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EX-10.11

Exhibit 10.11

2008-1 AMENDMENT (Revised)

TO THE

GARTNER, INC. 2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Pursuant to Section 16 of the Gartner, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Performance Plan (the “Plan”), the
Company hereby amends the Plan, effective January 1, 2009, for the purpose of documenting its
compliance with Section 409A of the Code, as follows:

1. Section 2 is amended by adding the following as Section (ii) and renumbering current
Sections (ii) through (kk) as Sections (jj) through (ll) :

     (ii) “Section 409A” shall mean Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the Treasury Regulations and other applicable guidance issued thereunder, as
each may be amended from time to time.

2. Section 4 is amended by deleting the last bullet of paragraph (l) thereof, which is
unnecessary due to the existence of Section 10(d).

3. Section 8, Restricted Stock Units, is amended by replacing paragraphs (d) and (e) thereof
with the following:

     (d) Earning Restricted Stock Units. Upon meeting the applicable vesting criteria, the
Participant shall be entitled to receive a payout as specified in the Restricted Stock Unit
Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after the grant of Restricted Stock
Units, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may reduce or waive any vesting criteria that must
be met in order to receive a payout, provided, however, that with respect to any Restricted
Stock Units that are subject to Section 409A, payment shall be made only in accordance with
Section 409A.

     (e) Form and Timing of Payment. Payment of earned Restricted Stock Units shall be made on the
date(s) set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, but in no event later than the
applicable two and one-half (21/2) month period of the “short-term deferral” rule set forth in the
Section 1.409A-1(b)(4) of the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Restricted Stock Units constitute “deferred compensation” within the
meaning of Section 409A, payment of earned Restricted Stock Units shall be made on the date(s)
set forth in the Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement, subject to the grace period permitted
under Section 1.409A-3(d) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 409A. The Committee, in its
sole discretion, may permit a Participant to defer receipt of the payment of earned Restricted
Stock Units, and any such deferral elections shall be subject to such rules and procedures as
shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; such rules shall be written and
administered in accordance with Section 409A. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may pay
earned Restricted Stock Units in cash, Shares, or a combination thereof. Shares represented by
Restricted Stock Units that are fully paid in cash again shall be available for grant under the
Plan.

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4. Section 10, Outside Directors, is amended by replacing paragraphs (a) and (d) thereof
with the following:

     (a) Award of Common Stock Equivalents. On an annual basis, each Outside Director
may elect to receive up to 50% of his or her compensation in cash and the balance in
Common Stock Equivalents. If an Outside Director does not make such an election,
compensation shall be paid 100% in Common Stock Equivalents. An Outside Director also
may elect to have Common Stock Equivalents delivered as Shares immediately upon grant
instead of upon ceasing to be a member of the Board as set forth in Section 10(d) below.
Elections under the preceding sentences shall be made no later than December 31st of
each calendar year with respect to compensation to be earned for services to be
performed as a Director during the following calendar year. Any such election shall
remain in effect until changed or terminated by making a new election with respect to
compensation to be earned in the following calendar year, provided that such election
must be made no later than the December 31st immediately preceding such calendar year.
Beginning on April 1, 2003, and on the first business day of each of the Company’s
fiscal quarters during the term of this Plan, the Company shall grant to each Outside
Director that number of Common Stock Equivalents equal in value to that portion of the
Outside Director’s Quarterly Compensation for the immediately preceding quarter that he
or she has elected to receive in Common Stock Equivalents divided by the Fair Market
Value of the Common Stock on such day.

     (d) Conversion. On the date on which an Outside Director ceases to be a member of
the Board for any reason (subject to Section 24 of the Plan and the grace period
permitted under Section 1.409A-3(d) of the Treasury Regulations under Section 409A), the
Company shall effect delivery to the Outside Director (or his or her designated
beneficiary or estate) of a number of Shares equal to the whole number of Common Stock
Equivalents then credited to the Outside Director’s account, or at the Outside
Director’s option, shall have the Shares credited to an account for the Director with a
brokerage firm of the Outside Director’s choosing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
the Outside Director made a timely election under Section 10(a) above to have any grants
of Common Stock Equivalents delivered as Shares immediately upon grant, the Company
shall effect delivery as described above on the date of grant.

