Gartner Expert

Xingyu Gu

Sr Director Analyst

Xingyu is a Sr. Director Analyst of Data & Analytics team.

Xingyu's areas of specialization is Data Management, including cloud DBMS, Data Warehouse/lake, Data & Analytics Architecture, AI ready data.

Previous experience

Before joining Gartner, Xingyu has 12 years of consulting working experience, mainly focusing on the data analytics field. He has served clients in multiple industries including consumer retailing, high-tech, and healthcare. His most recent role was Strategy and Consulting Manager in Accenture Japan, leading multiple data-driven-consulting projects for clients in both Japan and China.

Previous to that, Xingyu worked as a PM in consulting firms and system integrators and was responsible for data platform implementation projects.

Professional background

Accenture Japan, Strategy & Consulting Manager, 3 years

NTT Data, Global Project Manager, 3 years

SAP & other software vendors, Solution Consultant, 7 years

Areas of coverage
  • Data Management Solutions

  • Data and Analytics Leaders and Programs

  • Digital Technology Leadership for CIOs in China

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Communication Engineering, Fudan University

Bachelor's Degree, Economics, Fudan University

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

01

Overall data management strategies, market trends, and vendors

02

AI Ready Data, RAG

03

DBMS (database) market trend and vendor/solution selections

04

Data warehouse, data lake market trend and vendor/solution selections

05

Data fabric and metadata management