All 2025 Conference Sessions

Gartner  Opening Keynote: Navigating the Hype: Strategic Roadmap to I&O Success

Speakers:

• Autumn Stanish, Director Analyst
• Paul Delory, VP Analyst

Key take-aways

• Agentic AI is a Major Shift for I&O: The emergence of agentic AI represents a fundamental change for Infrastructure & Operations, similar in scale and impact to the introduction of cloud computing. New ways of working are required to keep up.
• Focus on Resilience, Automation, and Governance: Successfully adapting to agentic AI means organizations must build stronger, more resilient infrastructure, automate more processes, and increase their focus on governance to safely manage this transition.
• Adopt Continuous Operations and Proven Practices: Organizations should look to mature techniques and continuous operations models used by tech leaders. Following these proven patterns will help ensure ongoing innovation and operational stability, providing a practical roadmap to lead in the next phase of I&O.

Track Session: Avoiding the Top Mistakes in Your Cloud Strategy

Speaker:

• Ted McHugh, Senior Director Analyst

Key take-aways

• Establish a cloud strategy council with key members from across the enterprise, including business units. 
• Collaborate with noncloud technology experts (such as enterprise architects) to build a cloud strategy with an open mind. 
• Align your own cloud strategy with the organizations strategic plans.