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Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference London

Name: Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference London
Start: 2026-11-16
End: 2026-11-17
Location: ExCeL London

Gartner's European conference for infrastructure, operations and cloud leaders.

Cloud & infrastructure

Why go

Heads of infrastructure and cloud from across Europe come to plan platform, data centre and operations spending. The exhibition is where managed service and cloud providers meet them.

Who goes: Infrastructure, operations and cloud leaders in Europe, and the providers that serve them

When: Nov 16–17, 2026
Where: London, United Kingdom
Venue: ExCeL London
Organiser: Gartner
Dates: Confirmed by the organiser
Region: Europe
Format: In person; sessions are for ticket holders only

What to look out for

The sessions and announcements worth planning the days around.

Gartner's keynote on infrastructure and operations in the age of AI agents.
The sourcing, procurement and vendor management track, aimed at managed service contracts.
Sessions on cloud costs, sovereign cloud and data centre plans for European organisations.

What's in it for buyers

If you're choosing partners or planning a programme.

Shortlist managed infrastructure and cloud providers with analyst input in two days.
Hear how peers renegotiate outsourcing and cloud contracts and control costs.
Analyst one-on-ones to check a hosting, cloud or outsourcing decision.

What's in it for vendors

If you're selling services into this ecosystem.

European infrastructure leaders with operations budgets attend, not just architects.
Analyst briefings on site influence how Gartner places you in its infrastructure research.
Most mid-size providers attend rather than exhibit and book meetings in advance.