Our monthly ‘Advisor Spotlight’ webinar, this Thursday, will discuss Yankee Group. You can register online as usual. Yankee Group is one of the firms that has changed the most in
What attitude should analyst relations managers take towards boosterism, the use of positive hype that is so excessive it produces negative reactions? Boosterism is a common sign of both weak
Most analyst relations managers can’t get to Gartner’s Orlando Symposium, but it’s one of the most important events for observers of Gartner, alongside its annual investor day. It’s the best
Here at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2007, the emphasis is on using network and server-based solutions – like virtualisation, VOIP, web apps and ‘green IT’ – to reduce both costs and
We’ve been increasingly impressed with RocSearch’s growth since it hit the radar in 2005. So it’s going to be interesting to hear from COO Ashish Sinha about David O’Brien’s appointment
Gartner has around 6,100 attendees at its flagship event, Symposium, which is on this week in Orlando. Over the last few years total attendance has been around 7,000 – but
The new ‘Analyst Direct‘ service has serious flaws. Many of these issues relate to its market intelligence engine, ‘MI Analyst’. Some of the issues I mentioned elsewhere have been resolved:
Tuesday’s AR Forum will be one of the best-attended events at Gartner’s symposium next week. Many of the leading figures in the AR community will be there, and I’ll be
