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Christopher Mines

Christopher Mines
Senior Vice President

Research Coverage

Data Center Management, Green IT, High-Tech, IT Infrastructure & Operations, Packaged Applications, Strategy Execution & Measurement, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management, Telecommunications Services

Research Focus

Chris serves the Vendor Strategy professionals and marketers at global technology suppliers, illuminating enterprise requirements for more sustainable computing operations and helping them design, market, and position hardware, software, and services to meet those enterprise requirements. Since publishing seminal research on "The Greening Of IT" in 2007, Chris has become one of the leading analysts of the trend toward more environmentally responsible computing. Chris has been with Forrester for 12 years an analyst and research director. He led Forrester's overall US research organization from 2002 to 2006. Earlier in his career, Chris was a strategy consultant, investment analyst, and systems programmer.

Previous Work Experience

Before joining Forrester, Chris was a principal at GeoPartners Research, doing strategy consulting for leading technology companies. During the 1980s, he was with the investment bank Cowen & Company, where he headed its research coverage of the networking industry. He also worked at The Yankee Group as a telecom industry analyst. He began his career as a member of technical staff at IBM's network software labs.

Education

Chris holds degrees from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and the University of Pennsylvania.

Latest Research

Planned Research

Roadmap: The Emerging Technologies That Matter August 2009
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Demand Insights: Green IT Progress October 2009
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Forrester Wave: Green IT Software Suppliers November 2009
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SWOT Analysis: Green Software Players November 2009
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Predictions 2010: Green IT December 2009
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Did You Know?

He and his family live in Lexington, Mass.


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Recent Media Citations
The Economic Times (India), "IT Majors Go Green, Help Clients Bring Down Costs," May 20, 2009
Computerworld (UK), "Green IT Is Still Green," May 20, 2009
eWeek, "Green IT Service Market To Grow To $4.8 Billion In 2013: Forrester," May 2, 2009
Computerworld, "The Top Green-IT Organizations Find Fertile Ground For Innovation," April 20, 2009
Financial Express (India), "Green IT Needs To Move Beyond Data Centres," February 10, 2009