Thomas Skybakmoen works in Gartner's Application Strategy and Governance group as a senior research analyst. His main focus is Managed File Transfer (MFT). Mr. Skybakmoen has eight years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Research, he worked in Gartner's Client Support organization for four years, where close collaboration with analysts to further develop knowledge in IT, to participate and to co-author on research has been an integral part. He has been an active member on several e-mail distribution lists and taken an active part in areas of research within Gartner.