14 - 17 November 2011 | Gold Coast, Australia

The inexorable march of technology leads to the digitization of everything. Just take a look at the stats: 30 billion pieces of content were added to Facebook in September; worldwide IP traffic will quadruple by 2015, and 32 billion searches were performed last month – not on Google, but on Twitter. What new disruptive trends [...]

In his role as Managing Director of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Mark Scott is at the forefront of the evolution from traditional media into the world of new media’s economics, the competition for viewers and rapid technological evolution.  Mr. Scott described the challenges a publicly-funded broadcaster faces in maintaining popular and informative programming while attracting and [...]

On behalf of Gartner’s 4,500 employees worldwide, we thank all of our attendees and sponsors for making this year’s Symposium/ITxpo our greatest ever. Your enthusiasm, insights and willingness to share with peers are why this is, always has been, and always will be the world’s largest and most important gathering of CIOs and senior IT [...]

There’s a lot to see and do at Symposium/ITxpo. So, it’s only natural you’re going to miss a session you want to see. Or don’t quite catch exactly what the speaker said in a session you did attend. Or maybe you just have a passing curiosity about another of the sessions in the agenda, but didn’t [...]

CEOs have identified economic and business growth as their highest priority in a persistent climate of economic concern. How does that translate in the trenches?  Over the next decade, greater demands will be placed on the shoulders of CIOs and the IT organization – well beyond traditional cost cutting. How should CIOs respond? Gartner analyst [...]

What does the manner in which a CIO wields power say about him or her as a leader? An awful lot, according to Gartner analyst Tina Nunno. Nunno’s Tuesday session on CIO Power Politics drew upon just-released research based on CIO case study interviews with more than 30 CIOs from the Americas, EMEA and the [...]

During Wednesday’s Mastermind interview, Commonwealth Banks’s Group Director, Enterprise Services Chief information Officer, Michael Harte described his managerial journey from inheriting a “stagnant” organization to building a team that can actively engage the bank’s leadership in areas such as social networking, mobility and the analysis of Big Data.  Mr. Harte’s approach to using these tools to [...]

Information volume, velocity and variety – as well as the business hunger for better data – is forcing a change in information infrastructure. To understand the magnitude of the change, organizations must look at the entire cycle of information – access, storage, management, governance, analysis, collaboration and sharing. In this Monday session, Gartner analyst Ian Bertram discussed [...]

Relive the agony and Ectasy of some of the greatest moments in sports. Enjoy the music while mingling  with colleagues, or test your sporting skills in one of the interactive sports sections. Kick back in the Sports Bar and enjoy great food and drinks. There’s something for everyone at Gartner’s celebration of sports, from the sports [...]

Identity and access management (IAM) is a specific IT discipline with profound enterprise implications. The difficulty in building an IAM program is how we conceptualize it. Rather than viewing identity access as a technology problem to be solved, we should see it as a set of challenges involving process and intelligence gathering. Exploring the common [...]

The Gartner Opening Keynote explored what it means to re–imagine IT and create the leadership needed to drive business success in today’s new normal. In his opening comments, Peter Sondergaard, Global Head of Gartner Research, described an era of mass collaboration driven by the consumerization of IT. To thrive in this environment, IT leaders must re-imagine [...]

With many of us travelling from all corners of the world,  it is very easy to forget switching to the right time zone! Ensure that you change your time zone to Brisbane, Australia on all your devices – mobiles, tablets, laptops as well as change your time zones for your calendars.

 Since we were kids, our way forward was always helped by an assessment of how mature we were at this or that, and then an understanding of what we had to learn and do to become more mature. It’s not all that different for organizations, and Gartner’s ITScore models are designed to help you do just [...]

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Turn the power of social media into business results and discover how to use social media technology to create a source of competitive advantange. The newly published The Social Organization, authored by Anthony J. Bradley, GVP Gartner Research and Mark P. McDonald Group Vice President and Gartner Fellow, is now avalialbe for purchase onsite. Visit the [...]

The order of the sessions for the Government agenda on Monday, 14 November has changed. The agenda now is as follows: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm:  Government ICT Strategic Directions Panel  - Ann Steward, Chief Infomation Officer, AGIMO  - Andrew Mills, Chief Information Officer, South Australian Government  - John Kost, GVP, Research, Gartner  - Steve [...]

Occupying a special and vibrant spot in the ITxpo Solution Showcase is our Emerging Technologies Pavilion. The Emerging Technologies Pavilion is a hotbed of innovation and activity, including demonstrations and theater sessions highlighting new and exciting solutions and providers. Look for sessions highlighted as “Emerging Technologies” on Agenda Builder. For a full list of sponsors [...]

Symposium/ITxpo attendees enjoy complimentary shuttle service -  sponsored by Palo Alto Networks -  among the primary hotels that serve the event, all of which are listed below in the route schedule. Within the hours noted below on each day, shuttles will run approximately every 20 minutes. Shuttle Time Schedule       Monday, 14 November  . . [...]

Several sessions have either changed or have been added after the Event Guides went to print including repeat sessions for  sold out Workshops and Roundtables. Please review the following updates: Sessions Addendum: Monday, 14 November 4:45 pm -5:45 pm – Government ICT Strategic Directions Panel – John Kost, GVP, CIO Research, Gartner joins the panel [...]

There are some sessions that simply cannot be missed – these are the Gartner perennials. Giving unrivalled insight into the next 12 months in terms of technology, business and strategic trends, these sessions deliver the headline grabbing information every attendee should take from Symposium. Reimagining IT: The 2012 CIO Agenda The Cloud Computing Scenario The 2012 [...]

Gartner Maverick sessions are designed to leave convention behind and explore what’s possible — if not probable — up to and including considerations of the ludicrous. Why? Because thinking in terms of what “could be” is where some of the most impactful, breakthrough ideas will come from for your organization. Take a walk on the wild [...]

Whether you are a social media addict or a novice, there are several online opportunities to find and exchange with other attendees and peers with the same interests or issues. Facebook: The (Official) Symposium/ITxpo 2011 Facebook Page is here. Join the community by “liking” the page… and then let your friends know what exciting moments [...]

 The world has changed. Advanced technology is literally in the hands of every individual — your customers, your employees and your competition. We stand at a critical point of departure and a time to reinvent IT leadership. In IT’s postmodern role, users are creators as well as consumers. Business leads technology strategy. Customers drive product plans. [...]

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo is big — and there is a lot going on, and it’s all going on in a lot of different places. If you’re new to Symposium/ITxpo, haven’t attended in a few years, or even if you were here last year (a lot has changed), it’s a good idea to get situated. The Symposium/ITxpo [...]

 Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2011 commences at 1:00 pm Monday, 14 November,” a half-day of programming and networking aimed at providing you the critical industry context for the week. Registration opens at 11:00 am. The industries you’ll find represented on Industry Monday, and their respective tracks, are: Defence; Energy & Utilities, Finance, Government and Higher Education. You [...]

What’s even better than the mobile version of the Symposium/ITxpo website? A full-function app, that’s what! On-the-go attendees can now build, save and reference their personal agendas on the official Symposium/ITxpo app. It’s free! Simply search for “Gartner Events” on the Apple App Store, the Blackberry App World or the Android Market. Or visit these links: [...]

In 2010, our focus was squarely on making the successful transition from recovery to growth. Twelve months later, the challenges for IT leaders are even greater, requiring you to re-imagine how you embrace new technologies for competitive advantage. Faced with increasing demands from customers and employees, and competitors who are acquiring higher levels of IT [...]