Merv Adrian

With over 40 years in IT, Mr. Adrian has experience as a programmer, marketing and strategy director, IT market analyst, and research executive. As a BARC Fellow, his focus includes mapping the DBMS, Big Data, and NoSQL landscape. Previously, he managed all technology research at Forrester and served as a vendor lead at Gartner, roles that provided him with deep insights into software and cloud-based architectures, which he continues to leverage as an analyst and serves as Principal at IT Market Strategy.