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Kevin Restivo
Senior Research Analyst, Software

Kevin Restivo is Senior Research Analyst, Software, with IDC’s Canadian Security and Software Research practice with a focus on developers, mobile infrastructure, services-oriented architecture, middleware, storage software, system management and virtualization.

He engages with IT vendors and their channel partners as well as end users to help clients form a complete picture of application development and system infrastructure software markets.

Mr. Restivo delivers research results through speaking engagements, consulting projects, monthly reports and commentary to media outlets.

Mr. Restivo comes to IDC Canada’s Technology Group with over 9 years of experience covering the Canadian ICT market. He also spent 4 years with the National Post, where he was a reporter covering the Canadian technology market. Prior to joining IDC Canada, Kevin was an analyst with a telecommunications consultancy. Kevin began his career covering the Canadian enterprise software market while at Plesman Publications (now part of IT World Canada).

Mr. Restivo is quoted in trade and business media, with appearances on Canada’s Business News Network TV. He is based in IDC’s Toronto office.

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Sun Expands Canadian Opportunities with MySQL Buy
Kevin Restivo
Jan 2008 - Doc # lcCA21044508      IDC Link
Sun Microsystems Inc.'s decision to buy MySQL AB, announced on January 16th, is an aggressive move to bolster its information management c ...

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Assessing the Canadian Impact of the Financial Meltdown in the United States
Nigel Wallis, Jason Bremner, Robert Burbach, Vito Mabrucco, Vinay Nair, Lawrence Surtees, Kevin Restivo, Emily Taylor, Barbara Hall
Oct 2008 - Doc # CA9ICTE8      Insight
This IDC Insight contains an overview and analysis of the impact of the recent financial crisis that created significant uncertainty and instability in the U.S. financial system. This document outlines the Canadian perspective ...
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Database Buying Trends in Canada, 2008
Kevin Restivo
Aug 2008 - Doc # CA3ADS8      Customer Needs and Strategies
This IDC study provides clients with a high-level overview of the Canadian relational database based on feedback from a recent study of senior IT managers. "Demand among Canadian enterprises for relational databases is strong," ...
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