Analyst Profile

Mark Fabbi

VP Distinguished Analyst

23 years at Gartner , 32 years industry experience
Canada

Roles and Responsibilities

Mark Fabbi, vice president, distinguished analyst leads Gartner's research in Enterprise Network Infrastructure and touches on all aspects of enterprise network design, including network technologies, vendors and strategies. Major focus areas include networking technologies for virtualized data centers; improving application performance using technologies such as application delivery controllers and WAN optimization that span the gap between applications and networks; and helping clients achieve more equitable financial relationships with key vendors.

Areas of Coverage

Networking & Communications Equipment

Mark Fabbi's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

What Midsize Enterprises Want From Their IT Vendors
25-May-2018
Recent Cisco Networking Price Increases Demand Deeper Discounts
08-May-2018
Does Passive Optical LAN Have a Future in Your Access Network?
14-Mar-2018

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Fabbi worked for Bell Canada and affiliated companies and played a leadership role in developing internetworking and managed network service offerings and established key relationships with the pioneers of the emerging internetworking market.

Professional Background

Bell Canada, Director - Advanced Communications, 10 years

Education

ARTC - Piano Performance from the University of Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music
B.S., Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, University of Toronto

Languages

English

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25 June 2018
Closing the Digital Talent Gap at Midsize Enterprises Midsize enterprises face big challenges to secure talent for digital business transformation. CIOs at MSEs must build an attractive culture, create a long-term workforce development plan, broaden talent search and capitalize on a distinctive employer brand to win the race for digital workers.
30 May 2018
Creating a Sustainable Strategy for Sourcing at Midsize Enterprises CIOs of midsize enterprises lack dedicated sourcing, procurement and relationship management resources. To remedy this, they must implement a pragmatic sourcing strategy that aligns with business goals, achieves the desired outcome of decisions, and leads to an understanding of the marketplace.

23 Jul 2018
Panel Discussion: Emerging Trends in Customer Service & Support Technology EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00 Due to the increasing complexity of consumer interactions, customer service organizations need a complex set of applications to support customer engagement across a growing mix of agent-assisted and self-service channels. In this unique panel discussion style webinar, Principal Executive Advisor Pete Slease will moderate a conversation with Gartner Research Directors Jim Davies and Nadine LeBlanc on emerging trends in customer service and support technology. Our aim is to help you navigate the waters of customer service applications in order to select the best technologies and vendors to meet your customers' needs. During this session, you can also ask the panelists your questions on this topic.
23 Jul 2018
Build and Deploy Business Models and Strategy EDT: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | BST: 16:00 Business models and strategy are mutually complementary, essential tools for navigating the landscape of digital business. Yet many enterprises have weak or nonexistent strategy and very few have documented their business models. This webinar addresses the respective structures and roles of business models and strategy. You will receive insights into how CIOs and IT leaders can build and deploy business models and strategy to chart a path to the enterprise's digital destination.