Rene Buest
Rene Buest is Gartner Analyst covering Infrastructure Services & Digital Operations. Prior to that he was Director of Technology Research at Arago, Senior Analyst and Cloud Practice Lead at Crisp Research, Principal Analyst at New Age Disruption and member of the worldwide Gigaom Research Analyst Network. Rene is considered as top cloud computing analyst in Germany and one of the worldwide top analysts in this area. In addition, he is one of the world’s top cloud computing influencers and belongs to the top 100 cloud computing experts on Twitter and Google+. Since the mid-90s he is focused on the strategic use of information technology in businesses and the IT impact on our society as well as disruptive technologies.
Rene Buest is the author of numerous professional technology articles. He regularly writes for well-known IT publications like Computerwoche, CIO Magazin, LANline as well as Silicon.de and is cited in German and international media – including New York Times, Forbes Magazin, Handelsblatt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Wirtschaftswoche, Computerwoche, CIO, Manager Magazin and Harvard Business Manager. Furthermore Rene Buest is speaker and participant of experts rounds. He is founder of CloudUser.de and writes about cloud computing, IT infrastructure, technologies, management and strategies. He holds a diploma in computer engineering from the Hochschule Bremen (Dipl.-Informatiker (FH)) as well as a M.Sc. in IT-Management and Information Systems from the FHDW Paderborn.
Joining Gartner as Research Director for Infrastructure Services & Digital Operations

On May 1 2018, I’ve joined Gartner Inc. – the worldwide leading analyst firm – as a member of the Managed Business & Technology Services team. In my role as a Research Director, I am covering Infrastructure Services & Digital Operations.
Digitization: It’s an Evolution and not a Transformation

History Has Shown That Digitization Is More Evolution Than Revolution.
Interview: Is AI eating Data Infrastructure?

In November 2017, I met Christian Lorentz from NetApp during Cloud Expo in Frankfurt. Based on my experience, he wanted to find out if artificial intelligence (AI) is eating the data infrastructure.
AI Becomes the Game Changer in the Public Cloud

Today, the artificial intelligence (AI) hype wouldn’t exist without cloud computing. Only the easy access to cloud-based innovative AI services (machine learning etc.) and the necessary and fast available computing power enable the developments of novel “intelligent” products, services and business models. At the same time, AI services ensure growth of public cloud providers like […]
dotmagazine Podcast: The Magic Triangle – Digitization, Cloud and AI in Enterprises

In November 2017, I was interviewed by Judith Ellis from dotmagazine, which is powered by eco – Association of the Internet Industry. In this podcast we are talking about digitization, the significance of the cloud, the advantages of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in enterprise solutions and the power of digital correlation.
Rozee’s Podcast: AI-based Business Process Automation

In November 2017, I was interviewed by Rosalie Bartlett for her tech podcast series Rozee. We discussed how Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a significant impact on business process automation.
Figure: State-Of-The-Art IT Stack: Cloud Occupies Center Stage.

State-Of-The-Art IT Stack: Cloud Occupies Center Stage.