Gartner Expert

Henry Cook

Sr Director Analyst

Henry Cook is a Research Director in Gartner for IT Leaders with particular specialization in data warehousing and related database, big data, in-memory database and analytics topics.

Previous experience

Before joining Gartner, Mr. Cook was a Principal Consultant working with customers and company teams to promote and support projects using the in-memory database SAP Hana and related database technologies. This included presentations, proposal writing, workshops and helping to make business cases.

Professional background

IBM, Principal Consultant, Data Warehousing, EMEA Centre of Excellence, 14 years

SAP U.K., Principal Consultant, Global Hana Centre of Excellence, 4 years

Teradata, Managing Consultant, 11 years

Areas of coverage
  • Data Management Solutions

  • Integration Architecture and Platforms

  • Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

  • Data and Analytics Leaders and Programs

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Data warehouse/big data architecture

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Data warehouse/big data business cases

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Understanding in-memory database principles

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Understanding database principles so they can understand product differences

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Data warehouse/big data principles massively parallel, columnar, etc.