Media Alert: Gartner Announces Business Intelligence Summit 2012

Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT):

When : April 2-4

Where : JW Marriott at LA Live, Los Angeles

Details : In Gartner’s 2012 global survey of CIOs analytics/business intelligence was the top-ranked technology for 2012 as CIOs are combining analytics with other technologies to create new capabilities. Analytics is no longer a stand-alone technology based on isolated data warehouses and analytical models. CIOs need to consider their technology priorities in combination to reach the level of innovation and customer experience that makes the enterprise’s strategic objectives achievable.

The Gartner Business Intelligence Summit will explore these trends, technologies and strategies that shape today's most successful BI initiatives, and provide in-depth coverage on:

• Big data and unstructured content requiring special handling
• Cloud’s impact on how organizations source analytics, BI and performance solutions
• Mobile BI initiatives and new mobile-centric apps

The summit delivers insight on the latest hot topics, such as effective BI strategy, cloud and SaaS options for analytics, big data, predictive and prescriptive analytics, dashboard design, and more.

Highlights:

5 Tracks and over 60 sessions, including the new Maverick Ideas Track

Interactive Workshops

End User Case Studies

Solution Provider Sessions

New, dedicated Program specifically for Healthcare professionals

Roundtable Discussions

Keynotes:

• How Algorithms Shape Our World: Kevin Slavin, Entrepreneur, Provocateur, Raconteur
• Back to Basics: Relevance, Resources and Renovation: Bill Hostmann, Gartner VP & Distinguished Analyst
• The 2012 Gartner Scenario: The Call for a New CIO Manifesto: Ken McGee, VP & Gartner Fellow
• The Gartner Magic Quadrant Power Session : Gartner Analysts
• The Great BI Vendor Debate : Bill Hostmann, Gartner VP & Distinguished Analyst

The Gartner BI Summit is co-located with the Gartner MDM Summit. Register for both summits and save $895. Go to www.gartner.com/us/bi for more details.

The latest BI tools will be demonstrated by more than 40 companies exhibiting at the conference. A listing of current exhibitors is available on the Exhibitor Directory at