Why IT Executives and Their Teams Choose Gartner to Drive Stronger Performance

Expand knowledge

•  75+ Gartner Magic Quadrant™ reports, the gold standard for objective market analysis on 800+ technology and service providers
• Gartner IT Score to assess IT maturity levels for short- and long-term planning
• Gartner Hype Cycle™ research to reduce the risk of investment decisions
• Industry-specific maturity models, frameworks and toolkits to help with both strategy and execution

Communicate executive strategy

• Deliver on stakeholder expectations and build an IT strategic plan you will actually use
• Shorten time-to-decision with advisory partners who conduct 460,000+ direct client interactions each year

Accelerate execution on mission-critical priorities

• 400 active Gartner Ignition Guides to assess, prioritize, develop and deliver on IT initiatives. 
• Gartner IT Budget to benchmark key metrics against IT cost and contributions. 
• 850+ consultants for contract optimization. 
• Senior consulting partners to help turn guidance into customized action plans.

Start and accelerate your digital transition with these tools:

• Gartner BuySmart™ NEW application streamlines and manages enterprise technology purchase decisions. 
• Gartner Digital Execution Scorecard™ uses industry-related digital strategy benchmarks to align priorities and drive execution while uniting the C-suite on investment decisions. 
• Gartner Hype Cycle™ research helps you discern the hype from what’s commercially viable with the evolution of technologies or applications. 
• Gartner IT Score benchmarks functional processes and identifies performance gaps to build a roadmap for effective operating models. 
• Gartner Magic Quadrant™ research helps you find best-in-class vendors of software solutions and services. 
• CISO Effectiveness Diagnostic helps you understand the behaviors and mindsets that drive exceptional performance among chief information security officers. 
• Cybersecurity Controls Assessment measures controls implementation maturity against leading industry-recognized frameworks and standards.

“Whether it's Gartner Consulting, toolkits, analyst inquiries, research documents, advisory services or peer connections, I always have resources readily available to help keep my initiatives moving forward.” – Majid Jan, CIO, Petromin Corporation

Work with former practitioners and experts that know your sector and understand your needs.

• Finance: Understand new emerging technologies and changing competitive landscapes. 
• Manufacturing: Envision the future with technological, market and societal challenges. 
• Energy & Utilities: Grasp the scope of digital innovations to drive efficiency, transform operations and diversify revenue. 
• Healthcare: Stay both client- and outcome-focused by enhancing governance models and strategic planning. 
• Retail: Leverage AI to capture deeper insights, anticipate customer needs and proactively deliver across every touchpoint. 
• Public Sector — Government & Education: Use technology and digital experience to advance citizen services. 
• High Tech & Telecom: Learn from analysts who advise your customers and study your markets and competitors every day.

Make faster, smarter decisions

• Get expert guidance from 2,200+ Gartner experts and former industry IT practitioners, quoted in leading business publications 180x/week on average. 
• Unite your leadership cross-functionally with role-specific insight for CIOs, data & analytics, security, I&O, software engineering, finance and more. Explore functions and roles. 
• Access digital modernization strategies, including cybersecurity, AI, cloud, application modernization, innovation planning and culture change management. 
• Consult one-on-one to help you identify, prioritize and execute on strategic initiatives. Meet our IT Experts. 

Capitalize on an extensive peer network

• Gain access to a diverse community of peer CIOs and IT leaders around the world. 
•  Explore The Gartner Peer Insights™ public community with 500,000+ online reviews on 32,000+ IT products and services. 
• Register for destination and virtual events offering opportunities to connect with CXOs, peers and Gartner experts. Explore conferences.

Unmatched research and access for an evolving digital world

• Get expert advice from across the globe for real-time solutions. 
• Access expert discussion panels and webinars on key global and industry topics and trends. View upcoming webinars. 
• Read through timely resource centers and insights on trending global and regional topics. Read latest IT articles.

“The value of having a company like Gartner is — there’s no bias; it’s completely objective — whereas when we talk to other partners, you know they’re going to be focused on particular products or services.” – Roland Rivera, Deputy Commissioner for Technology and CIO, Virginia Department of Social Services

By function

• Finance Leaders: Drive and sustain organizational impact. 
• Risk Management: Navigate through high-risk growth decisions. 
• Human Resources: Anticipate top HR trends and act on priorities. 
• Legal & Compliance:  Manage cross-functional risks and build a more resilient department.
  

By IT role

• Chief Information Officers: Become digital and business strategy agents for the organization. 
• Chief Security Officers: Enable digital business by driving critical initiatives that secure and protect the enterprise. 
• Chief Data Officers: Understand stakeholder needs across the company to build a better data strategy. 
• Infrastructure & Operations Leaders: Keep pace with key emerging technology innovations and anticipated risk factors. 
• Software Engineering Leaders: Deliver scalable, secure digital products with key resources.