Turning technical legitimacy into market action

Regulations, authoritative professional norms and dominant culture set complex expectations for all institutions. In the opening session of a workshop for academics and PhD candidates at the University of Edinburgh

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How valuable is analyst endorsement to Hot and Cool Vendors?

I’ve just listened to a replay of a webinar comparing Gartner’s Cool Vendor award with the rival Hot Vendor awards from Aragon Research and HfS Research. My colleague Annelieke Nagel

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Gartner’s corruption scandal is nothing special

Despite the huge and surprising scale of the alleged kickbacks, Gartner is not alone. Almost all the dominant global technology consulting firms have been implicated so far by a South African investigation

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Gartner & Forrester lead 2018 Global Analyst Firm Awards

Gartner and Forrester lead the 2018 Global Analyst Firm Awards, which recognise the market analyst and advisory firms most valued outside the Americas (which is covered by a separate award).

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After Sondergaard, analyst firms must take stock

The resignation of the industry’s most famous analyst, Peter Sondergaard, over workplace behaviour is an opportunity for the whole industry to take stock. I was interviewed by the Wall Street

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18 win 2018 Analyst Firm Awards

The 18 firms listed below have been announced as winners of the 2018 Analyst Firm Awards. Full details are set for release on September 10. The 2018 Analyst Firm Awards (AFA)

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Siemens, Hitachi, Schneider & AECOM lead Heavy Industry IQ

Siemens, Hitachi, Schneider Electric & AECOM are the firms to watch in Kea’s 2018 Heavy Industry Influencer Quadrant. Stephen Miller (@InfluenceRel) and Duncan Chapple (@DuncanChapple) published the report on August

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Forrester grabs GlimpzIt & FeedbackNow for CX Cloud solution

Forrester’s continuing acquisitions spotlight the firm’s evolution from pure-play analyst house to a digital business advisory and services provider. On July 10, 2018, Forrester confirmed the purchase of two technology

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