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

An Overview of Digital Design for CIOs
10-Apr-2018
Evolving Business Operating Models Will Affect the Future of Work
19-Mar-2018
Research Presentation for 'The CIO's Role in Creating an Adaptive Digital Business'
13-Mar-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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16 May 2018
The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25 for 2018 This research unveils the 14th annual global Supply Chain Top 25. It highlights the advanced practices of leading companies that heads of supply chain and strategy organizations can adopt and adapt to compete with the best in the world.
15 May 2018
Retail Supply Chainnovators 2018: Lesara Wins for Accelerating the Concept of Fast Fashion This award recognizes innovative and high-impact initiatives that transform the supply chain. Through a case study of Lesara's winning approach that accelerates fast fashion, supply chain leaders can use this research as a means to inspire, transform and elevate their own supply chain organization.

29 May 2018
IoT's Opportunities and Challenges in 2018 EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | BST: 14:00 This webinar focuses on how IoT has evolved over the last two years in commercial and enterprise applications, and what the outlook is for its adoption in 2018.
29 May 2018
Key Capabilities to Be a Go-To E-Com Partner or Go Direct-To-Consumer EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00 E-commerce sales continue to increase across all industries and brand manufacturers want a share of this growth. To capitalize on this opportunity, brands are positioning themselves as the 'go-to' partner for retailers by offering services such as drop ship, or they're going "direct-to-consumer" without an intermediary. In this webinar, we discuss barriers to success, routes to market to consider, capabilities to enable growth and consumer connection.