Simon Yates Simon Yates
Vice President, Research Director

Research Coverage

Enterprise Laptops, Server-Based Computing, Enterprise Mobility, Client Operating Systems & Software, Computer Displays, IT Infrastructure & Operations, Client Security & Management, Client Computing Hardware, Application Management, Mobile Operating Systems, PC Support, Enterprise Mobile Devices, Mobile Software & Platforms, Peripheral Devices

Research Focus

Simon serves IT Infrastructure & Operations professionals. He leads the research efforts of analysts focused on enterprise IT infrastructure topics in server, storage, and systems management. He also provides Forrester's coverage of enterprise PC hardware and software technologies to help organizations plan PC hardware refresh and operating system migrations and conducts research on emerging technology markets like China and India.

Previous Work Experience

Prior to rejoining Forrester in 2003, Simon was service director, application platform strategies at the Burton Group. While at Forrester, he covered the application integration and Web services area and also spent 10 years in technical book acquisitions and publishing with Addison Wesley and McGraw-Hill.

Education

Simon holds a B.A. in English and political science from the University of Rhode Island.

Latest Research


Simon Yates serves IT Infrastructure & Operations professionals.
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Upcoming Appearances
Simon Yates will be speaking at the following upcoming events:
  • ITVirtualizationLive
    Panelist: Virtualization: Present and Future
    December 09, 2008, 05:00PM
    Gaylord Palms Hotel,Orlando, FL,US
Recent Media Citations
SearchCIO, "Jolie-Inspired Spam Signals Disturbing Network Threats," August 13, 2008
The Wall Street Journal, "Why IT Hates The iPhone," March 31, 2008
Bloomberg, "Apple's Jobs Adds Business E-Mail Features To IPhone," March 6, 2008
The Wall Street Journal, "Drizzling On The iPhone Parade," March 6, 2008
eWeek, "OLPC: Intel Contributed Little To The Project," January 4, 2008
Computerworld, "Are You Ready For The CIO's 2008 'Must Call On Monday' List?" December 14, 2007