Gartner Expert

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
  • I&O Organizational Strategy

  • I&O Operations Management

  • I&O Platforms

  • Head of Infrastructure and IT Operations Leadership

Education

M.B.A., University of Pittsburgh

B.S., Computer Science/Mathematics, Magna Cum Laude, University of Dayton

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Navigating the infrastructure platform engineering area

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Clarifying the cloud management tooling market

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Pursuing hybrid cloud deployments

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Designing hybrid cloud computing strategies

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Understanding the adoption of container technologies