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Stephen D. Hendrick
Group Vice President, Application Development and Deployment Research

Team: Application Development and Deployment
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Stephen D. Hendrick leads IDC's Application Development and Deployment (AD&D) research group which cover tools, technologies, and platforms used by professional developers to build and deploy applications. The AD&D research areas that Mr. Hendrick manages include:

- Application Development and Deployment Cloud Services

- Application Development Software

- Application Life-Cycle Management

- Business Process Integration and Deployment Software

- Database Management and Data Integration Software

- Service Oriented Architectures and Web Services Software

Mr. Hendrick has published research over the last 19 years in each of these areas and is principle analyst in the areas of application development and deployment cloud services, platform as a service (PaaS), service oriented architecture (SOA), architectural tools, and business rule management systems. Mr. Hendrick also leads research efforts related to IDC's Worldwide Professional Developer Model. Additionally, he is responsible for advising clients on market and technology trends and strategies as well as directing supply- and demand-side primary research to size, forecast, and segment the Application Development and Deployment markets.

Prior to Mr. Hendrick's tenure at IDC, he acquired 15 years of application development experience within the information services industry. He came to IDC from the Global Electronic Banking division of Chase Manhattan Bank where he held a number of positions including Project Manager, Manager of Product Services, and Senior Product Manager.

Mr. Hendrick’s experience at Chase included managing software product development, directing product support activities, and driving the development of financial information systems to facilitate cost allocation, pricing, strategic planning, and product positioning. Mr. Hendrick is has also utilized decision analysis tools in addressing information systems needs for Chase and Chase customers including Mobil Oil, Goldman Sachs, ARA Services, and McKesson.

Prior to this, Mr. Hendrick was a consultant at Interactive Data Corporation developing EIS solutions. He also served as an outside professional for Harbridge House developing fleet supervisory applications for the U.S. Navy, and supported econometric research in the areas of energy demand modeling, transportation, and litigation at Charles River Associates.

Mr. Hendrick received a B.A. in economics from Hartwick College and an M.B.A. from Boston University.


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BuyerPulse Trends: LongJump on Enterprise Application Platforms
Stephen D. Hendrick, Stephen D. Hendrick
Apr 2013 - Doc # lcUS24083913      IDC Link
In a recent briefing with IDC, LongJump executives Pankaj Malviya, founder and chief executive officer, and Rick McEachern, executive vice president, business development and sales, and cofounder, discussed key market and product trends imp ...
BuyerPulse Trends: LongJump on Enterprise Application Platforms
Stephen D. Hendrick, Stephen D. Hendrick
Apr 2013 - Doc # lcUS24083913      IDC Link
In a recent briefing with IDC, LongJump executives Pankaj Malviya, founder and chief executive officer, and Rick McEachern, executive vice president, business development and sales, and cofounder, discussed key market and product trends imp ...

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IDC Maturity Model: Cloud — A Guide to Success in Asia/Pacific
Kimberly Knickle, Usman Sindhu, Robert P. Mahowald, Richard L. Villars, Mary Johnston Turner, David McNally, Scott Lundstrom, Stephen D. Hendrick, Melinda-Carol Ballou, Joseph C. Pucciarelli, Frank Gens, Chris Morris
May 2013 - Doc # AP6684423V      Industry Development and Models
The IDC study discusses IDC's Cloud Maturity Model, which is designed for organizations that are interested in understanding how they can take the necessary actions to move forward successfully with cloud computing.: Based on result ...
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The Pressures That Are Reshaping Platform as a Service
Stephen D. Hendrick
May 2013 - Doc # 240993      Industry Development and Models
This IDC study examines the challenges that exist in the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) market. Issues discussed include the slow rate of maturity combined with the expansive agenda and reengineering that PaaS vendors are addressing.:

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Appearances

IDC Predictions 2013: The Next Frontier for Applications, AD&D and Software Business Strategies
United States
January 31, 2013

IDC Predictions 2013: Application Development & Deployment
Framingham, MA United States
January 23, 2013

Riding the Momentum: IDC Software Predictions 2013
Burlingame, CA United States
January 22, 2013

IDC Software Predictions 2012: Sustaining Software Growth in an Uncertain Economy
Framingham, MA United States
February 16, 2012