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Andy is a member of Forrester's Business Technology Futures team, which serves CIOs and their business partners by predicting the long-term business impact of information technology. His research focus is on smart computing and analytics and tech-driven business transformation, analyzing the shifting economics of the industry, including spending, budgeting, and the influence of macroeconomic trends.
He also researches the growing customization of IT systems for industry-specific applications, especially in the utilities, energy, and professional services sectors. He is also a thought leader in the sourcing and procurement technology markets.
Andy has extensive experience in the technology market and in strategic planning, both as an analyst and a practitioner in the business world. He came to Forrester through its acquisition of Giga Information Group in 2003, where he had worked as a vice president and research leader since 1998. Prior to joining Giga, Andy held a variety of vice president positions at American Express in the chairman's office, technologies, strategic planning, and re-engineering. Before joining American Express, Andy worked as an economist, writer, and editor for various organizations, including Shearson Lehman Brothers; the US House of Representatives' Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs; and the Council on Wage and Price Stability in the Executive Office of the President.
Andy has been a regular participant in Forrester's IT Forum conferences, delivering keynote addresses in 2006 and 2007 with colleagues on the future of software. He has also been a recurring presenter at Conference Board conferences on eProcurement and eSourcing. He has been quoted in leading business and technology publications, including BusinessWeek, The Economist, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Andy earned a B.A. in philosophy from Haverford College and a Ph.D. in history from Johns Hopkins University.
Road Map: The Mobile Security And Operations Playbook
This report outlines the road map of Forrester's solution for security and risk (S&R) executives working with their counterparts in infrastructure and operations (I&O) to build a five-year technology...

Protect Your Sensitive Data With Endpoint Encryption
Security and risk (S&R) professionals often turn to endpoint encryption technologies to protect corporate data, meet regulatory requirements, and prevent accidental data leaks. Full disk and...
One of my clients is implementing a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) program and would like to understand if there is a way to divide personal and corporate information. Is that possible? If one of my...
To help security and risk professionals navigate the complex landscape of privacy laws around the world, Forrester created a data privacy heat map that highlights the data protection guidelines and...
As data flows between countries with disparate data protection laws, firms need to ensure the safety of their customer and employee data through regulatory compliance and due diligence. However,...
It's no mystery that antivirus (AV) technologies are fighting a losing battle against an increasingly sophisticated malware threat landscape. Attackers often penetrate user endpoints with new malware...

To help security and risk professionals navigate the complex landscape of privacy laws around the world, Forrester created a data privacy heat map that highlights the data protection guidelines and...

Stakeholder Needs: The Mobile Security And Operations Playbook
Smartphones, tablets, and the rise of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) programs have put tremendous pressure on IT to revamp and rethink its mobile strategy: everything from procurement and development...

From frantic security operations problems to the changing threat landscape, CISOs, senior security leaders, and other IT risk management leaders consistently have trouble keeping up with key trends...

Endpoint Security Suites Take Center Stage In The Enterprise
In Forrester's 50 criteria evaluation of endpoint security vendors, we identified nine top providers in the category — F-Secure, IBM, Kaspersky, LANDesk, Lumension, McAfee, Sophos, Symantec,...

Insights From Forrester's Security & Risk Council
Every six months, Forrester's security and risk (S&R) team fields a survey to the members of its Security & Risk Council to ascertain their top priorities for the following six months. Forrester's...
Benchmarks: The Mobile Security And Operations Playbook
This report outlines the benchmarks of Forrester's solution for security and risk (S&R) executives working on mobile security and operations initiatives. This report provides a benchmark of budgets,...

We would like to provide iPads to employees for certain business needs. Our plan is to connect the iPads to the corporate network via guest Wi-Fi and/or broadband and connect using Citrix for access...
How Your Peers Are Spending For Endpoint Security Through 2012
Effective protection of user endpoints remains a challenge for enterprises and small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) alike. Trends such as workforce mobility and bring-your-own-device (BYOD)...