TECHNOLOGY

Networking … Software … Servers … Storage

OTR Global covers major vendors and trends in technology including data storage and management hardware and software solutions, networking hardware, data center/collocation services, virtualization and other innovations that are driving spending and shaping the industry.

Technology sources include owners, partners, CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, senior engineers, technology officers, channel managers, developers and consultants at OEMs, technology partners, VARs, resellers, system integrators and distributors as well as engineers, executives and managers of end-user companies and service providers located in North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, China, South Korea and the United Kingdom.

Professional Affiliations

OTR's Technology group has reporters in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, China, Taiwan, Japan, India and South Korea and is affiliated with the following associations:

• American Marketing Association.
• Association of Technology Influencers and Analysts
• Association of Foreign Correspondents in Mexico (A.C.E.M.)
• Fly Anglers in Business
• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
• Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
• The Uptime Institute
• The Organization for Data Center Professionals (AFCOM)

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Technology Team Leader

Mark Specker — Strategist, Technology

Mark manages OTR's Technology team and is a seasoned technology analyst with more than 20 years of experience as a research director, sell-side analyst and investment banker. Most recently, Mark served as Global Head of Proprietary Research for Thomson Reuters with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to that, he was Managing Director for Investment Banking and Capital Markets with WR Hambrecht and Managing Director/Head of large-cap tech research for SoundView Technology Group. He spent ten years with Gartner on IT management consulting, including several years as director of their Intel server research practice and three years in Europe. Mark has an A.B. from Columbia University.