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Henrique Cecci
Sr Director Analyst
Henrique Cecci is a Senior Director Analyst in Gartner Business and Technology Insights, based in São Paulo. He advises CIOs and heads of infrastructure and operations on data centers and cloud strategy, workload placement, cloud economics, sovereign cloud, and AI infrastructure. His research helps clients decide where workloads should run, how to control infrastructure cost and risk, and how to prepare for the future of data centers, cloud, and AI infrastructure.
Mr. Cecci works with enterprises, governments, investors, and technology and service providers, combining a global perspective with deep knowledge of Latin America, and advising clients in three languages. He is a frequent keynote speaker at Gartner conferences worldwide, including Symposium and I&O events across the Americas and Europe, and has served as conference chair for Gartner I&O events.
Previous experience
Mr. Cecci's experience consists of more than 40 years in IT, including complex international businesses encompassing several industries. Prior to joining Gartner, he was the Director of IT Solutions at Dimension Data, where he was involved in developing numerous innovative client solutions. Before Dimension Data, he was a Technology and Infrastructure Manager at Citigroup, in charge of IT planning and operations for Brazil.
Professional background
Data Access, Director of Products, 3 years
Dimension Data, Director of Solutions, 3 years
Citigroup, Superintendent of Technology and Infrastructure, 7 years
Areas of coverage
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IT Operations and Cloud Management
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I&O Strategy, Business Value and Cost Optimization
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AI, Cloud and Data Center Infrastructure
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AI Infrastructure and Orchestration
Education
Completed more than 20 postgraduate courses in renowned universities, including Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Sao Paulo, among others
M.B.A., Fundacao Instituto de Administracao, University of Sao Paulo
B.E., Electronic Engineering, Sao Paulo Engineering College
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
How to build, operate, and evolve a digital infrastructure strategy
What are the best workload placement strategies
How AI, power constraints, infrastructure density, regulation, and technology shifts will reshape digital infrastructure
How to optimize infrastructure cost, risk, resilience, and business value
What's the Future of Data Centers, Cloud and AI Infrastructure