Gartner, Inc. (Gartner) is a research and advisory company. The Company is an advisor and objective resource for more than 15,000 organizations in more than 100 countries. It creates and distributes its research content through published reports, interactive tools, facilitated peer networking, briefings, consulting and advisory services, and its conferences, including the Gartner Symposium/Xpo series. It operates through three segments: Research, Conferences and Consulting. Research segment provides objective insights and advice on the mission-critical priorities of businesses across functional areas of an enterprise through research and other reports. Conferences segment holds conferences for business and technology professionals and technology providers. Consulting segment provides custom consulting engagements. Its consultants provide fact-based consulting services to enable clients use and manage information technology (IT).