Analyst Profile

Brian Prentice

VP Analyst

15 years at Gartner , 31 years industry experience
North Sydney, Australia

Roles and Responsibilities

Brian Prentice is a member of the CIO Research Group. He has been with Gartner for 16 years and in the IT industry for over 30 years. His research explores how leading enterprises are transforming user experience and engagement outcomes though the implementation of human-centric digital design practices and by adopting a digital humanistic perspective of technology. Mr. Prentice is also involved in research initiatives examining adaptive enterprise operating models (aka "enterprise agile"), business models and digital business transformation.

Areas of Coverage

Emerging Trends & Technologies
Open Source
Digital Workplace
Mobile & Wireless

Brian Prentice's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

2018 CIO Agenda: Directions in UX Design Staffing
11-Jul-2018
Achieving Digital Optimization With Digital Design
13-Jun-2018
Adapt Your Enterprise's Operating Model or Risk Failure in Your Digital Business Strategy
30-May-2018

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Digital Business Transformation Strategy Needs a Change of Perspective
28 March 2018

Background

Previous Experience

Prior to becoming an analyst, Mr. Prentice worked in the IT vendor community for 17 years. This included organizations such as Apple Computer, WordPerfect, Novell, Lotus, IBM, Microsoft and Onyx Software. Mr. Prentice operated in a variety of roles, including product management, partner development and support management, spanning North America and Asia/Pacific. This combination of roles and companies has allowed Mr. Prentice to be directly involved in the advent of some of the most important technological developments of the past two decades, including desktop operating systems, personal productivity software, messaging and collaboration, customer relationship management, and the internet. It has also given him unique insights into the dynamics of the software industry.

Professional Background

Apple Computer, Product Manager, 6 years
IBM/Lotus, Manager - Alliance & Partners, 3 years
Novell, Regional Product Manager, 4 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Gartner Thought Leadership Award - 2015

Education

B.S., with distinction, International Business, California State University, San Jose

Languages

English

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14 November 2018
The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2018 Each year, the Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 identifies the supply chains that successfully advance healthcare by improving patient outcomes and controlling costs. Supply chain leaders in the healthcare industry can use lessons from these leading organizations to improve their operations.
9 November 2018
Getting Started With Data Literacy and Information as a Second Language: A Gartner Trend Insight Report The increasingly pervasive nature of data makes it crucial for all employees to learn to “speak data.” This follow-up to our first Data Literacy Special Report outlines practical advice for data and analytics leaders to start data literacy programs as a key to a broader digital dexterity campaign.

19 Nov 2018
Use AI to Create Better B2B Customer Experience EST: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 Artificial Intelligence (AI) can transform your customer journey. AI-related technologies provide deep insights into B2B sales processes and drive automation of those processes, but AI's bigger impact will be felt in your B2B customer experience (CX) programs and strategy. This customer experience webinar explores the current AI-related technologies that can transform your B2B CX initiatives and examines use cases of those already reaping the benefits.
19 Nov 2018
The Essentials of Data and Analytics Governance EST: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 16:00 Governance is one of the most difficult challenges organizations face as they aim to drive business value through data and analytics programs. This data and analytics webinar examines the foundations for establishing effective governance. We will address the essential elements of effective data and analytics governance, benefits you can expect from implementing such a framework, and how your organization can put an effective framework into practice.

Analyst Profile

Brian Prentice

VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Areas of Coverage

Brian Prentice's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

Languages

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