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Ron Blair
VP Analyst
Ron Blair is a VP of Research, whose current coverage is primarily focused on helping clients improve IT resilience.
Previous experience
Previously, Mr. Blair was a Global Product Director for a number of cloud, disaster recovery, desktop-as-a-service and mobility-related service offerings. Areas of responsibility included idea generation, business case creation and funding, development, pricing, vendor partnering, sales enablement, marketing and delivery readiness. Prior to that, his roles had evolved from database engineering, to global I&O service delivery, to executive account management for a global account.
Professional background
Bank of America, Various - Database Engineer, Application Development, Sales/Marketing, 7 years
CSC, Global Account Executive, 5 years
CSC, Product Management Director, 8 years
Areas of coverage
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I&O Organizational Strategy
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I&O Operations Management
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Cybersecurity Leadership
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I&O Platforms
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Head of Infrastructure and IT Operations Leadership
Education
M.B.A., Indiana University
B.S., MSIS, The Pennsylvania State University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Establish approaches to improve IT Resilience for both on-premises and cloud.
Create programs, strategies and plans related to disaster recovery.
Conduct a business impact analysis for purposes of understanding resilience requirements.
Make sourcing decisions related to Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) providers.