Tim Zimmerman is a Vice President at Gartner and covers enterprise connectivity and cybersecurity technology and business outcomes. Mr. Zimmerman's primary focus is on the end user wired switching and wireless LAN architectures and governing applications including discovery, security, monitoring, management and agentic NetOps. He assists clients in how emerging trends around these technologies are transforming and disrupting organizations across a number of industries. At Gartner, his thought leadership encompasses enterprise networking, security and IoT ecosystems. With his technical and entrepreneurial background, Mr. Zimmerman has advised global enterprise and government end users on their strategic planning, RFPs, and vendor selection for over forty years. He also advises vendors on product requirements, product positioning, market messaging and competitive analysis.
Mr. Zimmerman's previous experience in the wired and wireless networking and IoT industries has included technical, marketing and management roles with Intermec, SyVox, Hand Held Products, Norand and a number of startups.
Intermec Technologies, Director, Strategic Alliances, 5 years
SyVox, COO, 2 years
Hand Held Products, Vice President, Product Marketing, 2 years
Digital Workplace and Endpoint Management
I&O Strategy, Business Value and Cost Optimization
AI, Cloud and Data Center Infrastructure
M.B.A., University of Iowa
B.A., Computer Science, Cornell College
B.A., Physics, Cornell College
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