
New Era At RedMonk: Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere’s Donnie!
So today is Donnie Berkholz‘ first day as a RedMonk employee. When we started on the search to hire an analyst with deep analytics skills a few months back I had no idea we’d find somebody so good. We had plenty of outstanding candidates throw their hats in the ring, but Donnie has the skillset […]

On The Analyst Business: Stars, Quadrants and Developers
Gartner certainly fosters chatter in the “independent” analyst community. How could we not talk about the 900 lb Gorilla? Ever since the Altimeter Group got a gravitational slingshot from Forrester one of the topics under discussion is the Star Analyst firm, and whether a big firm can be one. Can larger firms celebrate their analysts […]

I am not dying, I am a consultant
My friend Hugh Macleod lives in Alpine Texas. He is a cartoonist and inspiration. Being in Alpine has given him enough isolation to turn the inspiration into work. One of his new shticks is business cards for selected influencers, pushing the social object angle. I made the list! I made the list! So now what? […]

“Gartner is not serious about social media”. Ya Think?
In a recent post analyst watcher Carter Lusher claims: “Gartner is not serious about social media” I see things a little differently and as co-founder of the firm that has arguably done more to innovate industry analyst business and research models than anybody (paving the way for some outstanding new entrants into the field such […]