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Gene specializes in helping Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals make the right sourcing decisions in China. He tracks end user organizations toward their software and services sourcing status, as well as the service provider landscape. Gene also engages in custom research projects and advisories to help end users solve sourcing challenges in China.
Gene came to Forrester through its acquisition of Springboard Research. Prior to Springboard, he worked as a marketing specialist at JCDecaux China, conducting primary and secondary research, analysis, and project delivery.
Gene holds dual degrees in eCommerce and communications from Peking University.
Businesses Now Have More Options To Drive Competitive Differentiation In China
China has entered a new phase of economic development, driven by government focus on expanding the domestic market. This transition will have a significant impact on private and public organizations...
Local Vendors Are Ready to Be On MNCs' Radar
This report follows up on an outsourcing services market report published in Q3 2012 that outlined key lessons for multinational corporations (MNCs) seeking to leverage outsourcing engagements in...

Multinational Corporations Are Increasingly Considering Outsourcing To Local Vendors
Most leading multinational corporations (MNCs) have already established their business in mainland China, and now other MNCs are planning to expand their go-to-market plans in the world's...

Traditional Market Leaders Must Adapt To A Rapidly Shifting Market
Forrester believes that the explosive growth of emerging data center services like as-a-service and virtual private cloud services over the next three to five years will spark increased demand from...
Sales To SMBs And Expansion In Tier Three And Tier Four Cities Are The Market's Key Growth Engines
The major SAP services customer base in China is evolving from large enterprises to small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) — an evolution that parallels SAP China's business transformation....

Hardware-Centric Solutions Continue To Have Strong Local Appeal
Mature IT customers in China are facing challenges in analyzing large data sets. Demand for database appliances — a combination of hardware and software integrated with and optimized for a...
Service Provider Strategies Need To Reflect Local Market Issues
The IT outsourcing market in China will significantly mature as customers are getting more acquainted to the value proposition of outsourcing. Although the outsourcing provider landscape is already...

This document provides early and accurate market size estimates for 2010 in China, including vendor rankings and activities, forecasts, and market trends for vendor strategists. The report is based...
This document provides a comprehensive overview of IT procurement in the government-related market in China, with a focus on how new policies to foster local innovation and limit IT procurement from...
The cloud storage services market in China is in the early adopter stage and will undergo fast growth over the next five years, especially in the second half of that period. This report provides...
This document covers the key trends and dynamics in the China IT market prevalent in 2009, along with a preview of the top trends that will shape the domestic market in 2010 for vendor strategists....
This report provides unique market research on storage in China's mid-market, including the market dynamics and trends prevalent in order to enable vendor strategists to address market opportunities...
This report provides a comprehensive background of emerging IT services market dynamics in China for vendor strategists. The IT services model in the Chinese market is gradually shifting from an...