Analyst Profile

Brian Prentice

Research VP

14 years at Gartner , 30 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

How to Effectively Strengthen the Synergies Between Innovation Centers and Digital Design Teams
10-Jul-2017
Digital Humanism Is a Key to Digital Success
12-Jun-2017
How to Apply Gartner's Digital Humanism Manifesto
12-Jun-2017

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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11 July 2017
Capitalizing on Your Business Ecosystems Economy: A Gartner Trend Insight Report Organizations are increasingly focusing outward on their business ecosystems to fuel innovation. To capitalize on these opportunities, CIOs must develop a proactive strategy for engaging in their business ecosystems, and select the right mix of business and technology to support this strategy.
7 July 2017
Forecast Alert: IT Spending, Worldwide, 2Q17 Update Gartner's forecast for 2017 worldwide dollar-valued IT spending growth has been revised up 1.0% to 2.4%, an increase from 0.3% in 2016. The constant-currency forecast is unchanged at 3.3% for 2017. Technology product management leaders should pay close attention to currency fluctuations in 2017.

26 Jul 2017
Enhance Your Data Governance Initiative With Information Stewardship Applications EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | GMT: 13:00 New packaged solutions in support of information stewardship are emerging. CDOs and information stewards must look at the capabilities of these solutions to secure the right application investment.
26 Jul 2017
Tackling Physician Burnout EDT: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 Physician burnout and IT's contributions to it are a hot topic in 2017. How real is it, and how much will it threaten the move to value-based care? Will the innovations of the digital age make the situation better or worse? This session provides new research and insights into this important topic.