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Galen Schreck

Galen Schreck
Vice President, Enterprise Architecture

Research Coverage

Cloud Computing, Computer Architectures, Data Center Management, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Architecture Domains, High Availability/Fault Tolerance, IT Infrastructure & Operations, IT Management, IT Strategic Planning, IT Strategy, Planning, & Governance, Processor Architectures, Server Virtualization, Systems Management, Systems Partitioning & Virtualization, Technical Architecture

Research Focus

Galen serves Enterprise Architecture professionals. He researches architectural best practices in management, networking, storage, and processing technologies.

Current topics include technical architecture, data center architecture, and IT virtualization. Galen's areas of expertise include IT strategy, scale-out computing, and product marketing.

Previous Work Experience

Galen came to Forrester from 3Com, where he was business manager for 3Com's line of WAN and VPN solutions. His background also includes technology and healthcare consulting for Fortune 500 clients. Prior to 3Com, Galen was with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Management Consulting Services, where he specialized in networking, security, and high-end computing. As a member of PwC's Technology Leadership Group, he provided insight on technology issues and implemented back-office solutions for some of PwC's largest clients.

Education

Galen holds a B.S. in computer science from Hobart College.

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Recent Media Citations
ComputerworldWeekly (UK), "Buyer's Guide: The future of virtualization," January 23, 2012
CIO"Extending the Private Cloud: 5 Keys to to Virtualization in a Global Environment," July 20, 2011
CIO, "How To Keep Rogue Cloud Software From Making IT Irrelevant," July 5, 2011
Computerworld Canada, "Think SOA When Building, Running Apps On Cloud: Forrester," June 24, 2011
CIO, "How to Plan Now for Hybrid Cloud Management," May 3, 2011
SearchSAP, "SAP Virtualization Requires Specialized Skills, Experts Say," February 21, 2011