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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                                OCTOBER 27, 2004

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                                  GARTNER, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            DELAWARE                      1-14443               04-3099750
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)    (IRS Employer
        Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                                 P.O. BOX 10212
                               56 TOP GALLANT ROAD
                             STAMFORD, CT 06902-7747
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

                                 (203) 316-1111
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 2.02. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

On October 27, 2004, Gartner, Inc. announced financial results for the quarter
ended September 30, 2004. A copy of the Company's press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liability of that
section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION
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99.1          Press Release issued October 27, 2004, with respect to financial
              results for Gartner, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter ended
              September 30, 2004.



                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                        Gartner, Inc.

Date: October 27, 2004                  By: /s/ Christopher Lafond
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                                            Christopher Lafond
                                            Executive Vice President,
                                            Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO.   DESCRIPTION
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99.1          Press Release issued October 27, 2004, with respect to financial
              results for Gartner, Inc. for the quarter ended September 30,
              2004.