.Director Analyst, Digital Workplace - Content Collaboration ToolsGartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have research, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Director serves as a leader within Gartner's Research and Advisory sector, establishing oneself as a credible voice within their designated market at local, regional and global levels.Utilizing exceptional research and analytical skills, a Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative research which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner's value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations.What you will needThe ideal candidate will have a hands-on practitioner background from working in advanced technical roles (e.G. Director of Collaboration Platforms, Content or Collaboration Architect, Microsoft 365 Architect, CTO of a smaller organization, etc.). The candidate will be an experienced technical professional with content and collaboration platforms knowledge.Qualified candidates will demonstrate expertise in three or more of the following areas:Subject matter expertise in content collaboration tools with the ability to demonstrate understanding of the business applications and opportunities in that market. Knowledge of the global landscape, and the competitive interplay between incumbents, emerging providers, disruptors and outsourcers.Microsoft 365 data management, including retention policies, sensitivity labels, backup, data location and storage features and limitations.Microsoft 365 Apps – differences between web and native clients and Click-to-Run vs. perpetual software.Implementation experience with one or more Content Collaboration Platforms (Box, Dropbox Business, Google Drive, OneDrive for Business, others).Microsoft 365 file migration, particularly Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant and on-premises (SharePoint Server or file shares) to Microsoft 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams).Microsoft 365 automated provisioning, including third-party tools like AvePoint, Coreview, ShareGate, Syskit or others.Expertise in one or more third party and native records management features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview.Cloud-to-cloud content collaboration tool or content services platform migration.Experience using one or more of the following cloud office migration vendors' products: AvePoint, BitTitan, Cloudiway, CloudM, Microsoft, Proventeq, Quest, ShareGate, SkySync, Tzunami, Xillio.Experience with Microsoft 365 Government, for example GCC/GCC high, including features/functionality, limitations, and differences with commercial cloud versions of Microsoft 365