Gartner Expert
Elias Khnaser
VP Analyst
Elias Khnaser is a Research Vice President with Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP). He manages the data center infrastructure and cloud research agenda and is responsible for the strategic technical direction of the team's collective research. Mr. Khnaser engages with more than 300 end-user organizations annually, advising CIOs, directors and architects on all aspects of cloud computing, edge, and data center transformation strategies. He is well known for his ability to relate complex technical concepts to align IT with business needs.
Mr. Khnaser's coverage is primarily focused on cloud adoption strategy, cloud architecture (hybrid and multicloud), cloud migration, platforms and providers, exit strategy.
He is well published, authoring and co-authoring 6 books, 40+ online video training courses and hundreds of articles for Virtualization Review Magazine, InformationWeek and Forbes. He is a frequent speaker at various Gartner and leading technology conferences.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Khnaser was the CTO for Sigma Solutions. In that role, he directed the company's technical strategy and was a customer-facing executive engaging with client CIOs, architects and engineers on cloud, EUC and virtualization strategies.
He is well-published with six books and thousands of blogs on Forbes, InformationWeek and VirtualizationReview.com. He has also presented at many industry conferences.
Professional background
Sigma Solutions - A Pivot Company
Chief Technology Officer
VSD Technologies
Chief Technology Officer
General Growth Properties (GGP)
SBC Architect
Areas of coverage
IT Operations and Cloud Management for Technical Professionals
Cloud Computing for Technical Professionals
Data Center Infrastructure for Technical Professionals
Education
B.S., Marketing, Lebanese American University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Public cloud computing strategy and architecture
2Hybrid and multicloud strategy and architecture
3Evaluating and assessing cloud computing providers
4Cloud exit strategy
5Edge computing strategy and architecture