Posted on October 21, 2009 at 12:31 pm
By Jim Grodnik, Gartner
Gartner can’t predict the future, but it can help you prepare for it.
“If there is anything we learned from the recession that started in December 2007, it is that many people in positions of leadership in government, industry, academia and nonprofits asked themselves why they didn’t see it coming,” said Gartner VP and Distinguished Analyst Richard Hunter in his Symposium presentation to CIOs today. Read more »
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Posted on October 21, 2009 at 11:57 am
Authors Dr. K. Mani Chandy and W. Roy Schulte will discuss “The Business Impact of Event Processing Systems” in their session today at 2 p.m. in the Dolphin Hotel, Southern I. They will also be on hand to sign copies of their new book on the subject, EVENT PROCESSING: Designing IT Systems for Agile Companies, from 5:45 to 7:00 p.m. at the ITxpo Showcase. Read more »
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Posted on October 21, 2009 at 11:26 am
Lunch will be provided from 12 – 1:30 p.m. today. On the menu: Caesar salad, with grilled chicken, ham and cheddar cheese sandwiches and past primavera. There is also a soup station today, featuring vegetable minestrone and chicken tortilla soups.
Locations: Tents outside theYacht & Beach and the Dolphin (next to the ITxpo Exhibit hall) and inside at the Swan.
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Posted on October 21, 2009 at 10:13 am
If you missed yesterday’s Mastermind Keynote interview with Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd, watch the replay as he discusses his vision for HP, the role of the CEO and the company’s transformation during his five-year tenure.
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Posted on October 21, 2009 at 9:13 am
What is the most interesting thing you’ve seen on the ITxpo show floor so far?
A Magic Quadrant presentation on business process suites.
Francisco Centeno
Contacto Integral Asesores
I think the variety of exhibitors. It’s interesting everything is categorized [by marketplace] so you can find sponsors on specific topics more easily.
Juliana Gomez
Porexport Colombia
The access to new technologies from a variety of major vendors.
Eugenio Kollmann
Hochschild Mining
There are so many things, I can’t pick one.
Chris Fornecker
GSA
Submit a comment and send us your answer to today’s question.
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Posted on October 21, 2009 at 7:48 am
By Eric Purchase, Gartner
You can see the drawing power of Gartner’s Magic Quadrants at the Magic Quadrant Theater presentations at Gartner’s 2009 Symposium in Orlando. Monday’s presentation by Gartner VP and Distinguished Analyst Yefim Natis on two of Gartner’s application infrastructure Magic Quadrants attracted a standing-room-only crowd of about 75 to ITxpo Theater B. Read more »
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Posted on October 21, 2009 at 7:18 am
We’re in the home stretch as we begin our fourth day at Symposium. Today’s highlights include:
- A full roster of presentations, roundtables and workshops, including sessions on cloud computing and emerging trends
- Mastermind Keynote with Google CEO Eric Schmidt at 5 p.m.
- ITxpo is open from noon to 3 p.m. and from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m.
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Posted on October 20, 2009 at 5:49 pm
The ITxpo floor reopens at 6 p.m. and cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be available at reception stations. While knowledge is the priority, we found plenty of creative swag this afternoon – and lots of fun raffles.
So whether its for the office cubicle or for the kids at home, let us know what you think is the most creative giveaway at ITxpo.
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Posted on October 20, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Imagine how powerful it would be to have Gartner advice on every critical decision you make. If you could increase the success rates of all your top projects – would you do it? All the presentations you attend here reference additional research. Become a research client of ours, and you too will have access to those resources every day, all year long.
Go to Solutions Central – upstairs in The Dolphin Hotel – for a sample piece of research and details on how you can use Magic Quadrants, Contract Reviews and toolkits to ensure your key initiatives are a success.
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Posted on October 20, 2009 at 3:07 pm
In case you missed the packed house this morning for Carl Claunch and David Cearley’s presentation, here’s an overview of the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for next year:
- Cloud Computing
- Advanced Analytics
- Client Computing
- IT for Green
- Reshaping the Data Center
- Mobile Applications
- Social Computing
- Flash Memory
- Virtualization for Availability
- Security – Activity monitoring
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