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Another reader and industry exec weighs in on the creditability question surrounding analyst firms

June 18, 2011

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In Tale of Two Cities fashion re it was the best of times, it was the worst of times, this is definitely the worst of times for analyst firms. Back in the late 90s I had been chastised with great regularity for suggesting that analyst firms such as the Aberdeens and Gartners were perhaps more […]

Max Henry of CHaINA Magazine comments on Gartner Post

June 17, 2011

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Besides being delighted that I can count amongst my readership publications from around the world, the following comment from Max Henry of CHaINA Magazine regarding both of my previous posts on Gartner and the overall state of the analyst industry as a whole, speaks directly to the issue of these firms’ declining creditability in the […]

Reader comment regarding January 7th post about Gartner telling in terms of major industry shift . . .

June 16, 2011

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When our company met with Gartner “analysts” we were, at first, confused as to why they immediately began to describe “studies” and then kept asking us to “sponsor” one.  After we finally did sponsor one with a Gartner competitor (in which our name appeared glowingly) we understood. After seeing the quality of the “study” and […]