Bruce Guptill
Bruce Guptill is Senior VP and Head of Research for Saugatuck Technology, responsible for research strategy and operations. He is an expert on the evolution of business computing markets, most recently centering on Cloud, Social Business and Mobile Commerce technologies and business strategies. He has authored hundreds of research reports, and is a frequent industry speaker, as well as being featured on CNBC, FNN, MSNBC, CBS, and ABC networks.
Recent Stories From this Author
SAP as the Poster Child for Rapid Enterprise Change
May 17, 2013 SAPPHIRE 2013 sets course of HANA, cloud
BYOD Managed ASAP
April 19, 2013 Scrutiny on business mobility should come with support
Beware, the Social Database Trolls
April 16, 2013 Google deal for Frommer contacts puts value on networking, behavioral data
HP, Dell and Microsoft: Keep Calm and Carry On?
April 9, 2013 Dont fall for claims of an IT apocalypse
IBM and Oracle Cloud Moves: Its Not What You Think
March 22, 2013 OpenStack and Nimbula announcements are steeped in improving management
Enterprise Social: Opting for Simple, Not Sexy
March 12, 2013 Social business themes suggest nascent marketing, buyers
Move from Legacy to Cloud (and Keep Your Customers)
March 5, 2013 A strategic model for software vendors
Dell Privacy Dollars Come with Cloud Change
February 8, 2013 Founder, investors put $24.4 billion down on vendors strategic change
IBM Connect: Strong Ideas, but Messaging in Transition
January 31, 2013 Former Lotusphere event searches for clarity around intertwined realities of social innovation
Cisco Reaffirms Networking Status
January 28, 2013 Belkin sale, Intucell buy flaunt vendor strengths, and hint at overreach
CES 2013: Consumerization Catches Its Breath
January 11, 2013 Marginal announcements hint at maturity of enterprise cloud and mobility
Cloud Standards: Most Costly When Absent
December 4, 2012 Open cloud groups cant lose sight of user migration and operability requirements
Cloud Computings Triple Threat
November 16, 2012 Innovation event taps into impacts of speedy, cloud-based business growth
Profiting from IT and Business Innovation
November 7, 2012 2012 Beacon Award finalists include pharma, dairy and financial enterprises
Taking on New Tech for Business Blind Spots
November 1, 2012 NYC boundary-free enterprise event highlights roles of cloud, mobile and social
IBM, Oracle Take Different Strides with Cloud
October 5, 2012 What moves by two mega vendors say about innovative approaches to enterprise IT
Is IT as a Service the Next Big Shake-up?
September 27, 2012 Amazons Reserved Instance Marketplace accelerates commoditization and buying uncertainty
Mobile Management in the Boundary-free Enterprise
September 18, 2012 Integration is the glue to keep together new devices, data sources
Mobility Market: More Wow Than How
September 7, 2012 Device questions persist at Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Google
Data Centers: a Crystal Ball for IT Market?
August 23, 2012 Theres another side to disappointing HP, Dell quarterly returns
Dont Be Naïve About New Twitter APIs
August 17, 2012 Social platform development changes hint at software business realities
Sage Continues to Reinvent Itself
August 15, 2012 Sage Summit 2012: Nashville event finds cloud, pure-play rivals cutting into brand
Dells Quest for Cloud
July 5, 2012 Enterprise software buy provides room for off-premise growth
Microsoft Surface Reflects Mobile Device Integration
June 21, 2012 Tablets to rival iPad open mobile workforce opportunities
What Twitter, LinkedIn Hacks Can Teach about End Users
June 18, 2012 Social and cloud security still show end user faults
New Architecture for Business Infrastructures
June 1, 2012 Possible Dell deal part of cloud trend toward big vendor credibility
Cloud Computing: Shifting from Why to How
May 18, 2012 SAP, IBM, ServiceNow events reflect growth from both sides
Oracle vs. Google and Your Mobile Strategy
May 9, 2012 Android is presently up in the air, but the future of enterprise mobility is stable
SaaS Changes Ahead
March 26, 2012 Users focus on business improvement with long-term implications for IT leaders
A Less Fragmented HP
March 21, 2012 Unifying moves should speed HPs paths to market
SaaS Survey Shows Core Global Business Focus: Get Better, Change the Mission, Then Grow
March 16, 2012 Saugatucks survey shows that enterprises worldwide are still working their way through recovery mode, emphasizing...
Informaticas Matter-of-Fact Approach
February 21, 2012 Developed strategy keeps provider primed on data integration
The Challenges in IT Classification
February 6, 2012 Spotlighting the financial issues to come
Cloud and Social IT Serendipity
January 20, 2012 More deployments raise new ROI, governance challenges
4 Usage Trends Shaping Enterprise IT
January 12, 2012 CES displaying trickle-up power of mobile, tablets
The Problem with Pilots in a Cloud-speed Era
January 6, 2012 Too few enterprise IT and business leaders are acquiring and deploying emergent, disruptive IT based on realistic expectations...
IT Innovation: New Models and Methods
December 28, 2011 Patterns in education/academic investment, patent filings and related activity, and enterprise R&D investment clearly indicate...
SAP Influencer Summit: The Plans and Perils of Enabling a Cloudy Vision
December 21, 2011 SAP is trying to fulfill its own plans and promises to re-invent itself without losing its core focus on business process...
Some New Intel on Business Intelligence
December 13, 2011 The number of group- and function-oriented BI projects suggests a growing need for VARs, SIs and Cloud-based providers to...
A Slice of Social Business Data: SMBs Customer Focus Could Cost Them
November 10, 2011 SMBs will likely continue to find themselves lagging behind most larger enterprises in their ability to do business using...
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Where do young IT professionals (30 and under) obtain information to aid with daily role responsibilities and career development?
| Trade publication websites | 14% |
| Social media | 23% |
| Vendor websites | 4% |
| Vendor/community forums | 7% |
| Newsletters | 1% |
| Trade conferences/meetups | 2% |
| RSS feeds | 6% |
| Web search | 44% |












