Gartner Brings IT Modernization Briefing to Columbia

By September 1, 2011 Grow IT

IT-oLogy is excited to announce that Gartner will be holding its first local briefing in Columbia on Wednesday, September 7th. Gartner, one of the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company, will be introducing IT Modernization and how it will affect industries during this full-day briefing at IT-oLogy, located at 1301 Gervais Street in downtown Columbia. The event is tailored towards educating top leaders and executives on how to best leverage the latest advances in IT, including improving efficiency and reducing overhead.

The morning session will kick off with presentations by two Gartner analysts discussing the broader effects of IT in business. The afternoon session will feature three separate tracks for healthcare, banking and financial and insurance technology. These sessions will include presentations, panel discussions and executive roundtable talks.

The briefing, which begins at 8 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m., has limited seating. A networking reception at IT-oLogy will follow the event sponsored by TD Bank. Attendees will have the opportunity to request one-on-one sessions with Gartner’s leading analysts, network with colleagues and executives from the Midlands region and learn why IT modernization is central to the success of business.

Registration is free with limited seating. To register, please visit Gartner’s registration page.

IT-oLogy is a non-profit collaboration of businesses, academic institutions and other organizations dedicated to growing the IT talent pipeline, fostering economic development and advancing the IT profession. IT-oLogy is doing this through three major initiatives: Promote IT (K-12 schools), Teach IT (Higher Education) and Grow IT (Professionals and Businesses).

For more information about IT-oLogy, visit www.it-ology.org or contact Powers Strickland at 803.354.5735 or [email protected].

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