Media Partners

Gartner Media Partners are our publications and web portals of choice. They are carefully selected for their affinity with Gartner's products & services. Specifically, each partner provides valuable editorial, advertising & promotional coverage for our events in return for exposure to our delegates & sponsors. Our media partners cover a wide spectrum of readers including: IT, vertical industries and general management as well as a broad geographic reach.

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• The Data Center Journal is the only magazine portal for the data center industry that provides information and resources for the three groups that help make a data center successful; Information Technology, Facilities and Design.

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• Data Center Knowledge is a leading source of daily news and analysis about the data center industry, with an emphasis on the trends driving the powerful growth in demand for mission-critical facilities, as well as the challenges and opportunities presented by high-density computing and its impact on power and cooling.

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• The Data Center Marketplace (www.datacentermarketplace.com) is far more than a networking/directory/classifieds site, it is a sophisticated, fully automated, vendor and broker independent Commerce site, focused on the Data Center industry, its vendors, and its customers. The Marketplace's complex configurator provides a way for sellers to present complex, bundled solutions with complex pricing. The configurator is also useful for buyers to prepare complex RFP/RFQs, with ranked matching, as well as reverse auction with top-N threashold limitation settings. There are no registration or membership fees for buyers or sellers - it is free to register, search for products and solutions, and to access features and resources on the site. Buyers and sellers can feel confident that their best interests are served in this open marketplace.

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• Data Storage Connection is the premier site for data storage news and solutions. Our goal is to help storage end users and integrators find the information and solutions they're looking for. Our supplier directory introduces you to prominent technology providers. Our product showcase reveals a range of available products. We also offer a searchable, content-rich archive of white papers, case studies, and other educational resources. If you're facing a specific project or challenge, tell us what you're working on, and we'll help guide you to solutions.

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• Disaster Resource GUIDE: the most comprehensive source for DR, business continuity and crisis management. The 14th edition is filled with educational material and information about 1000's of vendors and organizations. The GUIDE is published by Emergency Lifeline, one of the oldest disaster and emergency preparedness companies in the US.

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• Information Management (formerly DM Review) is the leading print and online resource for IT and business professionals working to gather, manage, disseminate, leverage and dispose of all types of information assets used by an organization. Information Management brings the brightest minds in the field together with columns, case studies, profiles and best practices that point to individual and organizational success in the evolving corporate world of business.

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• Mission Critical magazine and its associated web site www.missioncriticalmagazine.com provide practical solutions to designers, managers, owners, and operators of data center and emergency backup installations. Rising energy costs, increasing heat loads, and new regulatory demands make power reliability, virtualization, disaster recovery, safety and security, and cable management increasingly challenging. Mission Critical will publish four times in 2009.

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• Processor provides products, news, and information key data center employees can trust. Processor's format provides a comprehensive display of corporate equipment and services, including storage, communications, and servers. You'll also find product announcements, marketplace information, and other articles designed to keep IT workers up to date with the latest news that matters most.

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• Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) offers impartial expertise, resources, and services to minimize the costs, risks, and time associated with software selection. Over 3.5 million technology decision makers visit TEC's web sites each month for information on hundreds of technology solutions, and to access articles, white papers, and podcasts.

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• The WSTA (Wall Street Technology Association) is a not-for-profit educational organization that focuses on technologies, operational approaches, and business issues for the global financial community. Programs include seminars, networking events, publications and a dynamic web site. These programs, along with vendor and other industry professional participation, allow WSTA members to stay current with emerging technologies.