Gartner’s latest AR newsletter impresses us
A quick post… Anyone looking for a good example of the sort of newsletter to send to analysts should take a look at the AR newsletter Gartner sends. It’s nicely done.
A quick post… Anyone looking for a good example of the sort of newsletter to send to analysts should take a look at the AR newsletter Gartner sends. It’s nicely done.
There’s a strong rumour that Gartner will shut down its consulting division in Asia Pacific and layoff staff. It will probably be announced later this week. This will not include Japan, which is managed autonomously. Staff in Hong Kong and Australia will be hardest hit. At one time Gartner consulting had more than 50 staff…

Michael Wolf, former VP of Research at Gigaom, and former Forrester analyst Scott Santucci, join us on our new Influencer Insights Podcast to discuss the two biggest developments in the analyst industry recently: Gigaom’s closure and the reorganisation at Forrester. The podcast also covers other interesting developments in the IT research industry including the newly announced partnership…

In 2009, as the global financial crisis reshaped business priorities, Marius Jost sat down with Duncan Chapple to discuss major shifts in the IT research industry. Their podcast captured three emerging trends that would define the next decade: growing demand for targeted research despite budget constraints, the rise of freemium business models, and the impact…
Warning: Homework ahead! It is critical for AR to thoroughly research a particular Magic Quadrant and its history. Even AR staffs that have been working with Gartner on a MQ for a long time could benefit from doing a little digging into the background of the MQ in order to separate reality from faulty memory…
Former Nike CFO Bob Falcone‘s investment fund has bought Gartner’s 70-strong custom research business, along with some strong relationships with firms like HP, Microsoft and Intel. The Portland, Oregon, business had recently changed its name from Gartner Custom Research to GCR Custom Research. Customer research is a growth market, and Falcone plans to use GCR…

The COVID-19 pandemic created or accelerated massive societal changes, and the telecoms industry was also affected. Most telcos suspended significant tech investments for the best part of a year and then returned with a more profound commitment to virtualization, cloud, and improving the customer experience. Since 2000, I’ve been involved in three independent surveys of…