Carla Arend

Carla Arend is a lead analyst at IDC's European cloud research division, providing valuable insights about market dynamics, vendor activities, and end-user adoption trends within the European cloud market. With a strong focus on topics like cloud adoption, management, security, data management, IoT, AI, DevOps, GDPR implications, and cloud code of conduct, Carla's expertise is highly sought after by industry clients. She excels in custom consulting projects and is a proficient author of white papers on cloud subjects. Carla is a seasoned speaker at various industry events, strategy workshops, and sales kick-offs. Her educational background includes studies in Mathematics, English, Enterprise Architecture, Management of Technology, Business Administration, and Business and Economics at renowned institutions such as Edertalschule Frankenberg, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen Business School, University of Mannheim, and Asian Institute of Technology. With a wealth of experience holding positions such as Senior Program Director, Program Director, External Lecturer, Program Manager, and Research Analyst at IDC, Carla Arend is a distinguished figure in the field of cloud research.