Analyst Profile Detailed
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Al Gillen
Research Vice President, System Software
Team:
Client Computing
IDC Predictions Team
Infrastructure
Open Source
Virtualization
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As research vice president, system software, Al Gillen is responsible for research and analysis on client and server operating systems, software appliances, and related infrastructure software. The primary focus of his operating environments research is on Linux, Windows, and Unix.
Mr. Gillen brings 26 years of computer industry experience to IDC. His research at IDC has included participation in studies on total cost of ownership for Linux, Windows and Unix systems in both client and server configurations, as well as assisting in IDC's recurring demand-side research covering the growth and evolution of the Linux market. In addition, he has tracked the changing licensing programs used by Microsoft and by the major Linux vendors. Recently, he oversaw the initiation of IDC's coverage of the emerging software appliance market. Mr. Gillen has participated at numerous industry events as a keynote presenter, moderating panel discussions, and as an expert presenter at launch events. He is frequently quoted in trade and business publications.
Prior to joining IDC in 1999, Mr. Gillen was editor-in-chief of ENT, an 80,000 circulation, 20-times per year trade publication that focused on the use and deployment of Windows NT Server and Windows 2000 Server in business environments. Prior to running ENT, Mr. Gillen served as editor-in-chief of MIDRANGE Systems, a 24-times per year trade publication that focused on the use and deployment of IBM System i servers. Mr. Gillen spent the first 10 years of his career at an engineering firm where he performed embedded system design, development and real time programming. He holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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What Impact Will Windows Azure Have on Windows Server?
Al Gillen
Oct 2008 - Doc # lcUS21501808
IDC Link
Microsoft's announcement of the Azure Services Platform, an online services-based environment designed for running application services "in the cloud," was intentionally heavily focused on the cloud services that developers could consume. T ...
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A First Look at Windows 7
Al Gillen
Oct 2008 - Doc # lcUS21497408
IDC Link
As general availability of Windows Vista approaches the two-year mark, the product continues to experience modest growth – that would be growth well below Microsoft’s initial expectations.There have been some surprises, including the recent ...
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