Analyst Profile

Mike Blechar

Former VP Distinguished Analyst

Gartner associate until 3/2013 , 49 years industry experience

Roles and Responsibilities

Background

Professional Background

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Director of Information Management and Development Center, 5 years
CGI Systems, U.S. Product Manager, 5 years
Ciba-Geigy, Data and Database Administrator, 5 years

Industry Awards/Accolades

1963 New York City Junior Chess Champion
1968 U.S. Air Force Chess Champion
1986 CCLA North American Postal Champion
1988 CCLA North American Postal Champion

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.

24 Jul 2017
How to Build an Effective ITAM Policy EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | GMT: 14:00 Policies are important. They have far-reaching consequences in terms of budget, risk control and legal position. We discuss some pragmatic considerations to help you get your IT asset management (SAM) policy right.
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.