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Gartner

Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference

Gartner's North American conference for infrastructure, operations and cloud leaders, with a sourcing and vendor management track.

  • Cloud & infrastructure
  • CIO & strategy

Why go

Infrastructure and cloud leaders plan next year's platform and operations budgets here. The sourcing and vendor management track makes it the closest Gartner event to IT services procurement.

Who goes: Heads of infrastructure, operations and cloud, and the providers that serve them

When
Dec 8–10, 2026
Where
Las Vegas, United States
Venue
The Venetian
Organiser
Gartner
Dates
Confirmed by the organiser
Region
Americas
Format
In person; sessions are for ticket holders only

What to look out for

The sessions and announcements worth planning the days around.

  1. Gartner's keynotes on agentic AI in operations and what it means for infrastructure teams.

  2. The sourcing, procurement and vendor management track, the nearest Gartner gets to IT services buying.

  3. Tracks on cloud platforms, data centres, security and cost control.

What's in it for buyers

If you're choosing partners or planning a programme.

  • Shortlist managed service, cloud and operations providers with analyst input in one trip.
  • Sessions on negotiating and governing outsourcing and cloud contracts.
  • Analyst one-on-ones to check a managed services or cloud decision before you sign.

What's in it for vendors

If you're selling services into this ecosystem.

  • Infrastructure leaders arrive with next year's operations budget still being set.
  • The vendor management track draws procurement people who rarely attend vendor events.
  • Exhibiting is costly; many services firms attend and book meetings in advance.

Sponsors and exhibitors

Regulars from recent editions. The organiser publishes this year's list on the official site.

  • New Relic
  • Kentik
  • VDURA
  • Aviatrix

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