Episode 27: Early December 2013

On this show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about what people are shopping for this holiday season and what the analysts have to say about it. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Sucharita Mulpuru, Forrester analyst

Brian Blau, Gartner research director in consumer technologies

Annette Zimmermann, Gartner principal research analyst

Anshul Gupta, Gartner analyst

Tracy Tsai, Gartner analyst

Henry Morris, IDC senior vice president for worldwide software, services, and executive advisory research.

Christine Dover, IDC research director, enterprise applications and digital commerce

Eric O'Daffer, Gartner research director

Stan Aronow, Gartner research director

Rakesh Kumar, Gartner research vice president

Episode 25: DemandCon Wrap Up

On this show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about his recent speaking engagement at DemandCon in Boston. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.

Episode 24: Week of September 16-20, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about the Gartner Symposium, the Internet of Things and Apple's battle with Google for the smart phone market. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Ramon Llamas, IDC Research Manager for Mobile Phones

Michael Disabato, Gartner analyst

Tom Scholtz, Gartner Vice President and fellow

Alexa Bona, Gartner Vice Presiddent and analyst

Peter Sondergaard, Gartner global head of research

Jim Davies, Gartner research director

Brian Burke, Gartner research vice president

Jeffrey Mann, Gartner research vice president

John Mahoney, Gartner Vice President and analyst

Episode 23: Week of September 9-13, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks more about the Internet of things and new competitors for marketshare in the Cloud. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Charles Golvin, Forrester analyst

Melissa Chau, IDC senior research manager

Kevin Restivo, IDC analyst

Ramon Llamas, IDC's mobile research manager

Rick Holland, Forrester Research information security expert

Lydia Leong, Gartner research vice president

Claus Mortensen, IDC director, Asia/Pacific Emerging Technology Research Group

Hung LeHong, Gartner research vice president

Sarah Rotman Epps, Forrester Research analyst

Episode 22: Week of September 2-6, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about new technology we first heard about in the 1960s and news from the industry verticals. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Jay Chou, IDC Senior Research Analyst, Worldwide Quarterly PC Trackers

Monica Basso, Gartner research vice president

Frank Gens, IDC Senior Vice President and Chief Analyst

Gregor Petri, Gartner research director

Cyrus Daruwala, IDC managing director, Asia Pacific

Vittorio D'Orazio, Gartner Research Director

Rishi Sood, Gartner vice president of government

Episode 21: Week of August 26-30, 2013

On this week's show, Big Data is the big story, but IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about server sales, the Internet of Things and 10 Things Microsoft should do next. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Darren Bibby, IDC vice president for Channels and Alliances Research

Ted Friedman, Gartner vice president and analyst

Alexa Bona, Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst

Jeffrey Hewitt, Gartner research vice president

Chris Howard, Gartner research vice president

Al Hilwa, IDC Analyst

Episode 20: Week of August 19-23, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about The Thomas Crown Affair and its connection to some trouble in the banking industry vertical this week. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Alexa Bona, Gartner Vice President and Distinguished Analyst

Stephen O'Grady, Redmonk Analyst

Chris Wolf, Gartner Vice President of Research

James Staten, Forrester Vice President and Principal Analyst

Jim Nail, Forrester Principal Analyst

Rick Howard, Gartner Research Director

Avivah Litan, Gartner Vice President and Distinguished Analyst

Rob McMillan, Gartner Research Director

Episode 18: Week of August 5-9, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about the new numbers related to tablet deliveries in the most recent quarter. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Ian Marriott, Gartner research vice president

Alexa Bona, Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst

Richard Gordon, Gartner managing vice president

Carolina Milanesi, Gartner vice president of research on consumer devices

Tom Mainelli, IDC research director

Crawford Del Prete, IDC chief research officer

Ben Bajarin, Creative Strategies analyst

Greg Ireland, IDC research manager for multiscreen video

Drue Reeves, Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst

Episode 19: Week of August 12-16, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about the future of pad-based computing in light of disappointing sales figures from the Far East. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Rick Howard, Gartner research director

James Staten, Forrester Analyst

Zachary Reiss-Davis, Forrester Analyst

Stephen Minton, IDC Vice President for global technology and industry research

Bob O'Donnell, IDC analyst

Tom Mainelli, IDC researcher

Eric Newmark, IDC Health Insights' program director of Life Science Business Systems

Episode 16: Week of July 15-19, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about micropreneurs and the new way they're creating wealth. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Bryan Britz, Gartner research vice president

Bob O'Donnell, IDC analyst

Al Gillen, IDC analyst

David A. Willis, Gartner analyst

Mikako Kitagawa, Gartner analyst

Krista Napier, IDC senior analyst

Pierfrancesco Manenti, head of IDC Manufacturing Insights research practice in Europe, Middle East & Africa

