Analyst Profile

Brian Prentice

Research VP

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

Roles and Responsibilities

Brian Prentice has been with Gartner for 13 years and in the IT industry for 30 years. He is a member of The Office of the CIO. Mr. Prentice leads Gartner's digital humanism research theme. His research is directed toward helping CIOs support customer and employee experience initiatives by transforming the enterprise IT organization into a design center - a strategic capability required for competitive digital businesses. Mr. Prentice works across several research key Initiatives, including people-centered computing, digital business, the digital workplace, emerging trends and technologies, and innovation.

Areas of Coverage

Digital Workplace
Open Source
Emerging Trends & Technologies
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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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.

16 Jul 2018
Prioritize IT Spending to Maximize Opportunities EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | BST: 14:00 CIOs and IT organizations are struggling to prioritize spending. As a result, they risk missing out on digital business opportunities. IT needs a new way of partnering with the business for digital business initiatives. In this webinar, we examine radical successes of Gartner clients to demonstrate alternative ways to prioritize the portfolio and maximize the value of available spending.
16 Jul 2018
Achieve Self-Service Analytics at Scale EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00 Many have embraced self-service data and analytics, but the success of implementations varies. This webinar will provide best practices and lessons learned to evolve your approach in a way that facilitates self-service at scale and eliminates self-serving methods.