IT research: Is it time to analyze the analysts?

May 28, 2008 from ComputerWorld – “There are more than 400 firms selling technology-related research, data and advice, sales of which topped $3 billion worldwide in 2007, according to Knowledge Capital Group (KCG), an analyst relations strategy firm in Austin.

IT departments across the country spend tens of thousands of dollars every year on IT research sold by Gartner, Forrester Research, IDC, AMR Research, Burton Group, and hundreds of other companies, raising the question of how, or whether, IT buyers can cut back or at least optimize their spending on research and advisory services.”

180 View – We do quote some of the IT research companies, and see value in what they offer. Many of these research companies provide services to both the vendors and their customers. Hopefully, the line between these services remains intact so there is never a compromise on independence.