... enterprise CIOs direct their teams to value-adding work and to outsourcing routine tasks, strong vendor management is now a requirement. This toolkit enables CIOs to evaluate, manage and enhance their vendor management discipline and accomplish their mission-critical priorities. When to Use Directions ...
Analyst(s): Neha Dixit | Andrew Miljanovski | William Maurer
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... Insights Already a Gartner client? AI is transforming the IT vendor landscape, making vendor management more complex and exposing organizations to risks like unexpected costs, data bias, and poor oversight. SPVM leaders must implement a robust AI vendor governance framework to stay ahead. Overview Introduction ...
... AI platform vendors to deploy multiagent systems. Heads of EA must help their organization avoid limiting its flexibility and ability to innovate due to vendor lock-in. This research shows how to architect for homogeneous multiagent systems and avoid being locked in to a single large vendor. Contributors ...
... Many IT vendors that market themselves as “sovereign” nevertheless contractually state that they adhere to U.S. sanctions, export controls, and other trade restrictions. IT sourcing, procurement and vendor management leaders must carefully review vendor contracts to determine their organization’s risk ...
... The age of AI has fundamentally changed vendor relationship management due to the iterative and rapidly evolving nature of AI and digital technology. The enterprise PMO can use its strategic position to effectively align vendor initiatives around value, risk, and key strategic priorities. Insights at ...
... cybersecurity tools and technologies — not just dedicated DLP technologies — which are also evolving. This tool helps cybersecurity leaders assess 119 vendors across different markets for DLP use cases. When to Use Directions for Use Gartner Recommended Reading Gartner Insights Abstract ...
Analyst(s): Anson Chen | Paulo Aresta | Andrew Bales
... executive leaders, and, ultimately, the world. While these issues dominate the news, other geopolitical risks continue to present challenges for IT vendor managers, who are crucial in identifying, managing, and mitigating upcoming global waves of risks to the organization. Overview Strategic Planning ...
Analyst(s): Edward Weinstein | Tsuyoshi Ebina | James Smith
... center spending plans to support evolving AI and HPC compute needs are at stake due to constraints with existing cooling technologies. Product leaders must select an appropriate liquid cooling technology, or technologies, to sustain competitive data center operations. Overview Strategic Planning Assumption ...
... Gartner First Takes Fresh insights on emerging trends The 2026 Canvas breach exposed millions of records and disrupted critical operations, proving a single SaaS failure can trigger industrywide disruption. Cybersecurity leaders should strengthen cyber resilience by maturing their cybersecurity incide ...