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Lydia Leong
Distinguished VP Analyst
Gartner
Speaker Topics
- Cloud Computing
- Security and Compliance
- IT Operations Management
- Leadership, Organizational and Cultural Change
Speaker Bio
Lydia Leong is a Distinguished VP and Analyst with Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP). Ms. Leong's coverage is focused on cloud computing and infrastructure strategies, particularly infrastructure as a service (IaaS), along with platform as a service (PaaS) as it intersects IaaS. She also covers a constellation of related topics, such as cloud strategy, management and governance; cloud managed service providers (MSPs); and cloud operations including DevOps.
Because cloud computing is reshaping the IT landscape, her research covers a broad range of topics related to the transformation of IT organizations, data centers and technology providers. Over the course of her Gartner career, she has worked in all three of Gartner's major research divisions, advising business and technical leadership at end-user organizations and vendors, as well as investors. She was Gartner's Analyst of the Year in 2010.
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Because cloud computing is reshaping the IT landscape, her research covers a broad range of topics related to the transformation of IT organizations, data centers and technology providers. Over the course of her Gartner career, she has worked in all three of Gartner's major research divisions, advising business and technical leadership at end-user organizations and vendors, as well as investors. She was Gartner's Analyst of the Year in 2010.
Sessions
Tuesday, December 09, 2025 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM PST
Ask the Expert: From Cloud Center of Excellence to Cloud Operating Model
Lydia Leong,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Many organizations have started a CCOE, but struggle with maturing from centralized expertise to the empowerment and enablement of cloud excellence across the organization. Bring your questions about cloud-related organizational, cultural and people challenges, as well as those about the CCOE, the cloud operating model, skills and digital democratization (including “You Build It, You Run It”).
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Wednesday, December 10, 2025 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM PST
Technical Insights: How to Implement Multicloud Management and Governance
Lydia Leong,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Over three-quarters of organizations use a multicloud approach, which creates organizational and technical complexities. In this session, we will offer pragmatic recommendations for governing, operating and securing workloads across multiple cloud providers. Additionally, we will explain how to best integrate a multicloud strategy into your cloud operating model and teams.
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Thursday, December 11, 2025 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM PST
Technical Insights: How to Govern and Manage Cloud Innovation Overload
Lydia Leong,
Distinguished VP Analyst, Gartner
Hyperscale cloud providers have more than a hundred services and keep introducing more. They may release thousands of changes each year. How do you handle the developer and data scientist demand for new services, especially for AI, and keep up with service upgrade, deprecation and retirement notices? In this session, you’ll learn best practices for governing and managing cloud provider portfolios and service life cycles.
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