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Dennis Smith
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Cost and Value
- Platform and Infrastructure Platform Engineering
- Cloud Computing
Speaker Bio
Dennis Smith is a Distinguished Vice President, Analyst in the Infrastructure and Operations organization. He is responsible for research in the areas of cloud computing, infrastructure platform engineering and container technologies.
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Sessions
Tuesday, December 08, 2026 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM PST
Magic Quadrant for Cloud AI Infrastructure
Dennis Smith,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
This session will present the results of Gartner's first extensive market coverage (and the industry's only) that compares the hyperscalers and the neocloud vendors in their abilities to support AI cloud infrastructure. This area involves enabling infrastructure for training and inference workloads.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM PST
Signature Series: The Future of Cloud in 2031
Dennis Smith,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Cloud is racing past $1T by 2027, driven by AI workloads moving to public and sovereign platforms. CIOs must rethink cloud as the control plane for data, security and digital operations — before competitors do. This session outlines where CIOs must modernize, govern and invest next.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2026 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM PST
Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Management Tools
Dennis Smith,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Interest in Cloud Financial Management (e.g., FinOps) tooling continues to be high. New vendors also continue to enter the market at a high rate. This session will present current insights on the market and also how vendors are competing. This includes how the tools are incorporating AI functionality and also how they are enabling the cost management and optimization of AI workloads.
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Thursday, December 10, 2026 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM PST
Adopt Infrastructure Platform Engineering to Accelerate AI Value
Dennis Smith,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Heads of infrastructure and operations (I&O) are at a critical juncture. To harness the transformative potential of artificial intelligence, transitioning to an infrastructure platform engineering orientation is no longer an optional optimization — it is a foundational requirement for I&O’s survival. This session will provide prescriptive recommendations on how to navigate this issue.
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