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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6 April 2018
The Future of Work and Talent: Culture, Diversity, Technology The future of work is about forging a new relationship between technology and talent that transforms existing ways of working and doing business. This Special Report helps CIOs to shape this digital future with advice on long-term scenarios to inform strategy and near-term actions to implement it.
29 March 2018
Driving Cost Optimization Across the Enterprise: An Executive Perspective Leaders across the business must connect cost optimization efforts to the organization's larger objectives. Gartner's research helps leaders in numerous business areas determine how they can work individually and together to optimize costs without undermining strategic objectives.

23 Apr 2018
Cost Optimization: Using Analytics to Optimize IT and Business Costs 9:00 AM GMT | 4:00 AM EDT Cost optimization is a business-focused, continuous discipline to drive spending and cost reduction, while maximizing business value. In this webinar, we'll review the vital role analytics play in cost optimization: finding cost reduction opportunities, evaluating their potential impact on the business, and analyzing and selecting scenarios to spend for the best business outcomes.
23 Apr 2018
Lead Digital Business in 2018 and Beyond EDT: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 16:00 Digital business transformation is a journey. Most CIOs think they are executing digital business transformation, but in reality there is a big gap between desire and deliver. CIOs can close this gap by using a digital business transformation map to guide their journey. The map includes finding landing points and places of high intensity transformation with other leaders. This session will explore ways that CIOs can move their organization from desire to deliver when it comes to digital business transformation. This includes creating urgency, telling stories, finding a transformation landing point and moving into high-intensity transformation.