5. A new Section 24 is added to read as follows:

24. Tax Treatment; Compliance with Section 409A. All Awards granted under the Plan are
intended to be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A or, if not exempt, to satisfy the
requirements of Section 409A, and the provisions of the Plan and any Awards granted under the
Plan shall be construed in a manner consistent therewith. Any amount that constitutes “deferred
compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A and is payable under the Plan solely by reason
of a Participant’s termination of employment (or, in the case of an Outside Director, a
cessation of Board membership) shall be payable only if the Participant has experienced a
“separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A. Further, if the Participant is a
“specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A at the time of such separation from
service, as determined by the

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Committee in accordance with Section 409A, any payments otherwise payable within the six (6) month
period following the Participant’s separation from service instead will be paid in a lump sum on
the date that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the date of the Participant’s separation
from service, unless the Participant dies following his or her separation from service, in which
case, payments of deferred compensation will be made to the Participant’s estate as soon as
practicable following his or her death. Thereafter, payments of deferred compensation shall
continue to be made in accordance with the payment schedule applicable to each payment or benefit.

The Board reserves the right to amend the Plan and any Award without stockholder or Participant
consent to the extent the Board determines that such amendment is necessary or desirable in order
to comply with Section 409A. Although the Company may endeavor to qualify an Award for favorable
tax treatment or to avoid unfavorable tax treatment, the Company makes no representation that the
desired tax treatment will be available and expressly disclaims any liability for the failure to
maintain favorable or avoid unfavorable tax treatment.

This 2008-1 Amendment (Revised) has been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors of Gartner, Inc. on December 19, 2008 pursuant to a delegation of authority from the
Board of Directors on October 28, 2008.

3EX-10.12

Exhibit 10.12

2008-2 AMENDMENT

TO THE

GARTNER, INC. 2003 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Pursuant to Section 16 of the Gartner, Inc. 2003 Long-Term Performance Plan (the “Plan”), the
Company hereby amends the Plan, effective January 1, 2009, for the purpose of further documenting
its compliance with Section 409A of the Code, as follows:

1. Section 2(e), “Change in Control,” is amended in its entirety to read as follows::

     (e) “Change in Control” means:

(i) For Awards granted prior to January 1, 2009, the happening of any of the following:

     (A) when any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or a Company employee benefit
plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee) is or becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty (50%) of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (other than as a result of a repurchase of
securities by the Company or in connection with a transaction described in clause
(ii) below); or

     (B) a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than
a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company
outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity)
at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after
such merger or consolidation; or

     (C) the stockholders of the Company approve an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all the Company’s assets; or

     (D) a change in the composition of the Board occurring after approval of the
Plan by the Company’s stockholders, as a result of which fewer than a majority of
the Directors holding voting rights on the Board are Incumbent Directors.

(ii) For Awards granted on or after January 1, 2009, the happening of any of the following:

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     (A) when any “person,” as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the
Exchange Act (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or a Company employee benefit
plan, including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee) is or becomes the
“beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty (50%) of the
combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (other than as a result of a repurchase of
securities by the Company or in connection with a transaction described in clause
(ii) below); or

     (B) a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than
a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the Company
outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity)
at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting
securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after
such merger or consolidation; or

     (C) the consummation of the sale or disposition by the Company of all or
substantially all the Company’s assets; or

     (D) a change in the composition of the Board occurring within a one-year
period, as a result of which fewer than a majority of the Directors holding voting
rights on the Board are Incumbent Directors.

