Robert WhiteleyVice President, Research Director
IT Infrastructure & Operations, IT Process Automation, IT Service Management, ITIL, Network Access Control, Network Performance & Security, Networking
Robert serves Infrastructure & Operations professionals. He manages a team of analysts responsible for delivering research and advisory solutions for clients' server, desktop, storage, network, and IT service management challenges. This includes coordinating the team's solutions for larger infrastructure initiatives like data center transformation, organizational redesign, cloud computing, client virtualization, green IT, and IT service automation.
Prior to joining the Infrastructure & Operations team, Robert was a research director on the security and risk team. He led Forrester's research efforts on IT security frameworks; governance, risk, and compliance (GRC); identity and access management (IAM); application security; data security; and IT infrastructure security. He also provided Forrester's coverage of specific security topics that includes network access control (NAC), network segmentation, and branch office security.
Robert has been widely quoted in the press, including business media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and industry media outlets such as Network World. Robert regularly speaks at Forrester events, on behalf of clients, and at industry events like Interop.
Robert received his B.S. degree in computer engineering from Tufts University.
Shift In Expectations: Modernizing Your SRM Program October 28, 2009 (Rating: 4)
Shift In Ownership: Protecting Data Outside Your Four Walls October 28, 2009
Shift In Architecture: Building A Flexible, Compliant Foundation October 27, 2009
Application Threat Modeling: Uncover Security Vulnerabilities Before It's Too Late April 22, 2009 (Rating: 9) BookmarkPDF
Incident Response Policies And Processes 2008 April 07, 2009
Robert is an avid freshwater and fly-fisherman. He is also a home theater enthusiast.
