Analyst Profile

David Groombridge

Distinguished VP Analyst

7 years at Gartner , 26 years industry experience
United Kingdom

Roles and Responsibilities

David Groombridge is a Distinguished Vice President Analyst within the Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management team in Gartner Research. Mr. Groombridge undertakes analysis on all phases of the IT sourcing cycle, with a particular focus on best practices in the sourcing of managed workplace services, hybrid infrastructure services and hosting of SAP systems. He provides guidance for clients on vendor selection, contract pricing, structure and terms, and commercial negotiations.

David Groombridge's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

3 Critical Actions for Executives to Cope With Long-Term Impacts of Geopolitical Tensions
29-Jul-2022
Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services
20-Jul-2022
Critical Capabilities for Public Cloud IT Transformation Services
20-Jul-2022

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

The Gartner Top 12 Strategic Technology Trends for 2022
23 November 2021
Ask the Expert: The Gartner Top 12 Strategic Technology Trends for 2022
01 December 2021
The Gartner Top 12 Strategic Technology Trends for 2022 and Beyond
20 January 2022

Upcoming Gartner Events

IT Symposium/Xpo
07 November 2022 - 10 November 2022
IT Infrastructure, Operations and Cloud Strategies Conference
21 November 2022 - 22 November 2022

Background

Previous Experience

Mr. Groombridge has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Gartner, he reported to the CIO of Eversheds, a global law firm. In this role, he managed a number of strategic vendor relationships, led the successful negotiation of the firm's largest outsourcing deal, and managed the implementation of multiple data center outsourcing, BPO and SaaS initiatives, and also won the firmwide innovation award in 2011. Prior to his time at Eversheds, he held a range of IT program and product manager roles, spanning the insurance, financial services and enterprise software industries.

Professional Background

Eversheds, Head of Business Systems, 8 years
Legal & General, Program Manager, 4 years
Misys, Product Center Manager, 5 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

Eversheds' 2011 Firmwide Innovation Award

Education

B.Sc., With Honors, Open University
M.A., With Honors, King's College, University of Cambridge

Languages

English

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8 August 2022
7 Rules for CIOs to Successfully Demonstrate the Business Value of IT EDT: 11:00 a.m. | BST: 16:00
Many CIOs struggle to successfully communicate the business value of their IT programs to business leaders. Communicating this value requires a focus on business outcomes delivered and not IT systems managed or work done. This complimentary webinar will explore seven rules that will help CIOs build a more compelling and impactful narrative to communicate the business value of IT. These rules will help CIOs justify IT operating budgets, secure business funding in new projects, and show more strategic alignment to business priorities and objectives.
9 August 2022
The Gartner Outlook for Cloud Security in APAC Join us live at 1:00 p.m. AEST local time in Sydney (August 10) | 11:00 a.m. SGT local time in Singapore (August 10)
Organisations frequently cite information security as a top obstacle to the adoption of cloud computing, yet improved security is considered to be a top driver. How do leading organisations strengthen information security to make the path to cloud computing easier? This free Asia-Pac webinar explores the current and future state of cloud security across infrastructure, platform and software as a service (SaaS) offerings, including hybrid cloud security and emerging distributed cloud and edge computing security issues.

Analyst Profile

David Groombridge

Distinguished VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

David Groombridge's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

On-Demand & Upcoming Webinars

Upcoming Gartner Events

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Industry Awards/Accolades

Education

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