About
Data Center professionals have a clear goal to deliver cost-effective services for business benefit. Virtualization and Cloud Computing, however, are clouding the picture having become top CIO priorities. To maintain the position of "trusted" service provider, you need to dispel the myth that these technologies allow IT to be bypassed. Meanwhile, the Data Center mandate to manage facilities, power and cooling and improved capacity planning continues to increase pressure. Establishing the true innovations that you can offer to lower costs, improve service levels and support growth is mission-critical.
Gartner will help you identify the appropriate investment priorities to lock into your plan for business success. This Summit will provide the latest advice to improve your maturity in organizational transformation, process adoption and technology implementation.
No other conference offers comprehensive coverage of the full spectrum of issues that impact the data center:
- Servers
- Operating systems
- Storage
- Facilities
- Business continuity and disaster recovery
- Mobility
Learn more about key takeaways and ROI you'll gain by attending a Gartner Summit Event
Key Benefits
Through analyst sessions, problem-solving workshops and peer interaction, you'll gain the insight necessary to:
- Meet with your industry peers during networking sessions and share experiences
- Make wise investments with guidance on the technologies and vendors in each space
- Support your business by learning about the approaches that will appeal to your leaders
- Benchmark your practices against the common practices and market leading examples
- Look beyond the day-to-day. Learn from the experts for the best view of your road ahead
- A two day agenda packed with insights and world-class research
Who Should Attend
Senior IT professionals with responsibility for their organization's:
- Data Center
- Storage
- Infrastructure
- IT Architecture
- Asset Management
- IT Operations
- Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Analyst Access
World's Top Industry Experts
Gartner's global research community of 750 analysts engages in nearly 300,000 one-to-one client interactions each year. There are several ways to interact with an analyst at the event, including:
- Gartner Analyst Sessions: Listen to insightful and actionable advice direct from a subject matter expert, with allotted time for Q&A.
- Gartner Analyst One-on-One Meetings: Private meetings that explore your personal IT issues and challenges.
- Analyst-User Roundtables: Small group format moderated by a Gartner analyst where you and your peers can share insights, challenges and concerns related to today's hottest topics.
Peer Networking
Real World Experience
Hundreds of senior business and IT leaders will convene to interact and share their knowledge and objectives. You can network with your peers at several informal networking sessions, including:
- End-User Case Studies: Learn about recent implementations firsthand, with an opportunity for Q&A with the IT and business executives leading the initiatives.
- Workshops: Presented by Gartner or guest experts, these intimate workshops provide an opportunity to drill down on specific "how to" topics in an extended, small group environment.
- Hospitality Suites: Hosted by Premier and Platinum sponsors, these evening theme receptions are ideal for informal networking.
Exhibitor Access
Discover. Compare. Evaluate.
Gartner conferences bring together the world's leading solution providers so you can gain a comprehensive understanding of what technologies are available, which are right for you, and how they shape up against the competition. Exhibitor access opportunities include:
- Solution Provider Sessions: Solution providers and their customers provide a look into how the products work in the real world.
- Face–to–Face Sponsor Meetings: Private, prearranged 30-minute meetings that will advance your projects and relationships, regardless of where you are in the buying cycle.
