Analyst Profile

Michael A. Silver

VP Distinguished Analyst

21 years at Gartner , 31 years industry experience
Stamford, CT USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Michael Silver is a vice president and research director in Gartner Research, where he is part of the Client Computing group. His areas of coverage include client operating systems, office productivity suites, Windows and office migrations, and total cost of ownership issues in the above areas. Mr. Silver has also been helping clients decide how to handle their Microsoft Enterprise Agreements.

Areas of Coverage

IT Asset Management
PCs, Laptops & Handheld Devices

Michael A. Silver's Recent Gartner Activity

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Background

Previous Experience

Mr. Silver has more than 20 years of experience in the IT industry. Prior to joining Gartner, he spent more than 11 years at IBM.

Professional Background

IBM, Systems Engineer, 11 years

Education

M.B.A., Marketing and International Business, Stern School of Business at New York University

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
Maverick* Insights Drive Creative Destruction of Business as Usual: A Gartner Trend Insight Report Digitalization's pace and scale subverts conventional business thinking with constant "creative destruction." Faced with such turmoil, IT and business leaders must think and act in unconventional ways for their organizations to thrive. (Maverick research exposes unconventional thinking and advice.)

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.
25 Oct 2017
Drive Employee Adoption of New Supply Chain Technology EDT: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 15:00 Supply chain technology is changing rapidly as supply chains grow more complex and digital. Supply chain leaders often overestimate their ability to implement change. What actually drives SC employees to adapt to change is different from what SC leaders perceive leads to adoption. However, change management activities are not given the level of priority needed to gain employees' true commitment. Get the insights you need to manage change and to engage your employees in SC technology transformations.