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Sharat Menon
Sr Director Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Data and Analytics
Speaker Bio
Sharat Menon is a Senior Director Analyst in the Tech Product Manager team of Gartner's High Tech (HT) organization. He currently covers foundational technology markets like data integration, metadata management, data management platforms etc. He also tracks emerging tech & trends in data management, such as data fabric, DataOps, data mesh, data products, AI-ready data, data lakehouses, and more. He leads Gartner research directed towards tech providers in these markets, but also supports discussions with end user organizations and investors.
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Sessions
Monday, 16 November, 2026 02:15 PM - 03:00 PM IST
Ask the Analyst: Technology Considerations to Deliver AI-Ready Data
Sharat Menon,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
This interactive session will allow participants to explore the technology considerations for delivering AI-ready data. Bring your questions to discuss with peers and a Gartner expert, including: What types of D&A vendors/products should I invest in, and how can I leverage my existing investments? How can I align these D&A technologies with specific AI use cases? How has the D&A technology landscape evolved to support modern GenAI and agentic AI use cases?
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Wednesday, 18 November, 2026 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM IST
Top Data and Analytics Trends 2026
Sharat Menon,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
AI agent adoption transforms data and analytics (D&A) strategy and operations. In this session, we will examine the top trends across three key themes: agentic D&A, semantics at the core and D&A platformization. Join this session to learn more.
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