Ian Bertram is a managing vice president in Gartner Research, where he leads the Business Intelligence Research team globally and is the head of Research for Asia/Pacific. Mr. Bertram's team of analysts focuses on topics such as business intelligence strategy and platforms, analytics, corporate performance management, Web analytics, business activity monitoring and competency centers. The analysts within this team cover various countries across the globe, publishing research and advising clients on strategic and tactical advantages with respect to trends in business intelligence and information management. Mr. Bertram is based in the Gartner Sydney office.