Jeffrey Breen
Chief Technology Officer
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As chief technology officer, Jeffrey Breen oversees the development and operation of Yankee Group's client-facing systems as well as all of our internal infrastructure and support systems. Breen and his team work to ensure that Yankee Group's insight and analysis are readily accessible by our clients, and that our employees remain connected and productive in our increasingly Anywhere world.
Before joining Yankee Group, Breen was the chief technology officer of Navient Corporation, a start-up providing candidate screening and selection solutions for call center staffing. He held various leadership positions in the technology organization of Forrester Research, including responsibility for all client-facing and internal software development. In the mid-1990s, Breen built the Web development group at SNL Financial and implemented the first Web-based data collection system for its core data products.
Breen holds a B.A. degree in physics as well as astronomy and astrophysics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.A. degree in astronomy from the University of Virginia. While working as an astronomer earlier in his career, he published and contributed to papers in The Astrophysical Journal, Science and various conference proceedings.
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The American Red Cross received over $10 million in contributions via text messages in the first three days of its mGive-powered campaign for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The success of this and related SMS campaigns may be the breakthrough moment which first introduces the U.S. consumer to mobile payments.
January 15, 2010 | Blog | by Jeffrey Breen
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Today we announced our "CIO's Guide to Cost Cutting" series of reports which Steve Hilton and I have been working on for the past few weeks. In this series we demonstrate that major cost savings can be achieved by embracing Yankee Group's vision of Anywhere IT. And as budgets shrink, businesses need "different" if they hope to avoid "less" and "worse".
March 23, 2009 | Blog | by Jeffrey Breen
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Get a corporate plan from an enterprise-savvy carrier and stop reimbursing individual-liable cell phone bills. An average 125-person U.S.-based SMB will save $96,000 or 47 percent in the first year (51 percent over three years), yielding a six-month payback period while providing better applications.
Mar. 18, 2009 | Report | by Jeffrey Breen | CO-AUTHORS: Steve Hilton
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Without these technologies, VSBs will falter in a ubiquitously connected world. What are the top mobility needs of VSBs and market messaging that will strike them squarely
Feb. 27, 2009 | Report | by Jeffrey Breen | CO-AUTHORS: Steve Hilton
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Like Monty Python's Killer Rabbit, cheap indoor antennas seem harmless to satellite and cable providers. But with the digital TV transition in the U.S., rabbit ears can suddenly provide digital-perfect pictures, many more channels, and even on-screen program guides. Already feeling pressure as suddenly budget-conscious consumers shed premium channels, providers must now get creative to protect their low-end.
February 13, 2009 | Blog | by Jeffrey Breen
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The digital TV transition will no doubt catch some by surprise. But should we really throw a monkey wrench in a process with so many moving parts so late in the game? In the midst of so much volatility and uncertainty, such rash action will only further erode confidence in the stability and fairness of the U.S. regulatory environment.
January 18, 2009 | Blog | by Jeffrey Breen
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Carl Howe, Chris Collins and Josh Martin from Yankee Group's Anywhere Consumer research team join Yankee Group's Chief Technology Officer Jeffrey Breen to start the countdown of Yankee Group's Top 10 Anywhere Consumer predictions for 2009.
December 18, 2008 | Blog | by Jeffrey Breen
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Disaster Recovery plans are no longer limited to large enterprises with big IT budgets. Hardware and software pricing breakthroughs this year have put DR -- even with secondary sites -- within everyone's reach.
December 9, 2008 | Blog | by Jeffrey Breen
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T-Mobile this week released a new twist on the digital picture frame. Listen to Yankee Group Chief Technology Officer Jeffrey Breen and Senior Analyst Josh Martin discuss it in this podcast.
November 20, 2008 | Blog | by Jeffrey Breen
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Yesterday the FCC voted unanimously to approve three actions which will significantly shape the evolution of the Anywhere Network in the U.S.
November 5, 2008 | Blog | by Jeffrey Breen