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Tony Iams
VP Analyst
Tony Iams is Research Vice President for the Data Center and Cloud Infrastructure team in the Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP) research organization. He is responsible for research in the areas of system software for cloud and on-premises infrastructure, including operating systems and containers.
Previous experience
Previously, Mr. Iams developed software for the commercial business unit of New York Institute of Technology Computer Graphics Laboratory, which pioneered much of the early research on computer graphics. He wrote programs in C for UNIX and Windows systems to perform high-resolution film compositing and image painting.
Professional background
Computer Graphics Laboratories, Software Engineer, 5 years
D.H. Brown Associates, VP and Senior Analyst, System Software Research, 11 years
Ideas International, SVP and Senior Analyst, System Software Research, 9 years
Areas of coverage
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IT Operations and Cloud Management for Technical Professionals
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Cloud Computing for Technical Professionals
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Data Center Infrastructure for Technical Professionals
Education
B.S., Applied Mathematics/Computer Science and German, Carnegie Mellon University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Planning container and Kubernetes deployment
Positioning containers vs. virtual machines
Modernizing infrastructure for cloud-native architecture
Planning Linux OS deployment
Migrating from UNIX to x86 and Linux or Windows