Media Alert: Gartner Announces Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Summit 2014

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT):

What: Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Summit 2014

When: December 2 – 5, 2014

Where: The Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV

Details: The 33rd Annual Gartner Data Center, Infrastructure & Operations Management Conference is the premier destination for infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders around the world focusing on today’s most important I&O topics, trends and technologies. This event provides in–depth coverage of mobile, cloud, storage and other IT forces that are making new demands on the data center — as well as expert advice that will help position I&O as a key contributor to business strategy and competitive advantage.

Hot topics to be covered:

• DevOps
• Data center infrastructure management
• Emerging storage architectures and vendors
• Hybrid cloud computing
• Software-defined anything (SDx)
• BYOD effects on networks and security

Keynotes:

*Gartner Keynote: Non-stop IT; Delivering the Integrated Data Center
John P Morency, Research VP
David Cappuccio, Research VP

*Gartner Keynote: Bimodal IT: Managing the Dichotomy in the Data Center
Raymond Paquet, Managing VP

* Guest Keynote: It’s Your Ship – Achieving Breakthrough Performance
Mike Abrashoff, Command of the USS Benfold

*Welcome Address (I would strike this as it is an overview vs. a true keynote)
Mike Chuba, Research VP
Dave Russell, VP Distinguished Analyst

*Gartner Keynote: 2015 CIO Agenda: Implications to I&O
Mike Chuba, Research VP
Dave Russell, VP Distinguished Analyst

*Gartner Keynote: Interactive Polling Results
Raymond Paquet, Managing VP
Mike Chuba, Research VP
Dave Russell, VP Distinguished Analyst

The latest solutions and tools will be demonstrated by over 100 companies exhibiting at the conference. A listing of current exhibitors is available on the Exhibitor Directory at http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/data-center/exhibitor-directory.jsp

Join the discussion on Twitter using #GartnerDC.

For complete event details, please visit the Gartner Data Center Conference website at http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/data-center/

Members of the media can register for the event by contacting Janessa Rivera at janessa.rivera@gartner.com

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