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Larry Cannell

Sr Director Analyst, KI Leader

Larry Cannell is a Research Director in the Gartner for Technical Professionals Digital Workplace service. Mr. Cannell covers enterprise collaboration, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Copilot, SaaS-based intranets and has a deep interest in all collaboration technologies.

Previous experience

Mr. Cannell was previously the Workstream Leader for collaboration and social software research for Ford Motor Company's Advanced IT group and a Program manager of collaborative solutions. Mr. Cannell was also an original member of the Enterprise 2.0 Conference Advisory Board (previously known as the Collaborative Technologies Conference).

Mr. Cannell has successfully deployed innovative IT services for more than 35 years. His experience covers a broad set of areas, including collaborative, content and communication solutions, as well as networking, security, distributed systems and open-source technologies.

Professional background

Ford Motor Company, IT Researcher and Program Manager, 23 years

Areas of coverage
  • Digital Workplace for Technical Professionals

Education

B.S., Computer Science, Western Michigan University

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams and Copilot for Microsoft 365

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Enterprise collaboration

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Office 365-based intranets