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Thomas E. Murphy
Sr Director Analyst
Thomas Murphy advises software engineering leaders on how to effectively utilize collaborative practices to drive customer value. He specializes in DevOps and the use of generative AI for software quality and application development. His research covers culture and practices for devops platforms, innersource and testing tools and practices. Mr. Murphy provides guidance to CIOs and senior technology leaders, as well as software and service providers who are refining their product strategies and positioning.
Previous experience
Mr. Murphy has more than 30 years of experience in IT, spending time as a developer, product manager, technical editor and industry analyst. Prior to rejoining Gartner, he worked at Microsoft in the Visual Studio TFS group. Previously, he was an analyst with Meta Group and Gartner. He served on the board of directors for the OMG and led product strategies at ObjectShare. Early in his career, he was a technical editor at Software Development and AI Expert magazines; he also built custom tools for scientific research and embedded systems. His development experience spans embedded systems, Smalltalk, Java, and C/C++ utilizing agile practices.
Professional background
Gartner, Vice President, 5 years
Microsoft, Group Program Manager, 2 years
ObjectShare, Director of Marketing, 7 years
Areas of coverage
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Software Engineering Technologies
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Software Engineering Practices
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Software Engineering Leadership
Education
Computer Engineering and Mathematics, Ohio State University and University of Utah
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Effective practices for software quality that emphasize agile practices and continuous quality.
Developer Experience and effective tools and practices to enable productivity and reuse.
Choice of DevOps platforms and associated components.
Utilization of effective metrics for software development and quality.
Impact of Generative AI and other AI/ML technologies on development and testing practices.