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David Mitchell Smith
Distinguished VP Analyst
David Mitchell Smith is a Distinguished Vice President Analyst and Gartner Fellow Emeritus in Gartner Research. Mr. Smith is part of the Infrastructure & Operations Cloud team where his focus is on cloud strategy and emerging technologies.
He specializes in the impact of catalytic technologies, such as the internet, cloud computing, digital business and consumer technologies. During his 30-plus years at Gartner, he has played a leadership role in several of the company's efforts in these areas, including the consumerization of IT and willful disruption, a model for analyzing the intent of disruptors.
He has served as a Lead Gartner Analyst covering major vendors, such as Microsoft, IBM, Amazon, Sun, Google and Apple. Mr. Smith is often quoted in publications such as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, and has frequently been a guest on CNBC. In 2002, Adweek's Technology Marketing magazine named him The Most Influential Industry Analyst.
Previous experience
Mr. Smith has more than 40 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Gartner, he was a Service Director for Unix and advanced operating environments at International Data Corp. (IDC), where he was the Lead Analyst for open systems and software architectures. Before IDC, he held various marketing and engineering positions at Digital Equipment Corp., including responsibility for the company's Unix competitive analysis program. Before Digital, he spent several years working as a Programmer at a small time-sharing (cloud computing) operation in Boston, Massachusetts.
Professional background
Digital Equipment Corp., Various Roles, 8 years
International Data Corp., Service Director, 3 years
Manager of Programming Services, Mark Ops, 2 years
Areas of coverage
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I&O Platforms
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Evolve Service Management and Cloud Operations
Education
B.S., Applied Mathematics, summa cum laude, Clark University
M.S., Computer Engineering, Boston University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
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