Gartner and Forrester’s increasing focus on global $1bn-plus firms is leaving money on the table for firms like IDC, Berlecon, NelsonHall, Burton, Pierre Audoin Consultants and Springboard to pick up.

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Around 150 executives were here with me for the start of IDC’s ICT Forum in Berlin, and the numbers are now probably closer to twice that. There are a number

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Is there a risk that role-based analyst services can contradict the research process? One of META Group’s weaknesses, which was a strength in the eyes of some, was the fact

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Chris Dines, who led Ovum through its successful IPO and sale to Datamonitor, has had more time for one of his real passions — cycling — since leaving the firm.

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One of Lighthouse’s traditions is the Boardroom, a free and private off-the-record discussion for AR managers. We have been holding these discussions in San Jose every April for a few

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In an interactive webinar yesterday we discussed how Gartner’s focus on selling individual research seats is producing new opportunities for IDC and other firms to meet the growing demand for

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The latest ARmadgeddon post is an article by Bill Hopkins. I just saw it on my way out for lunch with one of Gartner’s competitors – who had already been

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Two months ago, Gartner’s stock was at the top of an amazing rally. Its stock had more than doubled, from $13.07 in June 2006 to $27.56 in June 2007. To

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