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D.B. Cummings
Sr Director Analyst
DB Cummings is a Sr. Director Analyst for Monitoring and Observability. Mr. Cummings focuses primarily on OpenTelemetry, Application Performance Monitoring, and Infrastructure Monitoring. With over 21 years in IT, Mr. Cummings understands the difficulties of being able to accurately detect, prevent, or resolve IT issues with the right data. Mr. Cummings' passion is equipping clients with the knowledge and insight they need to implement critical monitoring and observability solutions and strategies.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Cummings was a Solutions Architect and Boeing Technical Fellow in monitoring.
Professional background
Boeing, Solutions Architect and Associate Technical Fellow, 7 years
J9 Technologies, Director of Managed Services and Principal Consultant, 5 years
United Seating and Mobility, Director of IT, 9 years
Areas of coverage
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IT Operations and Cloud Management for Technical Professionals
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Geneva College, 1992-1996, Summa Cum Laude
Master of Divinity (MDiv), Covenant Theological Seminary, 1996-2002
Associate of Applied Science in Network Administration, Missouri Tech, 2005-2006, Highest GPA Award
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Observability
Monitoring