Brian Blau, Gartner research director for consumer technology and markets

Sucharita Mulpuru, Forrester analyst

Episode 15: Week of July 8-12, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about the big story in IT: PC sales for the most recent quarter. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Sucharita Mulpuru, Forrester analyst

Mikako Kitagawa, Gartner principal analyst

Jay Chou, IDC Senior Analyst for Worldwide PC Tracker

Loren Loverde, IDC analyst

Sarah Rotman Epps, Forrester analyst

Carolina Milanesi, Gartner analyst

Brent Thill, UBS analyst

Episode 14, Week of June 24, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch gets blinded by science and takes a trip back to the 80s to seek out the roots of a recent IT innovation. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Sarah Rotman Epps, Forrester analyst

Carolina Milanesi, Gartner research vice president

Michael Silver, Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst

Andrew Frank, Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst

Yvonne Genovese, Gartner managing vice president

Harley Manning, Forrester vice president and research director

Episode 13: Week of June 17, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about current trends in the market. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Tom Austin, Gartner vice president

Elizabeth Komar, Forrester analyst

Shar VanBoskirk, Forrester analyst

Collin Colburn, Forrester analyst

Michael Fauscette, IDC group vice president, Software Business Solutions Group.

Crawford Del Petre, IDC executive vice president and chief research officer

Episode 12: Week of June 10, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch joins Dragnet! Well, not really, but he talks about the week's biggest story. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Ian Glazer, Gartner analyst

Eric Ahlm, Gartner research director

Carsten Casper, Gartner research vice president

Richard Hunter, Gartner vice president and fellow

Avivah Litan, Gartner analyst

Andrew Walls, Gartner analyst

Lutz Peichert, Forrester analyst

Duncan Jones, Forrester analyst

Bo Lykkegaard, IDC analyst

Massimo Pezzini, Gartner analyst

Dan Sommer, Gartner principal research analyst

Adam Sarner, Gartner analyst

Episode 11: Week of June 3, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about the driving need on the part of technology vendors to maintain their relationships with the IT analyst community. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

David Daoud, IDC's research director of personal computers

Bill Gates, Microsoft founder

Alistair Newton, Gartner research vice president

Avivah Litan, Gartner fraud expert

Paul Hagen, Forrester analyst

Episode 10: Week of May 27, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about the crash in the server market and the impact that could have on the industry as a whole. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com. Reach out to Thomas directly for insight at tlynch@empiremedia.com.



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Jeffrey Hewitt, Gartner research vice president

Loren Loverde, IDC Program Vice President, Worldwide Quarterly PC Trackers

Michael Silver, Gartner analyst

Al Hilwa, IDC program director of Application Development Software

Frank Gens, IDC Senior Vice President and Chief Analyst

David W Clearley, Gartner analyst

Episode 9: Week of May 20, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch introduces us to the Gartner Research concept of Nexus of Forces and what this means to the future of the IT industry. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Naveen Mishra, Gartner research director

Naresh Singh, Gartner principal research analyst

Kimberly Collins, Gartner Research vice-president

Daryl Plummer, Gartner Fellow and managing vice president

Michele Cantara, Gartner research vice president

Cynthia Burghard, IDC research director

John Brand, Forrester vice-president principal analyst serving CIOs

Jakob Nielsen, Principal, Nielsen Norman Group

Episode 8: Week of May 13, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about infrastructure, the Telecommunications Act of the 1996 and what all of this has to do with the IT industry. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Stephen Minton, IDC vice president of global technology & industry research

Rohit Mehra, IDC vice president of network infrastructure

Mukesh Dialani, IDC research manager for worldwide BPO and engineering services

Meike Escherich, Gartner principal research analyst

Gordon van Huizen, Gartner research director

Brian Burke, Gartner analyst

Episode 7: Week of May 6, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about big data, cloud computing and Microsoft's Window 8 platform, among other topics. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Hung LeHong, Gartner research vice president

Michael Maoz, Gartner Analyst

Massimo Pezzini, Gartner vice president and analyst

David Bradshaw, IDC analyst

Helena Schwenk, analyst for MWD Advisors

Mike Davis, principal analyst at MSMD Advisors

Rohit Mehra, IDC VP of network infrastructure

Lydia Leong, research vice president at Gartner

Martin Gill, principal analyst at Forrester Research

Ryan Reith, program manager for IDC's Mobility Tracker

Episode 6: Week of April 29, 2013

On this week's show, IT Analyst Relations Expert Thomas Ward Lynch talks about smart phones, tablets, cloud computing and this week's winners and losers from the perspective of the IT analyst community. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Tom Mainelli, IDC Research Director

