Gartner Expert

Ehtisham Zaidi

VP, Team Manager

Ehtisham Zaidi is a VP, Team Manager for the D&A Data Management Platform team, which are a part of the broader 'Data and Analytics' research team within the ITRBP BTI Group.

Previous experience

Before being promoted to VP, TM, Ehtisham was a member of Gartner's Data Management Research team where he was the Key Initiative Leader (KIL) for the Data Management research agenda. His research was focused on Data Management Solutions for Data and Analytics leaders. His research topics included Data Management Architecture, Data Management Platforms and Ecosystems, Data Engineering, Data Integration, AI-Ready Data, Data Products, Data Fabric and Data Mesh, Data Strategy and guidance on Pricing and Licensing for tools in these topic areas.

Professional background

Laurus Infosystems India Private, Software Engineer Grade II, 4 years

Oxigen Services India Private, Assistant Manager, Online Business, 1 years

Tikona Digital Networks, Area Sales Manager, 1 years

Areas of coverage
  • Data Management Solutions

Education

M.B.A., Analytics and Marketing with distinction, Great Lakes Institute of Management, India

Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communications, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi, India

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Data integration (tools, vendors, architectures, best practices)

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Data Fabric and Data Mesh (design, best practices, teams, vendors, strategies)

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Data Engineering and DataOps (best practices, architecture, organizational approaches, tools, vendors)

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Data Virtualization, Data preparation and Data Catalogs (tools, best practices and vendors)

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Pricing strategy and contract reviews (data management strategies agenda)