December 10, 2020
Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference: Day 4 Highlights

We are bringing you news and highlights from the Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference, taking place this week virtually in the Americas and EMEA. Below is a collection of the key announcements, and insights coming out of the conference. Here are the highlights from Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3.

On Day 4 from the conference, we are highlighting how the pandemic has impacted cloud migrations, four must-do's to take control of storage infrastructure and data services, and how to create a modern workplace computing strategy. Be sure to check this page throughout the day for updates.

Key Announcements

Press releases and stories covering news from Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies conference are listed below:

  • Gartner Highlights Seven Elements for Creating an Enterprise Cloud Strategy
  • Gartner Identifies the Top Trends Impacting Infrastructure and Operations for 2021
  • Gartner Says Infrastructure-Led Innovation Will Drive Enterprise Resilience and Business Growth in a Post-Pandemic World
  • Smarter with Gartner: Gartner Top 6 Trends Impacting Infrastructure & Operations in 2021
How Pandemics Impact Cloud Migration Today, Tomorrow and Beyond

Presented by Sid Nag, VP Analyst, Gartner

Pandemics are impacting cloud migration. Sid Nag, VP Analyst at Gartner, explained what imperatives IT leaders should focus on to address their cloud migration challenges as an outcome of such events.

Sid Nag, VP Analyst at Gartner, said that key outcomes of cost optimization imperatives can be done by tracking costs, deploying tools to analyse client spend and reducing operational risks.

Sid Nag, VP Analyst at Gartner, highlighted three imperatives for cloud migration during a pandemic.

Sid Nag, VP Analyst at Gartner, said that 16% of organizations believe their business can continue as normal in the new pandemic era during Gartner IOCS Conference in Americas and EMEA.

Key Takeaways
  • '16% of organizations believe their business can continue as normal in the new pandemic era, which means that the majority don't believe they can go on normally.'

  • 'We identified three cloud migration imperatives to help IT leaders manage their cloud migration journey in this new era of pandemics:'

  • Cost optimization imperatives: Track costs, understand billing anomalies, optimize underused resources and perform smarter instance allocation.
  • Business continuity imperatives: Establish and ensure your business continuity model is built to continuously respond to your needs in a remote, ever-changing environment.
  • Security imperatives: Institute a cloud security framework designed to enable you to move from temporary remote workers to a full-time remote workforce.
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