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David Senf
Research Director, Infrastructure Solutions

Team: Canada Research
David Senf is IDC Canada's Research Director, Infrastructure Solutions. His team tracks servers, storage, networking, security, system management, operating systems and virtualization. The ecosystem that surrounds these technologies is examined too from ITIL to compliance to business continuity. He works with vendors, the channel, and end-user customers to form a complete picture of market direction.

In the decade prior to joining IDC, he sold, managed and implemented IT consulting initiatives ranging from Web portals to online presence. His accumulated understanding of technology trends from a business strategy and IT "nuts and bolts" perspective enriches his research with both strategic and tactical advice. He has taught courses he developed on SOA and XML at the University of Toronto.

In demand as a speaker on a range of emerging technologies, he is also a frequent commentator and writer for both IT trade and business media.

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Canadians find success in IT security confidence
David Senf
Dec 2008 - Doc # lcCA21583708      IDC Link
IDC has reported in the past that Canadian firms are overconfident in the state of their IT security. In a surprising update to our previous research, we find that firms in this country are even more confident this year than last – and in 2 ...

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What Can IT Do to Economically Better Our Shared Ecology in Canada
David Senf
Dec 2009 - Doc # CA12IH9      IDC Presentation
In this IDC presentation David Senf presents finding from the Canadian market on Green IT. The economics of delivering IT to customers and employees is profoundly connected with its ecological impact. Good and bad the cost of I ...
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The Changing Face of Virtualization in Canada
David Senf
Dec 2009 - Doc # CA9ADS9      IDC Presentation
In this IDC presentation analyst David Senf shows the past, present and future of virtualization in Canada. It was conducted live for an audience of VMware users in November 2009. It speaks to both the ROI and the consideration ...
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Appearances

IDC Virtualization under a Cloud Summit
Toronto, ON Canada
November 03, 2009