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Paul Delory
VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Data Center, Colocation, Storage and Servers
- Leadership, Organizational and Cultural Change
Speaker Bio
Paul Delory is a Research Vice President with Gartner for Technical Professionals, and the agenda manager for the Data Center Infrastructure for Technical Professionals and Cloud and Edge Computing for Technical Professionals agendas. Mr. Delory provides deep technical expertise to systems administrators and the vendors who serve them. His research interests include:
- Infrastructure automation
- DevOps, DevSecOps, and GitOps
- Virtualization
- Private and hybrid cloud architectures
- Hyperconverged infrastructure
- Composable and fabric-based infrastructures
Topics covered in his research agendas include:
- Design, architecture, and selection of public cloud infrastructure providers/services
- Engineering best practices and cost control for public cloud infrastructure
- Containers and Kubernetes
- Backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware defense/recovery
- Servers, storage, and network infrastructure
- Edge infrastructure and 5G
- Infrastructure strategy and cost modelling for cloud, data center, and edge.
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- Infrastructure automation
- DevOps, DevSecOps, and GitOps
- Virtualization
- Private and hybrid cloud architectures
- Hyperconverged infrastructure
- Composable and fabric-based infrastructures
Topics covered in his research agendas include:
- Design, architecture, and selection of public cloud infrastructure providers/services
- Engineering best practices and cost control for public cloud infrastructure
- Containers and Kubernetes
- Backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware defense/recovery
- Servers, storage, and network infrastructure
- Edge infrastructure and 5G
- Infrastructure strategy and cost modelling for cloud, data center, and edge.
Sessions
Monday, 11 May, 2026 09:00 AM - 09:45 AM AEST
Gartner Opening Keynote: Navigating the Hype: Strategic Roadmap to I&O Success
Autumn Stanish,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Paul Delory,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Agentic AI is a fundamental shift for I&O, demanding new operational paradigms like cloud once did. This keynote will explore concrete agentic AI application for I&O, emphasizing the needs for resilient infrastructure, automation and governance to navigate this shift. A focus on Continuous Operations will show how adopting mature techniques from tech leaders can ensue relentless innovation and operational stability. Get equipped with a roadmap to a new I&O operating model, highlighting effective patterns for behavior and operating practices to lead in the next era of I&O.
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Monday, 11 May, 2026 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM AEST
How to Replace VMware in the Enterprise Data Center
Paul Delory,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Broadcom's acquisition of VMware has increased prices, uncertainty and risks. Many VMware customers are looking for alternatives. We discuss a detailed, step-by-step plan for migrating off VMware. This includes scoping the move, selecting alternatives, designing and sizing, replacing missing capabilities, migrating VMs, optimizing both new and any remaining VMware environments, and translating operations.
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Tuesday, 12 May, 2026 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM AEST
Roundtable: Post-VMware and Its Alternatives
Paul Delory,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Broadcom's acquisition of VMware at the end of 2023 has affected many user companies as well as partner channels. Delays in information, additional costs and alternative solutions have become pressing issues, with many users still struggling to select alternative options. This session will provide critical updates and offer attendees the opportunity to exchange opinions and discuss the aftermath of the acquisition.
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