AI is accelerating faster than most IT organizations can keep up, and I&O leaders are feeling the impact. In this episode, Gartner experts Autumn Stanish and Paul Delory break down what AI’s rapid rise really means for IT operations, and why doing nothing is no longer an option.
Drawing from their Opening Keynote presented at Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference, Autumn and Paul reveal the risks, realities and opportunities behind AI agents — and the urgent changes I&O teams must make to stay in front of the business instead of falling behind it.
Tune in to discover:
The Hype and Reality of AI
Challenges and Pressures in AI Adoption
The Role of AI Agents
Implementing Continuous Operations
Building a Continuous Operations Pipeline
Conclusion and Future Outlook
Autumn Stanish | Director Analyst
Autumn Stanish is a Director Analyst with Gartner in the Cloud Platforms and AI Data Centers team. Her research addresses AI data center trends, including energy dynamics, modular data centers, regulatory shifts, and DCIM tools. She also specializes in IT sustainability, including measuring the environmental impact of AI, the IT refurbished economy, and AI data center resource efficiency.
Paul Delory | VP Analyst
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.
Hosted by: Karen Lockhart
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