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J.P. serves Infrastructure & Operation Professionals in predicting and quantifying IT disruptions. J.P.'s expertise is in the IT management software and IT operations market, and his research examines the shifting industry dynamics caused by economic pressures and the impact of new technologies such as virtualization on the IT organization.
J.P. has several decades of experience as an IT technology designer and marketer and also as a client of IT technology. He has broad experience in designing advanced technology solutions in industrial and commercial applications and bringing them to market. He has written extensively on technology for several business publications. J.P. is often a featured speaker at vendor-sponsored events and webinars.
J.P. came to Forrester through the acquisition of Giga Information Group, where he was the research director of the computing infrastructure group. J.P. started his IT career in early 1968 as a software engineer working on the automation of nuclear power plants in France. J.P. then joined Bull General Electric in Paris (subsequently Honeywell Bull), where he was a designer and project leader of very large network infrastructures in France, Scandinavia, and the US. At Bull, J.P. occupied several positions in engineering, marketing, and sales. J.P. moved to the US in 1984 and filled several engineering and marketing positions with Bull Information Systems. In 1994, J.P. created Epitome Technology Corporation, a middleware software company focused on manufacturing execution systems. Prior to joining Giga, J.P. worked as an IT management consultant for several large financial institutions in the US.
J.P. graduated from Ecole Superieure d'Electricite (Supelec) in Paris (M.S. in computer science). J.P. is a US citizen based in Naples, Fla., and speaks French fluently.
Qualys Leads; Rapid7, nCircle, McAfee, And Lumension Follow
In Forrester's 53-criteria evaluation of vulnerability management vendors, we found that the market is rife with mature products. Qualys led the pack because of its strong vulnerability assessment...

Qualys Leads; Rapid7, nCircle, McAfee, And Lumension Follow
Autonomy, IBM, And Symantec Lead A Crowded Field
In Forrester's 90-criteria evaluation of message archiving software vendors, we found that Autonomy, IBM, and Symantec lead with mature products, strong eDiscovery capabilities, and an integrated...
Six Vendors That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
In Forrester's 15-criteria evaluation of cloud identity and access management (IAM) vendors, we identified the six most significant solution providers in this category — Covisint, Lighthouse...

The Eight Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
In Forrester's 15-criteria evaluation of enterprise fraud management vendors, we identified the eight most significant vendors in the category — 41st Parameter, ACI Worldwide, CA Technologies,...
As Leaders, BWise, MetricStream, IBM OpenPages, And RSA Archer Continue To Push The Envelope
Innovation among top enterprise GRC platform vendors has kept up an impressive pace as vendors aim to stay one step ahead of their customers' own advancements in governance, risk, and compliance...

Ten Emerging Service Providers That Have The Chops To Be Your Managed Security Service Provider
In Forrester's 15-criteria evaluation of the emerging managed security services provider (MSSP) market, we identified the 10 most significant providers in this category — Alert Logic; CompuCom;...

Ernst & Young, Deloitte, IBM, Accenture, PwC, And KPMG Lead, With Wipro Following Close Behind
The information security consulting market is growing explosively because security and risk professionals often lack the skill and bandwidth to accomplish their increasingly difficult mission. To...

Aveksa And SailPoint Lead, With NetIQ, Oracle, And CA Technologies Following
Role management and access recertification has moved to center stage for security and risk (S&R) professionals, business, and auditors. It provides higher security because it provides a better...
ForeScout, Juniper, And Bradford Networks Outdistance The Pack, But Cisco, McAfee, And Enterasys Are Close Behind
In Forrester's 72-criteria evaluation of network access control (NAC) vendors, we found few notable points of differentiation between vendor offerings. Thus we have a tight clustering of vendors...
Symantec And Websense Lead, With McAfee, RSA, And CA Close Behind
In Forrester's 94-criteria evaluation of data leak prevention (DLP) vendors, we found that Symantec and Websense led the pack. Both have comprehensive DLP suites with high levels of refinement, ease...
The Nine Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
In Forrester's 47-criteria evaluation of email content security vendors, we identified the nine most significant vendors in the category and researched, analyzed, and scored them: Barracuda Networks,...

The Six Vendors That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
In Forrester's 16-criteria evaluation of risk-based authentication vendors, we identified the six significant vendors in this category — CA Technologies, Entrust, iovation, RSA, Symantec, and...
Deloitte Leads The Pack, With PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, And Accenture Close Behind
In Forrester's 75-criteria evaluation of information security and risk consulting service providers, we found that Deloitte led the pack because of its maniacal customer focus and deep technical...