Kevin Ashton, MIT technology pioneer

Massimiliano Claps, IDC Research Director, EMEA Government Insights

Massimo Pezzini, Gartner vice president and analyst

Boris Evelson, Forrester Vice President, Principal Analyst

Rolf Jester, Gartner Vice-President, Distinguished Analyst

Nigel Fenwick, Forrester distinguished analyst

Episode 5: Week of April 22, 2013

On this week's show, Thomas Ward Lynch, IT Analyst Relations Expert, talks about the IT analyst as a Rockstar, as well as other interesting industry stories. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com



Analysts mentioned on today's show:

Phil Fersht, HfS Research Founder and CEO

Melissa Parrish, Forrester Analyst

Josh Bernoff, Forrester SVP of idea development

Neil MacDonald, Gartner vice president and Fellow

Nathan Hill, Gartner research director

Henry D. Morris, IDC SVP for Worldwide Software, Services and Executive Advisory Research

Episode 4: Week of April 15, 2013

On this week's show, more about PCs, the Cloud and Problems in Redmond on Walking the Virtual Dog. IT Analyst Relations Practitioner Thomas Ward Lynch talks about the IT analysts that made news this week. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com


Mikako Kitagawa, Gartner principal analyst

Bob O'Donnell, IDC program vice president

Greg Keizer, trade journalist at Computerworld

Paul Otellini, Intel CEO

Johan Jacobs, research director at Gartner

Ed Thompson, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner

Nate Elliott, Forrester Research analyst

Ron Rogowski, vice president, principal analyst at Forrester Research

Al Gillen, program vice president at IDC

Eric Ahlm, research director at Gartner

Ed Anderson, analyst with Gartner

TJ Keitt, analyst with Forrester Research

J.P. Gownder, analyst with Forrester Research

Frank Ritter, research vice president at Gartner

Luke Fang, research manager at IDC

Episode 3: Week of April 8, 2013

This time, we're all about the PC Market on Walking the Virtual Dog. IT Analyst Relations Practitioner Thomas Ward Lynch talks about the first quarter numbers and two key reports that could spell big changes for the PC industry and the customers it serves in the days ahead. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com


Analysts mentioned on this week's show:

Bob O'Donnell, IDC Program Manager for Data & Displays

David Daoud, IDC Research Director for Personal Computing

Mikako Kitagawa, Gartner principal analyst

Isabelle Durand, Gartner research analyst

David K. Johnson, Forrester Analyst

Episode 2: Week of April 1, 2013

IT Analyst Relations Practitioner Thomas Ward Lynch talks about the interesting things IT analysts said during the first week of April. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com


Analysts mentioned on this week's show:

Christian A. Christiansen, IDC vice president of security products & services research

John Grady, IDC research manager for security products 

Massimo Pezzini, Gartner research director

Tina Nunno, Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst

Janelle B. Hill, Gartner vice president and distinguished analyst

Michele Cantara, Gartner vice president

Alan Trefler, founder and CEO of Pegasystems Inc.

Al Hilwa, IDC program director

Carolina Milanesi, Gartner analyst

Megha Saini, IDC research analyst

Bob O'Donnell, IDC program vice president for clients and displays

Francisco Jeronimo, IDC analyst

Episode 1: Week of March 25, 2013

In this show, IT Analyst Relations Practitioner Thomas Ward Lynch talks about the interesting things IT analysts said this week. Find every quote mentioned on today's show on the blog at http://thomaswardlynch.com


Analysts mentioned in today's show:

Nick Ingelbrecht, Gartner research director

Amanda Sabia, Gartner principal research analys

Mike Gualtieri, Forrester principal analyst

Massimo Pezzini, Gartner vice president and fellow

Donald Feinberg, Gartner vice president, distinguished analyst

Jarrod Greene, Gartner senior research analyst

Crawford Del Prete, IDC analyst

Bill Kreher, Edward Jones senior tech analyst

Adrian O’Connell, Gartner research director

Aneel Lakhani, Gartner research director for virtualization and cloud

Jonah Kowall, Gartner research director for IT operations management

Chris Wolf, Gartner research vice president

Earl Joseph, IDC program vice president for technical computing

Pete Basiliere, Gartner research director

Update:
In his commentary on high performance computing in this episode, Thomas mentioned ‘Earl Jacobs’ when he meant to cite ‘Earl Joseph.’ Jacobs is one of his friends, a colleague from his IBM days. Joseph is IDC program vice president for technical computing. We apologize for the error.