Jennifer Cooke is a Research Director for IDC's Datacenter Trends & Strategies team, which explores the development and adoption of solutions for the datacenter, including IT infrastructure and resource management. She covers the worldwide market for datacenter infrastructure management (DCIM) and follows the trends, technology changes, and market forces that impact both enterprise and service provider datacenters.

Ms. Cooke has been with IDC for more than 20 years, covering multiple technology areas including servers, networking, and client hardware. She has done extensive work in end-user perceptions to shape marketing plans and provides strategic advice on measuring and communicating business value.