Gartner Expert

Sumit Rajput

Director Analyst

Sumit Rajput is a Director 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 modernizing IT/OT architecture. His coverage involves Cyber Physical System (CPS) Security that encompasses OT/ICS Security, Reference architecture for IT OT, Industrial data management, Edge data considerations, Unified Namespace, Event-centric architecture, Industrial Asset discovery & OT traffic monitoring, Backup & Recovery for OT assets, CPS Protection Platforms, CPS/OT Remote Access, Network Segmentation in industrial environment.

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

Evalueserve, Senior Research Associate, 5 years

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

Areas of coverage
  • IT Operations and Cloud Management 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

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What are the technological gaps with IT and OT Alignment?

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What are the top focus area for OT/ CPS Security?

03

How to implement network segmentation for industrial environment?

04

Reference Architecture for IT/OT modernization

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Secure remote access and backup & recovery for OT environment