Brandon Butler is a senior research analyst at IDC with over a decade of experience in media. He specializes in enterprise networking, covering campus networking, enterprise switching, WiFi, routing, and emerging SD-WAN technology. His extensive research includes cloud-based products and software tools to manage campus and branch office networking.

Before embarking on his career as an analyst, Butler had a remarkable journey in the media industry. He interned at the Washington Post website and worked as the lead reporter for a small daily newspaper. He also edited a quarterly magazine and was promoted twice in three years at one of the world's leading technology news websites, where he served as senior editor. Butler has a passion for high-quality journalism that embraces new reporting techniques such as video, audio, and social media.

Butler graduated from The George Washington University with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science.