Leaders must drive transformation by delivering reliable, scalable and high-velocity services while enabling AI-enhanced change, value and talent evolution.
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Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference 2026 dives deep into key topics for I&O leaders around agentic AI, resilience, leadership and more to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.
2026 Conference Theme
Accelerate Value. Deliver Intelligently.
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Tuesday, December 01, 2026
10:00 AM - 10:45 AM JST
Gartner Opening Keynote: Scaling Agentic AI to Enable Your Autonomous IT Operations Future
Joe Rogus,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Erin Pierre,
Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
The superpower of Infrastructure & Operations has always been to turn possibility into reality. Demand has shifted to scaling agentic AI beyond experiments, representing your most significant opportunity to successfully deliver your autonomous IT operations future. This keynote will guide you on the changes your people, teams and operating model will absorb, explore the governance and technology decisions that need to be implemented and sustained to deliver on the promise of Agentic AI, and help shape your journey.
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11:00 AM - 11:20 AM JST
[Theater] Selector Software: Solution for IT Infra Operation in Workforce Decline
Hiroyuki Onishi,
CHIEF SOLUTION ARCHITECT, Selector Software, Inc.
Japan's IT operations sector is facing a severe shortage of personnel. The recruitment market is depleted, training takes years, and the skilled engineers are retiring rapidly. While increasing headcount are becoming less effective, systems are growing complex and the standards required for operations keep rising. In this session, we will re-examine this situation using three sets of public statistics, outline approaches to maintaining operational quality with limited staff, and—through real-world examples—demonstrate how AIOps can be leveraged as a key component of business strategy.
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
Breaking the Reliance on Big U.S. Tech: A 10-Year Roadmap to I&O Sovereignty
Ted McHugh,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Dynamic geopolitical tensions and regulatory pressures are forcing many organizations to urgently evaluate their exposure to large, U.S.-based technology providers. These insights help heads of I&O detangle years of accumulated dependencies with a phased, low-risk and well-governed approach.
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
Signature Series: 2027 Infrastructure and Operations Leadership Vision: Transformation Through AI and Cloud
Mark Margevicius,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Every head of I&O is navigating the same core question right now — how to enable growth while managing the compounding demands of AI and cloud. This session brings those challenges into focus, laying out the trends that matter most and the leadership behaviors that will define successful I&O organizations in 2027 and beyond. Attendees will gain the strategic framing and the practical actions needed to lead their function through what’s coming next.
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
The Field Guide to Server Virtualization Options
Hiroko Aoyama,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Broadcom's ownership of VMware has increased prices, uncertainty and risks, leaving many customers exploring options. Join this Gartner session for a deep dive into the marketplace for leading server virtualization options, including Nutanix, public cloud IaaS, Microsoft Hyper-V, Azure Local, Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, HPE Morpheus VM Essentials and Oracle Linux.
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM JST
Urgent Checklist: Are You Prepared to Protect Your Backup Data and Recover From Ransomware?
Takuma Yamamoto,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Fueled by the growing use of AI, ransomware is becoming increasingly sophisticated. In this environment, simply trying to prevent every attack is no longer enough. Are you prepared to protect your backup data and recover your data when an attack occurs? This session presents the key items you should check immediately and recommends the actions you need to prioritize now.
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12:15 PM - 12:45 PM JST
Serverworks: Claude on AWS — Driving Cost Optimization in Real-World Use Cases
Hiroya Murakami,
Manager, Serverworks Co., Ltd.
As generative AI expands, establishing enterprise governance is a common challenge. This session explores advanced Claude utilization on Amazon Bedrock, starting with AI-ready data. Using e-commerce and manufacturing use cases, we detail its superior instruction comprehension and agentic behaviors, plus tips to optimize rising operational costs. To address governance for company-wide deployment, we introduce practical approaches to rapidly and securely build GenAI environments on AWS, covering usage guidelines, authentication, and auditing.
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12:15 PM - 12:45 PM JST
Tanium: Infrastructure Operations in the Age of AI
Yuichi Sakamoto,
Senior Value Engineering Manager, Tanium
In fall 2026, security incidents worldwide, possibly aided by AI, hit precisely where visibility and updates lagged, widening the damage. We believe these “operational gaps” now threaten business continuity. The supply chain evaluation scheme starting at the end of FY2026 will require security measures and vulnerability management on all endpoints. Organizations must close these gaps with accurate, comprehensive data, not manual effort. This session explores the roles AI and humans should play in PC and server operations to keep infrastructure safe and secure.
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01:00 PM - 01:30 PM JST
[Luncheon] NEC: Information coming soon
Kenki Takagi,
SENIOR DIRECTOR, NEC Corporation
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