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Chris Saunderson
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Platform and Infrastructure Platform Engineering
- I&O Automation
- Generative AI, Agentic AI and AI
- IT Infrastructure Management
Speaker Bio
Chris Saunderson covers automation and orchestration methodologies at Gartner, with a primary focus on the life cycle of systems from build to run to retire. Mr. Saunderson has 10 years of experience as an automation architect, architecting task and process automation solutions to address IT needs. His coverage includes the impact of automation and orchestration on the I&O organization. He has an emphasis on improving the programmability of infrastructure elements, and the improvement of system availability and maintainability.
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Sessions
Tuesday, December 08, 2026 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST
Navigating I&O Automation in the Agentic AI Age
Chris Saunderson,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Heads of I&O face pressure to adopt AI agents and automation, yet must maintain operational reliability and stability. This research provides a criteria-driven method to select the right mix of deterministic workflows and agentic automation, ensuring scalable and reliable operations.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2026 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM PST
Ask the Analyst: Navigating I&O Automation in the Agentic AI Age
Chris Saunderson,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Heads of I&O face pressure to adopt AI agents and automation, yet must maintain operational reliability and stability. This research provides a criteria-driven method to select the right mix of deterministic workflows and agentic automation, ensuring scalable and reliable operations.
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Thursday, December 10, 2026 10:15 AM - 10:35 AM PST
Market Guide for Infrastructure Automation & Orchestration
Chris Saunderson,
VP Analyst, Gartner
The market for infrastructure automation and orchestration tools continues to evolve and expand. This session will give a deeper dive into the Market Guide, providing attendees with insights and recommendations on evaluating and selecting vendors to meet their automation and orchestration challenges.
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Thursday, December 10, 2026 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM PST
Roadmap to Improve Your Infrastructure as Code Maturity
Chris Saunderson,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Infrastructure as code (IaC) is necessary to deliver infrastructure platform products, kick IaC to the next gear by following this infrastructure as code maturity roadmap. This session will provide insights and guidance about the different maturity levels from ClickOps, repeatable, composable, productized and transformational. It will help the head of I&O assess where their teams are and create strategies to advance the practices based on organizational needs.
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