Today’s volatile environment requires proactive cost management, making planning harder. Modernizing legacy apps boosts agility and cuts technical debt. Join us at Gartner Application Innovation & Business Solutions Summit to reframe cost optimization as a business discipline and align tech investments with enterprise value.
Cost Optimization and Driving Value in a Changing World
Leverage applications cost-effectively to drive business value and innovation
- Cost Optimization Questions
- 2026 Sessions Aligned To Cost Optimization
- Biggest ROI Of Attending This Summit
Your critical cost optimization questions
Cost optimization is top of mind for enterprise application and software engineering leaders – and you're not alone in your questions.
As organizations explore how to manage costs against value effectively, there are critical questions that need to be answered, including:
- How can we optimize costs while ensuring alignment with business objectives and enterprise growth?
- How can we effectively negotiate contracts to optimize costs and reduce risks?
- What metrics should we use to demonstrate the value added by our application initiatives to our customers and stakeholders?
- How can we prove the value of enterprise application investments amid budget constraints and competing priorities?
At #GartnerAPPS, our expert-led sessions tackle these questions head-on to equip you with practical solutions that will accelerate your organization.
Below are some of the 2026 sessions aligned to cost optimization
- Save Your Organization Millions: 3 Ways to Mitigate SaaS Vendor Cost Increases
- Strategic Roadmap to Improve Software Engineering Productivity and Optimize Costs
- Contract Negotiation Clinic: 4 Steps to Combat Price Hikes on Software and SaaS Deals
- How to Kickstart Savings With an Innovative Sprint Framework
- EA Venture Capitalism: Mastering Cost Wins and Strategic Tech Bets
Biggest ROI of attending this summit – relationships, knowledge and personal profile building
Online resources help, but real breakthroughs ignite in person – those spontaneous hallway chats, the shared energy, the laser focus on common goals, etc. Nothing matches the spark you get when you’re together in the same room.
Network and learn from 2,300+ of your peers: Refine your approach by exchanging best practices and insights with industry peers.
- Connect with industry leaders, Gartner analysts and peers for future collaborations and mentorship.
- Expand your network and share insights for ongoing support.
- Discover new ideas and success stories to inspire innovation.
- Benchmark your strategies by learning how others tackle similar challenges.
- Presenting or participating boosts your profile in the industry.
- Attending Gartner APPS Summit helps enhance your professional credibility.
“Bringing AI and the human element together will be key to future success across industries. The Gartner team has put together a wonderful curriculum for the conference. It will drive many thoughts, actions and take-aways for all attendees.”