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Have most analysts completely given up doing research?

Have most analysts completely given up doing research?

By Phil Fersht on September 24, 2014

Authors: Phil Fersht and Ray Wang:  Industry Analysts who still give a shit (This is a collaboration and represents our individual points of view and not necessarily our employers. Oh wait, that’s us…. moving on…) We called it three years’ ago and we can now officially proclaim that the industry once known as “research” is […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Analytics and Big Data, Confusing Outsourcing Information, Enterprise Irregulars, gartner, HfSResearch.com Homepage, Industry analyst, Outsourcing Heros

Some Secrets of the Industry Analyst Briefing

Some Secrets of the Industry Analyst Briefing

By Jason Busch on January 14, 2013

Over on Spend Matters PRO, my colleague Peter Smith recently penned a must-read column for software providers, BPOs and consultants in the procurement and supply chain ecosystem: Providers Take Note: A Look Inside the Brain of a CPO (subscription content – try before you buy here). His post got me thinking about writing a similar […]

Posted in Business | Tagged Consultant, Industry analyst, supply chain

Naomi Bloom, one of the Top 10 Most Powerful HR Technology Experts

Naomi Bloom, one of the Top 10 Most Powerful HR Technology Experts

By Zoli Erdos on April 3, 2012

Congratulations to our very own Naomi Bloom for being named by Human Resources Executive as one of the Top 10  Most Powerful HR Technology Experts in the world. In writing their profiles, HR Executive asked the Top 10 to answer the same questions.  Here’s how Naomi responded: What should HR leaders be thinking about? When […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged award, HR Executive, Human resources, Industry analyst, Naomi Bloom, Top 10, top list | 2 Responses

A new form of buy-side analyst?

A new form of buy-side analyst?

By Vinnie Mirchandani on January 20, 2011

In the investment world there is a clear demarcation between sell-side and buy-side analysts. Been wondering whether the tech world needs something similar as I read various industry research and have conversations with several technology advisers. Among the research I am referring to is Gartner’s Mid-Market ERP MQ and its cloud infrastructure MQ and“prolific Paul” […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Bob Warfield, buy-side, gartner, Industry analyst, Jive, netsuite, Paul Greenberg, Plex

Gartner: The Cloud is Not a Contract

Gartner: The Cloud is Not a Contract

By Bob Warfield on January 12, 2011

There is a bit of a joust on between Gartner, GigaOm, and likely others over the recent Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure.  The Internet loves a good fight! Gartner launched their magic quadrant with some fanfare on December 22.  Immediately after the holidays, on January 4, GigaOm’s Derrick Harris threw down the gauntlet by […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon Web Services, analysts, aws, Cloud, data center, gartner, Industry analyst, Magic Quadrant, SaaS, service, strategy | 6 Responses

Deal Architect joins Constellation Research Group

Deal Architect joins Constellation Research Group

By Vinnie Mirchandani on November 9, 2010

Effective today, my consulting firm Deal Architect is now a member of the Constellation Research Group. We will continue to deliver services under the Deal Architect  banner, but in addition, we will now be able to leverage the resources of this brand-new membership research organization and extend our services to its clients. What is Constellation […]

Posted in Business | Tagged AMR Research, Constellation Research, gartner, Industry analyst, New Polymath

Blast Off To Constellation!

Blast Off To Constellation!

By R "Ray" Wang on November 9, 2010

First Things First.  Thank You Altimeter Group. The rumors are true.  I’ve left, but on good terms.  I remain a unit member and investor of Altimeter.  I wish my former colleagues the best.  In fact, Altimeter’s been doing great work.  The firm has grown from 10 to 135 clients in 13 months.  The team is […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged #crsch, Altimeter Group, analyst, Constellation, Constellation Research, ConstellationRG, CRCH, CRG, Industry analyst, research | 2 Responses

Are Analysts the New Media?

Are Analysts the New Media?

By John Taschek on November 9, 2010

Technology media was further disrupted this morning when a seemingly minor announcement rocked the media world. The minor part is this – a new analyst firm was launched today. The disruptive part is that the assemblage of key influencers into one organization that is not advertiser driven. The new firm…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Altimeter Group, analysts, Cloud Computing, Constellation Research, ConstellationRG, Industry analyst, research, salesforce.com, Web/Tech, Weblogs | 7 Responses

The 7 Tenets Of Building A “Star Analyst” Firm

The 7 Tenets Of Building A “Star Analyst” Firm

By R "Ray" Wang on July 25, 2010

Inspired By The Lessons Learned From Others Before Me One day on a family vacation in June 2009, my dad came up to me and said, “Son, why are you working so hard for someone else?”  Coming from my father, a “company man” who worked 30 years at the same company and rose from the […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged 1. Star Quality Requirement, 2. Analyst Friendly Policies and IP Rules, 3. Analyst Firm Self-Ownershipo, 4. Collaborative Environment, 5. Greater Transparency And Strong Code of Ethics, 6. LIfestyle Friendly Autonomy, Accountability, analyst relations, analyst strategy, Excellence, Honor, Humility, Industry analyst, Integrity, Objectivity, Personal Log, Personal responsibility, Respect for others, star analyst | 2 Responses

The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts – Take Two

The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts – Take Two

By Zoli Erdos on May 18, 2010

Some analysts (?) spammers just won’t learn.  I ridiculed this “research report” a few months ago (quoting old post below): The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts The Top 10 Questions The Care and Feeding of Industry Analysts Will Answer For You Include: 1. What are the ten deadly sins NOT to commit when working […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Industry analyst, research, spam

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