John R. RymerVice President, Principal Analyst
Application Development, Application Development Processes & Tools, Application Infrastructure Technologies, Application Platforms & Programming Strategy, Application Server Platforms, Architecture & Technology Strategy, B2B Sales & Marketing, Business Rules, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences
John serves Application Development & Program Management professionals. He is a leading expert on middleware for the enterprise. Included in his coverage are the Java/J2EE application servers from IBM, JBoss, Oracle, and SAP, as well as Microsoft's .NET platform. John is an expert on the enterprise strategies of IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP. John also contributes to Forrester's coverage of business rules platforms, Microsoft SharePoint, and complex event processing.
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.
John graduated from Ohio University with a B.S. in journalism.
SAP Will Retrench With NetWeaver November 12, 2009 (Rating: 8) BookmarkPDF
A Surprising New Java Platform Option: VMware August 26, 2009 (Rating: 9) BookmarkPDF
The Forrester Wave™: Complex Event Processing (CEP) Platforms, Q3 2009 August 04, 2009 (Rating: 8) BookmarkPDF
Case Study: The Doctors Company Innovates While Rebuilding Its Core Systems July 02, 2009 BookmarkPDF
JAVA Under Oracle: Seven Things You Need To Know May 08, 2009 (Rating: 8) BookmarkPDF
Getting To Lean Software: Strategy and Tactics January 2010 Receive an alert when this document is published: email RSS
John enjoys running.
