In what is probably going to be one of the most commented moves in the industry, Merv Adrian (blog, LinkedIn, @merv) is going back to a large analyst firm, the largest actually. Indeed, after leaving Forrester to create IT Market Strategy, a boutique firm selling advisory services mainly to IT vendors, Merv announced he was joining Gatner as VP of Research –apparently in the RAS team along Don Feinberg and Mark Beyer.
As usual, we’ll run an informal breakfast meeting at the Gartner Symposium in Cannes on Wednesday November 10th
Best practices shared during launch meeting of IIAR India Chapter.
James McGovern has posted this on his blog (Enterprise Architecture: From Incite comes Insight) recently: Analyzing the Analysts: Comparison of Gartner and Forrester and I thought it was too good not to cross-post. So here you go, what do you think?
IIAR discussion group: AR best practice for analyst events by Ed Gyurko. The IIAR will hold a discussion group teleconference on the subject of AR best practice at analyst-firm sponsored events like Forrester’s IT Forums,Gartner Symposia and IDC Directions on Thursday 6th May 2010 from 1500 BST to 1600 BST / 10:00am EST to 11:00 …
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Scheduling is one of my pet peeves, simply because locking diaries for a briefing between an exec and an analyst is complicated. They’re just usually really busy and travel so much they have a better chance to bump into each other in an aiport lounge than on a conference call! I sometimes think it’s easier …
For our next IIAR London Forum on March 10th, we’re delighted to welcome Alexander Drobik, Managing VP Research for Business Applications & Processes with Gartner, as our guest speaker. Alexander will be discussing Gartner’s research methodology. The Forum kicks off at 3:45 p.m. and a limited number of guest places are available for those who …
In this post and in the comment, AR professionals and analysts will find useful tips and best practices on the Gartner Mqgic Quadrant (also applies to the Forrester Wave and IDC Insights Short Lists).
Carol Rozwell from Gartner (blog, @CRozwell, bio) kindly allowed us to reproduce here her post on Vendors: suggestions to maximize briefing value. It neatly complement her peer Linda Rowan from IDC’s Briefing tips and best practices. Last week, I was treated to a number of interesting vendor briefings, the most engaging of which was …
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Edit: If you would like to listen to the the podcast discussing this with Jonathan Yarmis, Dennis Howlett, Naomi Higgins and myself held on 6 Jan at 11.30 EST – please click on the following link: MP3 Link to podcast or play direct from below. Breaking news just out: Gartner buys Burton Group for $56m …
Well, almost…. Ovum kindly gave us an exclusive for the video below. Following Datamonitor’s re-launch of their consolidated IT research brands under the Ovum name, they have held two back to back events in London and New York: Collaborative Intelligence launch event. The London event featured “the Patriarch” Gideon Gartner (the founder of Gartner and …
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What’s the impact for the AR Community and other IT Analysis firms of the announced AMR purchase by Gartner?
Gartner just released the successor (but not a replacement) to the Hype Cycle: the Gartner IT Market Clock The press release is here: Gartner IT Market Clock Tell us what you think and how it will impact you!
At Gartner’s AR Forum in Orlando last week, guest speaker Joshua Reynolds from Hill & Knowlton gave a presentation about social media trends and analyst relations, and provided some up to date statistics on how AR impacts sales. For those AR managers who didn’t make it to Orlando, Gartner just posted Josh’s presentation at its …
Contentious conversation 1 – integrity of analysts and the future of AR Blog by Tom Bittman from Gartner: A Rant – My Integrity as an Analyst Summary: Gartner analyst angry that he has to justify his integrity My view: Edelman trust barometer consistently shows that over the past few years analysts are the most trusted …
Honesty, integrity, knowledge, curiosity, insight, passion, respect and influence These characteristics were repeatedly highlighted when AR Pro’s were asked to identify the analyst house and individual who they wanted to recognise as being the best in the industry. This second post in the “analyst of the year” series aims to highlight individuals and firms who …
The IIAR Best Practice Paper: “Managing the Gartner Magic Quadrant: a tool for analyst relations managers” has been published.
Those of us fortunate enough to be able to attend* yesterday’s IIAR Forum enjoyed a treat. Ed Gyurko presented the latest IIAR whitepaper on Magic Quadrant submissions (available from Monday, free of charge to members). It will prove immensely useful to those who have to work on the seminal Gartner reports. Following Ed was David …
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Following some critical comments from a vendor on a Magic Quadrant, Gartner analyst Andreas Bitterer posted an answer on his own blog: Setting the Record Straight While personally I would not say that publically challenging a research piece is likely to produce a positive outcome for a vendor, it’s refreshing to see a Gartner analyst …
Today, we’re delighted to welcome Michael von Uechtritz, Research Director with the Outsourcing and IT Services research team at Gartner, into the interview hotseat. What are your coverage areas? Business and IT Consulting What are your opinions of the IT Analysis Marketplace and where do you see it going? With some businesses being challenged by …
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