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Sumit Rajput

Sr Principal Analyst

Sumit Rajput is a Senior Principal Analyst at Gartner with the Infrastructure & Operations Edge group. He covers Edge Infrastructure and Emerging Technologies with a focus on IT OT Alignment and Integration. He advises technical professionals on addressing challenges and implementing best practices for streamlining IT and OT operations. His coverage involves Reference architecture for IT OT, Unified Namespace, Event-centric architecture, Industrial data management framework, CPS/OT Security, OT Asset discovery, Backup & Recovery for OT assets, CPS Protection Platforms, CPS Remote Access.

Previous experience

Prior to this role he has worked on IT Infrastructure, Hardware & Software required for Data Center focused on Servers and Integrated Systems. He was responsible for developing research on IT infrastructure products for Tier 1 vendors such as HPE, Cisco and Lenovo along with their configurations and analysis, cost of ownership and power estimation for CO2 footprint and competitive landscape.

Professional background

Boston Analytics, Senior Researcher, 1 years

Canara Bank, Specialist Officer, Information Security Group (Risk Management Wing), 1 years

Evalueserve, Senior Research Associate, 5 years

Areas of coverage
  • Infrastructure for Technical Professionals

Education

Masters of Technology in Information Systems, Netaji Subhas Delhi, Honors

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

01

What are the technological gaps with IT and OT Alignment?

02

What are the top challenges in aligning IT with OT?

03

What are the best practices and framework for addressing IT/OT Alignment and Integration challenges?

04

What are the cultural differences between the IT and OT teams?

05

How organizations are building IT OT Reference Architecture?