Eric Burgener is Research Vice President within IDC's Enterprise Infrastructure Practice. Mr. Burgener's core research coverage includes Storage Systems, Software and Solutions, quarterly trackers, end-user research as well as advisory services and consulting programs. Based on his background coverage enterprise storage, Mr. Burgener's research includes a particular emphasis on flash-optimized arrays, emerging persistent memory technologies, and software-defined storage. He is an active participant in the IT Buyers Research Program at IDC and blogs throughout the year on the topic of Infrastructure and Data Management.