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John R. Rymer

Vice President, Principal Analyst serving Application Development & Delivery PROFESSIONALS

John serves Application Development & Delivery (AD&D) Professionals. He is a leading expert on enterprise middleware. Included in his coverage are the Java application servers from IBM, Red Hat JBoss, and Oracle, as well as Microsoft's .NET platform and SharePoint. John leads Forrester's AD&D coverage of cloud platforms, including Microsoft Windows Azure, Amazon Web Services, and salesforce.com's platform.

John is the lead analyst on Forrester's digital experience delivery playbook. He is an authority on the enterprise strategies of IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle and contributes to Forrester's coverage of business rules platforms and complex event processing.

Previous Work Experience

John came to Forrester through its acquisition of Giga Information Group and has a combined total of six years with the company. He has worked as an industry analyst for more than 15 years, starting in 1989. John's industry experience includes a stint as vice president of product marketing for IONA Technologies, where he gained first-hand experience in creating and executing market strategies.

Before joining IONA, John was principal consultant and founder of Upstream Consulting, a vendor strategy consulting group within Fleishman-Hillard International Communications.

John is a frequent speaker at Forrester conferences for IT professionals.


Education

John graduated from Ohio University with a B.S. in journalism.

Research Coverage:

Application Development, Application Development Processes & Tools, Application Infrastructure Technologies, Application Platforms & Programming Strategy, Application Server Platforms, Architecture & Technology Strategy, Business Rules, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Google, Oracle, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), SAP

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    Report:Cloud Keys An Era Of New IT Responsiveness And Efficiency

    Future Look: The Cloud Computing Playbook

    John R. Rymer, James StatenNovember 19, 2012

    The cloud landscape is shifting to cover a broader range of enterprise needs. Why? Cloud is curing the lack of responsiveness and economic flexibility that ails on-premises IT. Look for the popular...

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  • For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

    Report:The Future Of Microsoft .NET: New Options, New Choices, New Risks

    The Emerging Windows Platform Expands On The .NET Framework

    John R. Rymer, Jeffrey S. HammondAugust 24, 2012

    One Microsoft platform era is ending and another is beginning. The .NET era as we've known it is winding down. .NET doesn't go away — it becomes Microsoft's preferred server environment for a...

    • Downloads: 678
    • Comments: 1
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  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:Office 365: Version Two Of SharePoint In The Cloud

    Rob Koplowitz, John R. RymerFebruary 17, 2012

    There's an old adage that says it takes Microsoft three times to get it right. Its commitment to SharePoint in the cloud is clearly evident in its investment in data centers, a costly retrofitting of...

    • Downloads: 661
    • Comments: 7
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  • For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

    Report:Decision Time: Is SharePoint In The Cloud For You?

    Early Adopters Outline The Promise And Prerequisites For Success

    John R. Rymer, Rob KoplowitzFebruary 17, 2012

    The days of Microsoft SharePoint being only a locally installed software product are over. Microsoft's commitment to SharePoint in the cloud is evident in its massive data-center investments, its...

    • Downloads: 666
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  • For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

    Report:A SharePoint Custom-Development Strategy Is More Crucial Now Than Ever

    Adoption Of SharePoint 2010 — A Serious Application Platform — Is Strong

    John R. Rymer, Rob KoplowitzSeptember 30, 2011

    The stage is set for a big upswing in custom application development on SharePoint. First, SharePoint Server 2010 adoption is very strong, and this version of the product has the strongest features...

    • Downloads: 785

  • For CIO Professionals

    Report:SharePoint Adoption: Content And Collaboration Is Just The Start

    Driving A SharePoint-Based Information Workplace Will Challenge C&C Pros

    Rob Koplowitz, John R. RymerSeptember 30, 2011

    Microsoft SharePoint is poised for broader adoption as an Information Workplace platform. While most use it for content and collaboration (C&C) needs today, the platform's broad, integrated...

    • Downloads: 1375
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  • For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

    Report:The Future Of Java

    Java Will Be Constrained By The Bounds Of Oracle's Business Model

    John R. Rymer, Jeffrey S. HammondJanuary 21, 2011

    Drama has been running high since Oracle began to shape up the Java technology it acquired along with Sun Microsystems. Oracle ended the impasse over a new core Java release, set out a road map for...

    • Downloads: 1321

  • For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

    Report:What IBM-Lombardi Means To Application Development Professionals

    BPM Technology Will Be Much More Prominent; You Need A Plan For It

    John R. Rymer, Clay RichardsonFebruary 09, 2010

    IBM's acquisition of Lombardi Software is key to its plan to take business process management suites (BPMSes) from their current niche as a sometimes-used tool for developing and delivering...

    • Downloads: 598
 
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