:NewsForge: IT Analysts' Influence on Open Source Adoption
NewsForge: IT Analysts' Influence on Open Source Adoption Nov 6, 2004, 05 :00 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (10112 reads) (Other stories by Robin Miller)
"I have now attended conferences held by two major IT analyst firms: Forrester and Gartner. While I have talked to (and quoted) many analysts over the years, these were the first times I watched them interact with their clients in person. Like it or not, these firms and their competitors are major influences on enterprise IT adoption.
"One of the most telling moments for me at the recent Gartner conference in Orlando was when, walking the exhibit floor with local IT consulant (and NewsForge freelancer) Rob Reilly, the marketing v.p. of a small software company told us that he exhibited at Gartner conferences because that got his company 'on Gartner's grid...'"
