Episode 46 - Gartner

Differentiated facts and insights enable better decision making. Gartner insights support Private Equity investors in making key decisions throughout the investment life cycle. Today we speak with David Smith, Vice President Analyst and Gartner Fellow Emeritus at Gartner. David is part of the Enterprise Architecture and Technology Innovation team where he leads the research agenda for cloud computing and digital disruption. He has served as a Lead Gartner Analyst covering major vendors, such as Microsoft, IBM, Amazon, Sun, Google and Deloitte. He is often quoted in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times amongst others, and is a frequent guest on CNBC. A measured and deeply thoughtful voice, David offers advice on Cloud technology strategy and the choices, risks and benefits it can bring for an investor. He investigates What defines a cloud service? Public vs Private vs Hybrid Strategies? Does a cloud strategy enable anything new? What is the financial and operational impact of investing in Cloud? https://www.gartner.com/en/industries/investment-services https://www.gartner.com/analyst/6992/David-Smith https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirarajani