About
There is no question that IT delivers value to businesses, but value cannot be ascertained without a solid understanding of the costs of providing that value. As future trends begin to change the way that IT costs are funded, consumed and managed, and as software contracts and licensing becomes more difficult to manage and control, organizations must understand these impacts to allow for IT's long-term success.
This summit recognizes the importance and value that IT provides to organizations and is targeted toward communicating economic alignment and challenges within IT and to all IT customers. Organizations will learn how to illustrate the true value of IT through understanding how to identify cost drivers and communicating costs both within IT and out to business units and corporate executives, work with stagnant budgets, manage an increasing number of software audits, and build better procurement programs.
Learn more about key takeaways and ROI you'll gain by attending a Gartner Summit Event
Key Benefits
This year's summit focuses on financial management, procurement and asset management:
- Improve IT asset management skills
- Understand the financial impact of IT decisions
- Develop stronger negotiation strategies with software vendors
- Better prepare yourself for software audits
- Streamline procurement processes
Who Should Attend
Professionals involved in asset management, procurement and financial management, including:
- IT Financial Managers
- Procurement Managers
- Financial Managers
- IT Controllers
- Technology Managers
- Asset Managers
- Data and Data Model Architects
- IT Negotiators
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.
