Data and analytics is a strategic business function that fuels digital acceleration. Yet, most organizations do not have a systematic way to assess, articulate and optimize data-and-analytics value. Chief data officers (CDOs), CIOs and data and analytics leaders across the organization can use the Gartner Data & Analytics Value Management Framework to identify, prioritize and select D&A portfolios that optimize business impact and alig...

Governments face increasing pressure from internal and external stakeholders to both encourage and follow sustainable business practices, and CIOs can take a lead role in addressing this demand. Constituents and employees alike seek to minimize any potential negative impact on the environment. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are a way to measure sustainable business progress. Sustainable technology is a framework to impr...

Leaders responsible for data and analytics often struggle to find, connect, integrate and share data from diverse and heterogeneous sources and applications for their most business-critical use cases. Data integration tools play a pivotal role in ensuring timely access to integrated and governed data for capturing business moments. This complimentary webinar will help you better understand the biggest trends shaping the data integration tools...

Disruptions create lasting change that does not tend to die away unless disrupted by something else. Tech and service providers are particularly sensitive to disruptions since they are either creators of it or forced to react to it. The complimentary webinar explores the seven disruptions that will impact tech providers over the next five years. We explore what you need to consider in order to respond to disruptions or to be the disruptor. Dis...

Discussion Topics: Discover how cloud native and multicloud impact the adoption of cloud computing Clear up the confusion surrounding the new cloud concepts Use cloud native and multicloud to formulate a pragmatic cloud strategy egloff New concepts such as cloud-native and multicloud increasingly show up as principles in organizations’ cloud strategies. They can be instrumental in unlocking the power of cloud, but they also can further c...

Discussion Topics: Gain greater insight into the Gartner Composable Business framework Learn how the principles of composability can positively impact customer experience (CX) Take actions to leverage composability in your CX strategy Composable business provides IT organizations with exciting opportunities to enhance their customer experience (CX) efforts. Over the next year, organizations must become more agile and flexible in their approach...

Discussion Topics: Invest IT resources by identifying and prioritizing the primary business objectives and outcomes Identify areas of greatest digital investment value by quantifying technology impact Prioritize investment opportunities based on business objectives and technology impact CIOs must have a plan for investing scarce IT resources to accelerate digital business outcomes. The Gartner Business Value Investment Framework offers a model...

Discussion Topics: How retail IT executives can address the CEOs’ priorities for growth, technology investments, and the workforce Understand the strategy behind total experience and the benefits it possesses for retail organizations Use real-world consumer-facing retail examples to envision your organization’s total experience-based business outcomes Customer and employee experience strategies in business and IT silos never truly...

Discussion Topics: Why boards of directors view COVID-related digital disruption as the biggest external threat Digital initiatives must drive identifiable operational improvement and new revenue streams 67% of boards of directors expect to increase IT and technology spending Board of directors have increased their risk appetite as enterprises prepare for a postpandemic renewal. This is because making investments and strategic decisions in an...

Discussion Topics: Key trends impacting finance’s functional mandate and value proposition How finance leaders can recalibrate their talent, technology and processes for a lasting impact Discover the areas where leading finance teams plan to ramp up their investments EDT: 11:00 a.m. | BST: 16:00External trends continue to fundamentally reshape finance’s areas of comparative advantage. These trends include the democratization of dat...