Analyst Profile

John-David Lovelock

Distinguished VP Analyst

17 years at Gartner , 43 years industry experience
Toronto, ON Canada

Roles and Responsibilities

John-David Lovelock is a Research Vice President and Distinguished Analyst in the Gartner for General Managers team. Mr. Lovelock has served as Gartner's Chief Forecaster for the past 5 years.

John-David Lovelock's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Generative Spending: A Fast-Growing Business Model for Technology Delivery
20-Oct-2021
Forecast Alert: IT Spending, Worldwide, 3Q21 Update
15-Oct-2021
Gartner Market Databook, 3Q21 Update
30-Sep-2021

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

IT Spending Forecast, 4Q19 Update: Emerging Technologies in 2020
14 January 2020
Gartner Invest Webinar Series: The Impact of a Global Recession on IT Spend
08 April 2020
Leading Through COVID-19: IT Spending Forecast, 1Q20 Update - It Will Get Worse Before It Gets Better
14 April 2020

Background

Previous Experience

Mr. Lovelock has 35 years of experience within the IT industry, including working eight years in a variety of healthcare environments. Prior to joining Gartner, he co-founded and managed a boutique consulting firm that specialized in large software solutions with a special emphasis on the healthcare industry. This included planning and implementing ERP systems, authoring custom software solutions, and developing long-term IT strategies at large and midsize hospitals. As a consultant, he participated in many challenging projects for companies in locations worldwide, including Europe, North America, the Caribbean and South America.

Professional Background

Loreada Partners, president and co-founder, 7 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Five Thought Leadership Awards
One Quantitative Analyst of the Year
Three Quantitative Research Awards

Education

B.A., Economics, University of Toronto

Languages

English

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2 May 2019
Three Critical Factors in Building a Comprehensive Security Awareness Program Three key elements form the foundation of a successful awareness education program: knowledge of audiences, pervasive and continuous communication and interactive education on security tactics. Security and risk management leaders should use this research to implement a comprehensive program.

26 October 2021
Scale Privacy Efforts Enterprise-wide to Navigate a Changed Risk Environment EDT: 10:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00

Privacy leaders struggle to scale their programs in the face of rapid shifts in business operations and strategy as companies return to growth in 2021. While privacy leaders recognize that more business ownership of privacy risk is needed to meet these new challenges, simply driving greater awareness of privacy risks throughout the organization is not enough. Privacy leaders must adapt by doing more to clarify the role business and functional partners must play in achieving privacy goals, and reduce the level of business effort in doing so. This complimentary webinar looks at how leading privacy executives drive greater business ownership of privacy risk to scale their programs as organizations return to growth.

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26 October 2021
The Future of Data Management is in the Cloud EDT: 11:00 a.m. | BST: 16:00

The cloud is the new data and analytics platform. Cloud service providers and independent software vendors offer the basis for a new cloud-based ecosystem. This complimentary webinar explores the state of the data management platform, the transition to cloud and its implications, and what it means to operate successfully in the cloud or, more likely, multiple clouds. We will cover pros and cons of cloud adoption, financial governance for cloud, cloud data ecosystems, and the emerging practice of FinOps.

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Analyst Profile

John-David Lovelock

Distinguished VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

John-David Lovelock's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

Languages

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