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Dennis Smith
Distinguished VP Analyst
Dennis Smith is a Distinguished Vice President, Analyst in the Infrastructure and Operations organization. He is responsible for research in the areas of cloud computing, infrastructure platform engineering and container technologies.
Previous experience
Prior to his career in research, Mr. Smith spent over 30 years in the vendor, management consulting and large-enterprise practitioner areas. He identified, vetted and introduced new infrastructure technology in a wide range of technology domains.
Professional background
BNY Mellon, Managing Director, 20 years
Ernst & Young (EY), Consulting Manager, 5 years
The Travelers, Network Engineering Lead, 2 years
Areas of coverage
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Head of I&O People and Organization Leadership
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IT Operations and Cloud Management
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I&O Strategy, Business Value and Cost Optimization
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AI, Cloud and Data Center Infrastructure
Education
M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh
B.S., Computer Science/Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude, University of Dayton
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Navigating the infrastructure platform engineering area
Clarifying the cloud management tooling market
Pursuing hybrid cloud deployments
Designing hybrid cloud computing strategies
Understanding the adoption of container technologies