Analyst Profile

Michael A. Silver

VP Distinguished Analyst

22 years at Gartner , 32 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

PCs, Laptops & Handheld Devices
IT Asset Management

Michael A. Silver's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Toolkit: Windows 10 Feature Update Cost Model
19-Apr-2018
Plan and Budget for Short Windows and Office Support Cycles Based on Microsoft's February 2018 Announcements
13-Apr-2018
Mobile, Endpoint and Wearable Computing Strategies Primer for 2018
01-Feb-2018

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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6 April 2018
The Future of Work and Talent: Culture, Diversity, Technology The future of work is about forging a new relationship between technology and talent that transforms existing ways of working and doing business. This Special Report helps CIOs to shape this digital future with advice on long-term scenarios to inform strategy and near-term actions to implement it.
29 March 2018
Driving Cost Optimization Across the Enterprise: An Executive Perspective Leaders across the business must connect cost optimization efforts to the organization's larger objectives. Gartner's research helps leaders in numerous business areas determine how they can work individually and together to optimize costs without undermining strategic objectives.

23 Apr 2018
Cost Optimization: Using Analytics to Optimize IT and Business Costs 9:00 AM GMT | 4:00 AM EDT Cost optimization is a business-focused, continuous discipline to drive spending and cost reduction, while maximizing business value. In this webinar, we'll review the vital role analytics play in cost optimization: finding cost reduction opportunities, evaluating their potential impact on the business, and analyzing and selecting scenarios to spend for the best business outcomes.
23 Apr 2018
Lead Digital Business in 2018 and Beyond EDT: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | GMT: 16:00 Digital business transformation is a journey. Most CIOs think they are executing digital business transformation, but in reality there is a big gap between desire and deliver. CIOs can close this gap by using a digital business transformation map to guide their journey. The map includes finding landing points and places of high intensity transformation with other leaders. This session will explore ways that CIOs can move their organization from desire to deliver when it comes to digital business transformation. This includes creating urgency, telling stories, finding a transformation landing point and moving into high-intensity transformation.