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To most people these days, the name Gartner is immediately associated with one particular form of research – the Magic Quadrant, or MQ. That familiar two-by-two matrix has become synonymous with the company’s brand. So it’s no great surprise that [...]
In all my many years as a Gartner analyst, I could put my hand on my heart and honestly swear that the Magic Quadrant assessment process was wholly impartial. Every vendor, client or not, had the same chance of being [...]
One question we often hear is “Is there a real impact to inclusion in a Gartner Magic Quadrant?” Frankly, the answer is obvious, but the evidence is often hard to pin down. For many of the smaller, more ambitious growth [...]
“The genius of our product is inside this Black Box.” Innovative ideas are precious and rare. For many firms, there is just one technology or technique that forms that vital market differentiator. If this key idea escapes from the box, [...]
Gartner has recently announced that an enhanced version of the Magic Quadrant will be released on 29 July. So what’s driving this change, what is it, and what does it mean? This is our first look at this new capability. [...]
Some months ago a client of ours while talking to one of the Gartner analysts who covered them, learned, to their delight, that the analyst had recently given a particular prospect a clear steer in their direction. “They’re a mid-sized [...]
Whose job is it to make sure you get the coverage you deserve? Is the onus on the analyst, or on the firm seeking coverage? These are key questions – and if you want to know what the industry thinks, [...]
I don’t necessarily expect everyone to be excited at the news that the 2013 Application Performance Monitoring Magic Quadrant assessment is under way. It’s a specialist field, and only a few dozen companies will be directly involved. But this year, [...]
Watching the parade of Olympic and Paralympic athletes through central London today, I was reminded, all over again, what a fantastic success the summer’s events had been. For instance, did you see the rowing? That fantastic Men’s Eights final, with [...]
Was there ever a day when the thought crossed your mind that your company could do without Gartner, IDC, Forrester, Ovum, and all the rest of them? Was there ever a moment when you thought “We don’t need them”? You [...]