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Dave Bartoletti has developed, delivered, and marketed emerging technologies for more than 20 years as a software executive at several high-profile technology and financial services leaders. He was at the forefront of the virtualization, data center automation, messaging middleware, and cloud computing technology waves as both vendor and consumer. Dave advises Forrester clients on data center infrastructure technologies, including server, desktop and storage virtualization technologies, cloud computing strategies, and data center management and automation. He also has many years of experience addressing the unique requirements of the global financial services industry.

Dave joins Forrester from Taneja Group, where he was a senior analyst and co-lead of the virtualization practice. At Taneja Group, Dave advised clients on product and technology strategies for datacenter infrastructure virtualization, cloud computing, and IT management. Earlier, Dave was VP of marketing and on the founding team of Enigmatec, a virtualization management pioneer acquired by iWave Software. Previously, Dave held executive positions at Tibco Software, where he created and managed the professional services organization; Fidelity Investments, where he launched a suite of online portfolio management tools; and Capco, where he built the company's software factory to develop financial services automation software.

Dave holds a B.S. in biomedical engineering from Boston University and an M.S. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT.