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Rob Brothers
Program Director, Software and Hardware Support Services

Team: Directions 2012 (U.S) Participating Analysts
Rob Brothers is a Program Director for IDC's Software and Hardware Support Services research practice. In this role he focuses on worldwide support services for hardware and software. IT hardware includes servers, storage, client devices, networking equipment, and peripherals. Software includes operating systems, databases, applications, and system software. Mr. Brothers draws on decades of industry experience to provide insights and actionable advice to assist vendors in developing, marketing, and delivering support services. His areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, enterprise storage and system support, high-availability and mission-critical support services, virtualization services and channel and partnering strategies.

Mr. Brothers joined IDC from Endeavor Services Group where he was director of services. In this role, he developed and implemented hardware and software support programs for storage and server solutions.

Rob holds a Bachelors Degree in Marketing from Northeastern University.

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Network Hardware Resale: Diversifying to Deliver Product and Support Services on Servers and Storage
Rob Brothers, Susan G. Middleton
Jan 2013 - Doc # lcUS23925613      IDC Link
On January 30, 2013, Network Hardware Resale (NHR) announced a broadening of its product and support capabilities. NHR will now be able to provide server and storage solutions to its global customers with the same quality of service its cus ...
IBM's Service as a Service
Rob Brothers
Jan 2013 - Doc # lcUS23909513      IDC Link
On January 10, 2013, IBM announced the expansion of its technical support services offering. The new product, Managed Vendor Support Services (MVSS), will enable manufactures, or companies needing to provide technical support services to th ...

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HP Technology Services: Aligning the Portfolio for Future Growth
Leslie Rosenberg, Rob Brothers
Apr 2013 - Doc # 240552      Event Flash
This IDC Flash discusses the strategic direction and enhancements in the HP Technology Services (TS) portfolio that were discussed during HP Industry Analyst Summit in Boston, March 5–7, 2013. The main area of focus for HP is to create a ...
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Software-Defined Networking: A Market Disruption Creates a Services Opportunity
Leslie Rosenberg, Curtis Price, Brad Casemore, Rohit Mehra, Rob Brothers
Mar 2013 - Doc # 240359      Industry Development and Models
This IDC study examines the development and impact of network consulting and integration services for the software-defined networking (SDN) market, which is made up of four key segments: network infrastructure, virtualization and control ...
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Appearances

The Shifting SMB IT Support Market -- A Research Preview
Framingham, MA United States
May 23, 2013

Predictions 2013: New Models Take Hold and Opportunities Emerge in the Global Services Market
Framingham, MA United States
February 05, 2013