Twing helps drive expansion and new enterprise-focused initiatives for
growing IT management research and consulting firm
BOULDER, Colo., November 16, 2006, Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), the leading independent IT management research and consulting firm, today announced the promotion of Dan Twing to chief operating officer. Twing will be responsible for developing and executing strategic market research, delivering value to enterprise IT organizations through consulting engagements and directing product development and marketing efforts. He joined EMA as vice president of research and client services in 2005 and has more than 20 years of experience in information systems, software development and technology outsourcing.
“I am pleased to welcome Dan Twing to the strategic role of chief operating officer of EMA,” said Rick Sturm, founder and president of EMA. “Dan is an industry veteran and his expertise in the field coupled with his out-of-the-box thinking will continue to enhance EMA’s ability to deliver value to both IT management vendors and enterprise IT professionals.”
In his previous role as vice president, Twing helped spearhead the launch of EMA’s consulting services as well as the EMA IT Management Solutions Center, a unique and free online resource that provides the industry’s most comprehensive third-party analysis of IT management vendors and technologies. The Solutions Center offers a wealth of information on a variety of IT management topics, including the Configuration Management Database (CMDB), Service Level Management (SLM), Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Virtualization, and Next-Generation Asset Management. With new topics being added monthly, the EMA IT Management Solutions Center is now available free online at itsolutions.emausa.com
Prior to joining EMA, Twing was the president and CEO of NETdelivery, a developer of secure electronic data collection, delivery and management software for Fortune 1000, financial and government markets. As CEO at NETdelivery, Twing led the company through a change in strategic direction, identifying and penetrating new markets, and realigning corporate assets to support a new strategy. Earlier, as COO of NETdelivery, Twing led the product development, engineering, quality assurance, program management, professional services and customer support functions.
About Enterprise Management Associates
Founded in 1996, EMA is the only industry analyst and consulting firm dedicated to issues of IT Management. The firm conducts comprehensive, in-depth research and analysis on current and emerging concepts, issues, trends, strategies and resources. EMA consults with enterprise IT professionals to assess their organization’s current IT management infrastructure, skills, efficiency and effectiveness—making recommendations to improve productivity, maximize ROI, improve service quality and align IT operations with business strategy. In addition, the firm’s work with vendors and service providers gives it significant influence in the marketplace, reaching nearly 300,000 people each month.