Analyst Profile

Brian Blau

Research VP

7 years at Gartner , 25 years industry experience
CA USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Brian Blau focuses his research on personal technologies and markets. His advice covers technical and business strategies as they relate to important and popular topics, including consumer social networks, the video game market, mobile apps, consumer ecosystems, wearable devices and apps, virtual reality and augmented reality, personal drones, and many other app, services, technologies and go-to-market strategies. He also provides advice about using personal technologies in IT. In addition, Mr. Blau is the Lead Analyst for Apple.

Areas of Coverage

Mobile & Wireless
Consumer Technologies

Brian Blau's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

CES 2017
12 January 2017

Background

Previous Experience

Mr. Blau has previously held diverse technical and leadership positions in the computer graphics, games and social networking companies. He has made significant contributions in the areas of technology-driven in-game advertising, developer-supported social networks, and visual simulation and animation tools. He also has extensive software development experience as a software development manager and developer advocate, as well as a startup founder and business manager. Mr. Blau was an early VRML pioneer and helped establish early network-based 3D tools and technologies. In addition, he has produced trade and technical conferences, including the Electronic Theater, and other major venues at the annual SIGGRAPH conferences. He also has judged art shows and film festivals, has been published, and likes to give industry talks.

Professional Background

Autodesk, Software Development Manager, 5 years
Bluerock Technologies, CEO, 3 years
Double Fusion, Director of Developer Relations, 3 years

Education

B.S., Computer Science, University of Central Florida, 1988
M.S., Computer Science, University of Central Florida, 1990

Languages

English

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3 October 2017
Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2018 The intelligent digital mesh is a foundation for future digital business and its ecosystems. To create competitive advantage, enterprise architecture and technology innovation leaders must evaluate these top trends to identify opportunities that their organizations can exploit.
29 September 2017
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23 Oct 2017
The Disruptive Potential of Blockchain Technology EDT: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 Everyone is talking about blockchain, but there's a great deal of misunderstanding around this disruptive innovation. We find that 90% of enterprise blockchain projects actually don't need blockchain technology, and in fact would be better off without it. This session covers root causes for this misalignment, shows how to deal with avoidable mistakes in blockchain projects and how to conceive realistic projects that will deliver business value.
24 Oct 2017
Monetizing Public Cloud Opportunities in China, Russia and India EDT: 9:00 a.m. | PDT: 6:00 a.m. | GMT: 13:00 All IT markets are directly or indirectly disrupted by Cloud Services. Gartner predicts that through 2020 the Cloud shift will grow to $216 Billion. The magnitude of the cloud shift varies by market segment and geographic region. With this shift, incumbent infrastructure providers are exploring ways to defend their traditional business model. In this session, we'll provide Business Unit leaders at IT providers guidance on how they can benefit from the cloud shift in emerging markets.