Experience


General

Ten years of experience as ICT consultant and analyst – key focus on information security – other areas of coverage include unified communications & collaboraton, ICT services and communications infrastructures
More than twelve years of experience with marketing, program management and strategic sales
Numerous speeches on conferences, road shows and for webcasts

More information on Wolfram Funk can be found on LinkedIn and XING.

Projects (selection)

Regular market studies on information security and other topics since 2000
For an ICT service provider: demand and technology analysis for a security solution in five industries
For a major IT infrastructure vendor: development and evaluation of solution scenarios for the automotive industry
For a security vendor: target segment and competitive environment analysis
For an ICT vendor: go-to-market support and industry blueprints for the public sector with a detailed activities and expenditure plan (focus on IT security and storage solutions)
ICT service provider: vendor ranking for 14 security solution areas with short evaluation of market position and suitability for a strategic partnership
Benchmark analysis for Mobile Security Services, prepared for an IT service provider
Experton Group White Paper for Microsoft Deutschland: „Benefits of Regulatory Requirements with respect to Business Optimization - An IT-Infrastructure Compliance Maturity Model for Management, Compliance and IT Stakeholders“
Experton Group White Paper for Azlan (Tech Data):„Savings potentials with IBM software solutions – unified communications & collaboration example“ (see press release in German)
Experton Group White Paper for Cloudmark: „Security versus Privacy: Best Practices for Spam and Virus Protection for Telecommunications Carriers and Service Providers - Europe“
For an investor (private equity): concept for positioning options of an information security consulting company
Regular assignments by various user companies: technical and strategic recommendations on information security
Regular assignments by various user companies: support for vendor selection and requests for proposals – focus on information security, telecommunications and networks (WAN/LAN)
Security as a Business Enabler: development of a gap-analysis approach for an enterprise with about 20000 employees.
Secure Remote Access: evaluation and assessment of current technology solutions that fit to the customer’s requirements (manufacturer)
Security of Windows-7-Clients (Notebook): evaluation of technology approaches and vendors that fulfill selected security requirements in eight solution areas (medium-sized insurance company).
Assessment of internal threats and respective countermeasures (public authority in Dubai)