provided, however, that with respect to any amount that constitutes “deferred compensation” (as
defined under Section 409A) under this Plan or under another arrangement that incorporates by
reference the definitions used in this Plan, if a Participant’s entitlement to payment of such
deferred compensation would be triggered solely by the occurrence of a Change in Control (without a
“separation from service” or other applicable payment event under Section 409A), or if a different
form or timing of payment of such deferred compensation to a Participant would apply in the event
of a Change in Control (with or without a “separation from service” or other payment trigger),
accelerated vesting of such deferred compensation may occur upon a Change in Control as described
in the preceding paragraphs of this Section 2(e), but payment will only be made upon a Change in
Control or in accordance with a different form or timing that would apply in the event of a Change
in Control if the circumstances also satisfy one of the following, which shall be construed to be
consistent with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) (except to the
extent that such regulations are superseded by subsequent guidance under Section 409A):

	 	(I)	 	Change in the ownership of the Company. A change in the ownership of the
Company shall occur on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as
a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(v)(B)), acquires
ownership of stock of the Company that, together with stock held by such person or
group, constitutes more than

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	 	 	 	50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the stock of the
Company.
	 
	 	(II)	 	Change in the effective control of the Company. A change in the effective
control of the Company shall occur on the date that either (A) any one person, or more
than one person acting as a group (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-3(i)(5)(vi)(D)), acquires (or has acquired during the 12-month period ending on
the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons) ownership of stock
of the Company possessing 30% or more of the total voting power of the stock of the
Company; or (B) a majority of members of the Company’s Board of Directors is replaced
during any 12-month period by Directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed
by a majority of the members of Company’s Board of Directors prior to the date of the
appointment or election.
	 
	 	(III)	 	Change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets. A
change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets shall occur
on the date that any one person, or more than one person acting as a group (as defined
in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)(vii)(C)), acquires (or has acquired
during the 12-month period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such
person or persons) assets from the Company that have a total gross fair market value
equal to more than 40% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of
the Company immediately prior to such acquisition. For this purpose, gross fair
market value means the value of the assets of the corporation, or the value of the
assets being disposed of, determined without regard to any liabilities associated with
such assets.

2. Section 12(c), “Merger or Asset Sale,” is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     (c) Merger or Asset Sale. Subject to Sections 4(k) and 4(l) (Change in Control), for
Awards granted prior to January 1, 2009, if the Company is merged with or into another corporation,
or substantially all of its assets are sold, each outstanding Award shall be assumed or an
equivalent Award substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the
successor corporation. Subject to Sections 4(k) and 4(l) (Change in Control), for Awards granted
on or after January 1, 2009, if (i) the Company is merged with or into another corporation and the
voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto do not continue to represent
(either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving
entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting securities
of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger, or (ii)
substantially all of its assets are sold, each outstanding Award shall be assumed or an equivalent
Award substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor
corporation. If the successor corporation does not agree to assume an Award (whether granted prior
to, on or after January 1, 2009) or to substitute an equivalent Award,

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the Committee shall provide for the Participant to have the right to exercise the Award, in
whole or in part, including Awards that would not otherwise be exercisable. If the Committee makes
an Award exercisable in lieu of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of
assets, the Committee shall notify the Participant that the Award shall be exercisable for at least
fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Award will terminate upon the expiration of
the notice period. For the purposes of this Section, an Award shall be considered assumed if,
immediately following the merger or sale of assets, the Award confers the right to purchase, for
each underlying Share subject to the Award immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the
consideration (whether stock, cash or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale
of assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction
(and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, that if the consideration
received in the merger or sale of assets was not solely common stock of the successor corporation
or its Parent, the Committee may, with the consent of the successor corporation and the
Participant, provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Award, for each
underlying Share, to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in
Fair Market Value to the per Share consideration received by holders of the Common Stock in the
merger or sale of assets.

This 2008-2 Amendment has been approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of
Gartner, Inc. on December 19, 2008 pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Board of
Directors on October 28, 2008.

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