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Gartner dives deep into key topics for infrastructure, operations and cloud leaders around hybrid cloud, AI, leadership, cost & value, data centers and more to help you address your organization's mission-critical challenges.

2025 Conference Theme

Deliver Today. Transform Tomorrow.

Your organization’s future relies on agility, resilience, and innovation—while staying secure and efficient. As the skills gap grows, lead your team in adopting AI, mastering cloud cost optimization, and building resilient, secure, sustainable infrastructure.

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Tuesday, December 09, 2025

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

Key Trends in Digital Employee Experience You Can't Ignore
Tori Paulman, VP Analyst, Gartner
Organizations are grappling with an ever widening gap between IT spend and worker productivity which is worsening in the age of AI. This session will illuminate the top three digital employee experience trends threatening return on investment. Drawing from a comprehensive analysis of digital worker sentiments spanning from 2016 to the present, this session promises to equip you with the knowledge to navigate and thrive in 2025. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

From DR to Resilience: Implementing a Resilience Framework
Ron Blair, VP Analyst, Gartner
Learn how to move beyond disaster recovery by implementing a resilience framework that addresses modern challenges. This session highlights the necessity of resilience in today's landscape and provides practical steps to begin the transformation. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

Elevating Infrastructure & Operations to the Boardroom
Mike Cisek, VP Analyst, Gartner
CIOs and I&O leaders feel that boardroom stakeholders often overlook crucial IT infrastructure and operations issues. To address this, CIOs and I&O leaders should strategically introduce these topics in boardroom discussions, highlighting their importance and establishing clear connections to both tangible and intangible business priorities. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

Prepare for Your Next Major Software and SaaS Renewal Negotiation With Gartner’s 5-Phase Approach
Hannah Decker, Director Analyst, Gartner
Software and SaaS vendors are increasing prices by 30% or more at renewal. Organizations that fail to effectively prepare for critical renewals face significant unbudgeted costs and reduced value. This session will guide CIOs through Gartner's five-phase approach to renewal negotiations, enabling them to lead their teams in effectively preparing for their next major renewal negotiation. This will help mitigate vendor lock-in, optimize costs and increase the value received from their vendors. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

Pragmatic AI Supercomputing: Strategy for Scalable Real-World AI Deployment
Chirag Dekate, VP Analyst, Gartner
Discover a pragmatic approach to build AI supercomputing infrastructure that balances cost, scalability and speed. This session delivers actionable strategies for I&O leaders to design and deploy AI ready environments — focusing on architecture, resource planning and real-world execution to drive AI outcomes. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

How to Successfully Adopt Agentic AI in Observability to Realize Value
Matt Crossley, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Observability platforms are increasingly implementing intelligent agents to optimize or automate workflows with promises of productivity boosts and cost reduction. But what is realistic, and more importantly, how do you realize these benefits? This session will discuss best practices for adopting this disruptive technology, dealing with managing risk, cultural and process change, and shifting roles and responsibilities. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

How to Adopt Top Practices for Zero Trust Network Security
Mike Leibovitz, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
As security threats evolve, traditional models fall short. Zero trust offers a robust framework to secure dynamic environments. Join this session to learn how to strategically implement zero trust principles, focusing on continuous monitoring and risk mitigation, to ensure comprehensive security and compliance in your network infrastructure. ... Show More Show Less

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST

The Future of Cloud, 2030
Dennis Smith, Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Expanding cloud computing adoption will push the market beyond $1 trillion in worldwide spending by 2027. Cloud platforms (public and sovereign) are increasingly hosting AI implementations to transform business models in a highly volatile world. This presentation explores how to prepare enterprises for the future of cloud from now until 2030. ... Show More Show Less

12:30 PM - 01:00 PM PST

The Future of I&O: IPE and SRE to Reinvent to a Value Driver
Hassan Ennaciri, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
It is difficult for I&O to adapt to the accelerating pace of change, volatility, uncertainty, cybersecurity threats and supply chain disruptions. Hence, the strength and future of I&O is to reinvent itself to a value driver. I&O needs to collaborate with business leaders to ensure technology aligns with strategic goals, enabling innovation and informed decisions on investments and risk management. ... Show More Show Less

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