Analyst Profile

Valdis Filks

Former Sr Director Analyst

Gartner associate until 11/2018 , 32 years industry experience

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Background

Professional Background

Central Electricity Generating Board, MVS Systems Programmer, 3 years
Royal Bank of Scotland, Senior Technical Analyst, 11 years
Sun Microsystems, Business Development Manager, 9 years

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Latvian

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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.

12 Dec 2018
The Truth About Business Value of IT EST: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 Business value of IT (BVIT) sits high atop most CIOs' agendas. They say it is vital to driving credibility in IT and that it is critical they get increased funding to drive it. Yet, many think it cannot be measured and that it's pointless to even try. There are many myths out there surrounding BVIT. In 2018, Gartner for the first time conducted a comprehensive study to find the truth behind BVIT. Why is it important? What is the impact if not done well? How do you measure IT's business value, and how will this change in the next 5 years? In this cost optimization webinar, we finally reveal the truth about business value of IT.
12 Dec 2018
Prepare for Your Future Customer EST: 12:00 p.m. | PDT: 9:00 a.m. | GMT: 17:00 As digital business transformation expands, your organization's future success depends on how you adjust to new customer-centric business models. CIOs and application leaders must anticipate future customer and business expectations by adopting scenario-based planning. This customer experience webinar explores 4 planning scenarios for customer-centric organizations and the key technology investments they need to succeed.

Analyst Profile

Valdis Filks

Former Sr Director Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Background

Professional Background

Languages

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