Bob Tarzey
Freelance IT Industry Analyst and Writer
Bob Tarzey has been a freelance IT Industry Analyst and Writer since early 2018; prior to this he worked for 16 years at UK-based analyst house Quocirca. Bob’s main areas of coverage are IT security, operational intelligence and on-demand services. He also covers route to market for IT vendors to enterprises, the mid-market, small businesses and the public sector.
Bob participates in events with and/or writes for SC Magazine, Computer Weekly, CRN, EM360, Quocirca, Ovum and others. He has also been a judge for the CRN Channel Awards for 16 years. As an analyst Bob has managed numerous global primary research projects, helping IT vendors understand how their customers and prospects would benefit from IT investments and using the outputs to increase market awareness.
Prior to becoming an analyst Bob spent 16 years working for US technology vendors including DEC, Sybase, Gupta, Merant, eGain and webMethods. Bob has a BSc in Geology from Manchester University and PhD in Geochemistry from Leicester University.