hands-on approach by actively developing solutions to demonstrate the guidance he provides to clients. This guidance applies to web application architecture, mobile app development, language and framework selection, testing, and best practices for improving the user experience (UX) of resulting apps and applications.

Previous experience

A popular conference speaker and author of several books on software development, Mr. Brian has over 20 years of experience as an engineering director, application architect and developer at companies including Discovery Channel, NTT/Verio and Adaptive Computing. In 2013, Gartner awarded Mr. Brian the Thought Leadership Award for his popular research regarding professional effectiveness for development teams.

Professional background

Adaptive Computing, Director of Integration Development, 1 years

Discovery Channel, Sr. Media Developer, 1 years

NTT/Verio, Application Architect, 12 years

Areas of coverage
  • Digital Workplace Infrastructure and IT Operations

  • Applications and Software Engineering Leaders

  • Software Engineering Technologies

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Developing web applications

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Improving application UX

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Developing mobile apps

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Learning and improving developer skills

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Web application architecture