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D.B. Cummings
Sr Director Analyst
DB Cummings is a Senior Director Analyst specializing in Monitoring and Observability. He advises clients on observability strategies and architectures that improve reliability, performance, and operational insight across complex environments. His research focuses on modern telemetry pipelines, OpenTelemetry adoption, application performance, and infrastructure monitoring. With more than 23 years in IT, DB brings deep experience in solving the challenges of detecting, preventing, and resolving issues at scale. His mission is to equip organizations with actionable guidance to implement resilient monitoring and observability practices that drive business outcomes.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Cummings was a Solutions Architect and Boeing Technical Fellow for enterprise 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