If the new TechHeads survey of CIOs is correct, Forrester’s new ‘Playbook’ research framework is set for success. When July’s TechHeads survey asked 250 CIOs about how they want to consume analysis, the answers was clear: in short, free-standing chunks. Forrester’s Playbook is a great step in this direction, dividing each the challenges facing industry…
Intel is the most high profile gainer this month as it moves up 2 positions. A new strategic partnership with telecom giant Nokia and launch of the 34nm SSDs have helped to lift Intel to the third spot. It would be interesting to see if the firm will be able to retain the spot next…
Many analyst relations professionals have misunderstood the implications of last week’s lay-offs at Yankee Group. Yankee Group has ended coverage of a number of technologies (generally more mature ones), and laid off analysts covering areas with less customer demand, in order to build research strength in its core field of ubiquitous connectivity. The scale of…
The most high profile gainer of analyst focus in this month’s edition of the Lighthouse Telecoms Index is Alcatel-Lucent. The firm appears to be expanding its operations base in multiple geographical regions including Asia, Africa and Europe. The result is reflected in excellent second quarter 2007 results and has earned the company an improvement of…
The Forrester (FORR) 2007 IT Spending Forecasts are out. Considering this week’s fall in stock on the Nasdaq, our post titled Preparing for a US slowdown, linked to growth elsewhere also stresses the need for vendors to look widely. Forrester’s analysis concludes that the region with the highest growth will be EMEA (which Forrester defines…
The Forrester (FORR) 2007 IT Spending Forecasts are out. Considering this week’s fall in stock on the Nasdaq, our post titled Preparing for a US slowdown, linked to growth elsewhere also stresses the need for vendors to look widely. Forrester’s analysis concludes that the region with the highest growth will be EMEA (which Forrester defines…