Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
JOYCE JOHN R
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GARTNER INC [IT] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O SILVER LAKE PARTNERS, L.P., 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/01/2009
(Street)

MENLO PARK, CA 94025		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.0005 12/01/2009   S(2)   83,900 (2) D $ 19.4 (3) 8,720,046 I (1) By Silver Lake Entities (1)
Common Stock, par value $0.0005 12/02/2009   S(4)   52,146 (4) D $ 19.33 (5) 8,667,900 I (1) By Silver Lake Entities (1)
Common Stock, par value $0.0005 12/03/2009   S(6)   31,400 (6) D $ 19.2 (7) 8,636,500 I (1) By Silver Lake Entities (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
JOYCE JOHN R
C/O SILVER LAKE PARTNERS, L.P.
2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100
MENLO PARK, CA 94025		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Karen M. King, Attorney-in-Fact for John R. Joyce   12/03/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Owned by Silver Lake Partners, L.P., Silver Lake Investors, L.P., and Silver Lake Technology Investors, L.L.C. (collectively, the "Silver Lake Entities"). Silver Lake Technology Associates, L.L.C. is the General Partner of each of Silver Lake Partners, L.P. and Silver Lake Investors, L.P. Silver Lake Partners Management Company, L.L.C. is the Manager of Silver Lake Technology Investors, L.L.C. Mr. Joyce is a Managing Director of each of Silver Lake Technology Associates, L.L.C. and Silver Lake Technology Management, L.L.C, the managing member of Silver Lake Partners Management Company, L.L.C. As such, Mr. Joyce could be deemed to have a shared voting and/or dispositive power over these shares. However, Mr. Joyce disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Of the 83,900 shares sold by the Silver Lake Entities on December 1, 2009, (i) Silver Lake Partners, L.P. sold 77,264 shares; (ii) Silver Lake Investors, L.P. sold 2,223 shares; and Silver Lake Technology Investors, L.L.C. sold 4,413 shares. Such shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted by the Silver Lake Entities with respect to the Common Stock of the Issuer.
(3) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $19.07 to $19.59. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(4) Of the 52,146 shares sold by the Silver Lake Entities on December 2, 2009, (i) Silver Lake Partners, L.P. sold 48,023 shares; (ii) Silver Lake Investors, L.P. sold 1,381 shares; and Silver Lake Technology Investors, L.L.C. sold 2,742 shares. Such shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted by the Silver Lake Entities with respect to the Common Stock of the Issuer.
(5) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $19.20 to $19.63. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(6) Of the 31,400 shares sold by the Silver Lake Entities on December 3, 2009, (i) Silver Lake Partners, L.P. sold 28,917 shares; (ii) Silver Lake Investors, L.P. sold 832 shares; and Silver Lake Technology Investors, L.L.C. sold 1,651 shares. Such shares were sold pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 Sales Plan adopted by the Silver Lake Entities with respect to the Common Stock of the Issuer.
(7) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $19.00 to $19.30. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any secure holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.

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