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Vivian Tero
Research Manager, Compliance Infrastructure

Team: Compliance
Vivian Tero is the Program Manager for IDC’s Compliance Infrastructure Service. Ms. Tero’s primary focus is research, analysis, and strategic advisory on information and system infrastructure technologies that facilitate legal discovery, data privacy, and IT GRC (governance, risk management and compliance). In this cross-functional role, Ms. Tero tracks the convergence of content, messaging, and collaborative applications with the systems infrastructure solutions in the context of IT GRC. Ms. Tero is quoted regularly in the trade and business publications and is a frequent presenter at business and technology conferences.

Prior to this role, Ms. Tero managed IDC's Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) System Infrastructure research service and the Infrastructure Management Software and Security Software Tracker programs from IDC’s Singapore office. She also executed research and consulting projects for vendors and end-users, including a definitive study on Linux Migration Trends in Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan).

Prior to joining IDC, Ms. Tero spent 2 years on strategic and operational planning with Lante Corporation (now AvenueA/Razorfish) in San Francisco. In this role, she worked closely with venture-backed and Fortune 1000 firms in developing and implementing technology-enabled business solutions. Prior to joining Lante, Ms. Tero worked as a financial analyst with the University of San Francisco.

Ms. Tero received her MBA from the University of San Francisco, and her Bachelor of Mathematics' Degree from the University of San Carlos. She has also completed the American Law Institute- American Bar Association (ALI-ABA) continuing legal education course on Data Privacy.


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EMC Acquires Archer Technologies and Signals Its Entry into the GRC Market
Vivian Tero
Jan 2010 - Doc # lcUS22150510      IDC Link
On January 4, EMC Corporation announced its intent to acquire Archer Technologies for an undisclosed amount. EMC stated that Archer's GRC solutions would complement EMC's DLP and security portfolio. The acquired company will become part of ...
Analysis of the Tactical and Strategic Reasons Behind EMC's Purchase of Kazeon
Vivian Tero
Sep 2009 - Doc # lcUS21995509      IDC Link
On September 1, 2009, EMC announced its intent to acquire Kazeon. EMC did not disclose the terms of the acquisition, but the initial word in the Valley suggested that EMC paid $75 million, in an all cash transaction. (Update: The more recen ...

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Defining Early Case Assessment Applications
Vivian Tero
Feb 2010 - Doc # 221940      Customer Needs and Strategies
This IDC study defines early case assessment applications. "Early case assessment applications are an emerging product category," says Vivian Tero, program manager, GRC Infrastructure. "Increasingly, corporate legal teams and o ...
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Understanding the Infrastructure GRC Packaged Applications Ecosystem
Vivian Tero, Frederick W. Broussard, Sally Hudson, Christian A. Christiansen, Charles J. Kolodgy
Feb 2010 - Doc # 221803      Customer Needs and Strategies
This IDC study describes the ecosystem of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) packaged software applications for the IT infrastructure domain.: "Governance, risk, and compliance in the IT infrastructure domain ...
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Appearances

IDC-Kahn Consulting, Inc. Compliance in Information Management Forum:
New York, NY United States
September 16, 2009

IDC IT GRC Management Summit
New York, NY United States
March 25, 2009