Executive Summary Gartner’s objectivity was called into question in the NetScout case. Gartner controls how information is shared with IT vendors that coerce vendors into paying Gartner. Gartner has a massive influence, but its impact on the enterprise software market is largely negative. Introduction Gartner typically has undiscussed control over vendors. Vendors depend upon Gartner’s…
Executive Summary Gartner operates more like a fashion magazine than a true IT analytics firm. The similarity between Gartner and the fictitious Runway Magazine. Introduction Gartner presents itself as an IT analyst. However, much of what Gartner does is build up bubbles used to extract money from software vendors (who want various technology trends hyped)…
Executive Summary Gartner has provided information on SAP Fiori to the market that has proven to be highly inaccurate. Gartner laid down and without performing research that Fiori would be SAPGUI’s replacement and that Fiori would be a “game changer.” Video Introduction: How Gartner Got SAP Fiori So Wrong Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched…
Executive Summary This article by Gartner makes several fallacious statements about forecasting and Big Data. We analyze the problems in Gartner’s understanding of forecasting. *Note, the article mentioned here was a reprint of Gartner’s content by a company called BlueRidge. The article was republished, making it challenging to determine if the material was created by…
Gartner and the Magic Quadrant: A Guide for Buyers, Vendors and Investors This book chronicles possibly the most interesting story of the past several decades in the enterprise software space: the lack of evidence for the benefits of ERP systems. Yes, the most popular and widely purchased application in enterprise software had a series of…
Gartner and the Magic Quadrant: A Guide for Buyers, Vendors, and Investors What The Book Covers If you want to get more out of your Gartner research subscription, this book is for you. Whether you are a software buyer, a large or small vendor, or are wondering how Gartner can help you make better investment decisions,…
Executive Summary Gartner’s article on HANA looks like an SAP press release. Why is the description of HANA offered by the article (and mostly taken directly from SAP product management) ridiculous? Why SAP should instead be focusing on just improving its lagging and infuriating business intelligence and infrastructure products rather than engaging in “visoneering.” Video…
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Executive Summary This article addresses one of the most critical factors for obtaining the information necessary to negotiate against SAP. Introduction It is crucial to consider the problems inherent in negotiating with SAP. For each of these issues, we will discuss a solution. Negotiation To begin let us review a definition of negotiation. Negotiation is…
Executive Summary This article addresses one of the most critical factors for obtaining the information necessary to negotiate against SAP. Introduction It is crucial to consider the problems inherent in negotiating with SAP. For each of these issues, we will discuss a solution. Negotiation To begin let us review a definition of negotiation. Negotiation is…