Analyst Profile

Monica Basso

Research VP

16 years at Gartner , 25 years industry experience
Milan, MI Italy

Roles and Responsibilities

Monica Basso is a Research Vice President for Gartner Research, in the Digital Workplace team. With 25 years of experience in IT and strong specialization on enterprise mobility, Ms. Basso leads Gartner research on enterprise file synchronization and sharing (EFSS) and the modern content cloud and social collaboration. She advises clients on strategies for digital transformation of the workplace, leveraging mobility, cloud and content collaboration. Other coverage areas include mobility management and security, "bring your own device" (BYOD), mobile collaboration and mobility strategy. Ms. Basso leads the Gartner IT Market Clock research and special report publication yearly. Other areas of interest include the impact of digital technologies on people, society and organizations; social trends affecting technology adoption; generational changes in IT; and innovation.

Areas of Coverage

Mobile & Wireless

Monica Basso's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

What to Ask When You Need to Share Files Internally and Externally
26-Jun-2017
Cool Vendors in Personal Devices, 2017
06-Jun-2017
Cool Vendors in Content Services, 2017
11-May-2017

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Digital Workplace: Immagina l'Impossibile, Fallo accadere
13 July 2016
Gartner IT Market Clocks: Step Up to the Digital Transformation Pace
06 October 2016

Background

Previous Experience

Ms. Basso has 25 years of experience in information and communications technology, having held both technical and management positions. Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Basso worked at Alcatel as a business development manager and business unit manager, in the area of multichannel applications and Internet portals. Prior to that, she worked for TXT e-solutions as project manager for large European cooperative IT projects, covering Internet technologies and applications, business process re-engineering, and software engineering domains. Her initial experiences focused on software design and implementation as a software engineer for real-time embedded applications.

Professional Background

Alcatel, Business Unit Manager/Business Development Manager, 2 years
TXT e-solutions, Project Manager/Software Engineer, 8 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Gartner Research Thought Leadership Award (2008)

Education

M.S., Electronics Engineering, with honors, Politecnico di Milano

Languages

English
Italian

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15 June 2017
IoT Technology Disruptions: A Gartner Trend Insight Report IoT's rapidly evolving technologies have ushered in innovative disruptions at a breakneck pace. This report highlights Gartner research that covers these IoT technical disruptions in five key areas: security, artificial intelligence, data and analytics, communications, and endpoint technology.
31 May 2017
Digital Trust — Redefining Trust for the Digital Era: A Gartner Trend Insight Report Trust underpins every interaction, but traditional trust models do not scale to the scope, spontaneity and agency required in digital business. Digital trust emerges to establish and manage trust in the myriad digital interactions and relationships between businesses, individuals and things.

28 Jun 2017
Connected! How to Live and Work in the Digital Society EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | GMT: 13:00 Forget digital business it's the digital society that is quickly emerging - blending the physical and the virtual worlds. It's affecting not only our business models and how we work, but how we live and interact. Technology is not only changing the way people interact; the relationship between people and technology itself is changing. More than ever, technology is part of our identity. It's time to rethink a few things.
28 Jun 2017
"Google-ize" Your Core EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | GMT: 14:00 Google, a standout in continuous delivery, has earned its swagger, while banks still stagger in time-to-market comparisons. Banks need to take immediate, if not drastic, steps to reduce development cycle times, but they face a harsh reality as dependence on packaged software increases. We provide alternatives to assist banks through this transition.