Daniel Kusnetzky
VP System Software, Enterprise Computing, IDC.

Daniel Kusnetzky, Vice President of IDC's System Software research, is responsible for research and analysis on the worldwide market for operating environments, PC and device management software, mobile and wireless infrastructure software and the fabric of distributed computing software known as the virtual environment. He examines emerging technology trends, vendor strategies, research and development issues, and end-user integration requirements.

Kusnetzky regularly advises end users, independent trade organizations, the trade press, and vendors on relevant issues. He has spoken at forums such as Comdex, Clusterworld Expo, Enterprise Linux Forum, Enterprise Windows Forum, Internet World Expo, Internet Commerce Expo, LinuxWorld Expo, Linux Business Expo, UniForum, Unix Expo, PC Expo, DECworld, NetWorld, and specific vendor oriented user group conferences, as well as internal vendor-specific events such as marketing and sales meetings, field training, and partner recruitment. His opinions have been published in publications such as Boston Globe, Business Week, Computer World, Communications Week, Information Week, InfoWorld, Investor's Business Daily, Network World, New York Times, PC Week, PC World, San Jose Mercury News, Wall Street Journal, and others. He as appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and NPR's All Things Considered.

Kusnetzky's experience offers him working knowledge of the different stages of the life cycle for new products ranging from research and development to market development. Prior to joining IDC, Kusnetzky worked for more than 17 years in the industry. Nearly 15 of those years were with Digital Equipment Corporation. Kusnetzky was responsible for program management, product management, and marketing in the areas of client software, server software, clustered systems, networked systems. He was also a software consultant delivering custom projects based upon database, personal computer and office automation software.


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