Analyst Profile

Ron Blair

VP Analyst

5 years at Gartner , 23 years industry experience
DE USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Ron Blair is a Research Director of Infrastructure Strategies for IT Leadership within Gartner. Mr. Blair's current coverage is focused on helping clients cost effectively improve IT disaster recovery capabilities and address emerging challenges related to IT resiliency.

Ron Blair's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Benchmark Your I&O Value for Core Services
12-Apr-2020
Revamp Your Team’s Approach to Business Value Metrics
12-Apr-2020
Infrastructure and Operations Leaders Primer for 2021
21-Jan-2021

Background

Previous Experience

Previously, Mr. Blair was a Global Product Director in the service provider arena and focused on creating various "as a service" offerings. Areas of responsibility included idea generation, business case creation and funding, development, pricing, vendor partnering, sales enablement, marketing and delivery readiness.

Professional Background

Bank of America, Various - Database Engineer, Application Development, Sales/Marketing, 7 years
CSC, Global Account Executive, 5 years
CSC, Product Management Director, 8 years

Education

B.S., MSIS, The Pennsylvania State University
M.B.A., Indiana University

Languages

English

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11 November 2020
The Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 for 2020 Gartner’s 12th annual Healthcare Supply Chain Top 25 has additional resonance in a year that revealed the strengths and shortcomings of healthcare supply chains. CSCOs can use the lessons from this research to build stronger supply chains, improve patient outcomes and control costs.
2 May 2019
Three Critical Factors in Building a Comprehensive Security Awareness Program Three key elements form the foundation of a successful awareness education program: knowledge of audiences, pervasive and continuous communication and interactive education on security tactics. Security and risk management leaders should use this research to implement a comprehensive program.

19 April 2021
Use Total Cost of Ownership To Optimize Supply Chain Costs and Drive Savings EDT: 10:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00
Many supply chain leaders focus on achieving short-term savings through cost reduction targets. Gartner recommends using a total cost of ownership (TCO) model to focus instead on shared strategic goals. Making the shift toward TCO is hard, but not impossible, and it helps to optimize supply chain costs. This complimentary webinar looks at the benefits of TCO, and provides practical tips for moving beyond simple/unit price.

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19 April 2021
Tech CEOs: Build a Customer-Centric Culture for Success EDT: 11:00 a.m. | BST: 16:00
Gartner predicts that in a postpandemic world, companies that demonstrate and know how to apply empathetic, as opposed to sympathetic, measures will prove more successful overtime. Tech CEOs should use this as an opportunity to reenergize employees around a companywide, customer-centric culture that inextricably links the employee and customer experiences. The Gartner 2020 Technology Buying Behavior Survey found that 65% of respondents were “more likely to expand or maintain a relationship with a vendor when we’ve developed a bond with them.” This complimentary webinar looks at why most companies struggle to use the science of empathy in their go-to-market efforts, and how your company can change that.

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Analyst Profile

Ron Blair

VP Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Ron Blair's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Education

Languages

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