Dealing with AR

In this article, Alan Pelz-Sharpe, Principal with CMS Watch and former VP North America for Ovum, shares some very interesting insights on AR from the analyst’s perspective.
Some tips on how not to deal with a critical ‘independent’ analyst
I have been an analyst and commentator for 10 years now - for most of that [...]

Jobs page on the IIAR site

The IIAR maintains a job postings page on its web site:The Institute of Industry Analyst Relations
Posting is free for advertisers, just drop an email to our secretary: hkirkman at analystrelations dot org.
Sage Circle also has a jobs page, mostly for US positions.

Last chance to vote for your analyst of the year!

The Institute of Industry Analyst Relations closes the Analyst of the Year survey at 10:00 p.m. BST on Wednesday April 30. To vote, go to http://snipurl.com/23gv1. In exchange for sharing your opinion, you’ll get a summary of the results next month.
The IIAR is a not-for-profit organization established to raise industry awareness of the value of [...]

Around Josh Krischer from Josh Krischer & Associates in 12 questions

This week, in our continuing series of analyst interviews, Josh Krischer, founder and principal analyst with Josh Krischer & Associates, shares his insight on the IT analysis market.

What are your coverage areas?
I cover Mainframes, high-end computing, storage, disaster recovery techniques and data center consolidation.

What are your opinions of the IT Analysis Marketplace and where do [...]

Around Ray Wang from Forrester in 10 questions

This week we have the pleasure of interviewing R “Ray” Wang from Forrester Research. In his spare time, he also contributes to the insightful Software Insiders blog. Thanks to Ray for his insights on the Software industry and also some thought provoking views on the IT Analysis industry too.

What are your coverage areas?
Research [...]

Blog readership continues to double

Readership of the IIAR’s blog has continued to rise over the last few months. In fact, the number of visitors doubled in February, March and April.
David’s post on Ethics and Independence Among Industry Analysts has caught huge attention, as has Jonny’s Analyst of the year survey.
The next most-read article was about our 2007 survey [...]

Analyst of the year

Do you want your favourite analyst to be recognised?
Do you feel that enough recognition is given to your preferred analyst house?
If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of the above questions - please fill in the analyst of the year survey now. This survey is open to everyone who works in AR. Send the link [...]

Around Ben Wood from CCS Insight in 11 Questions

Today we hear from Ben Wood who is a director at CCS Insight and one of the best known analysts in the mobile world. He and others in the CCS Insight team can be found blogging here.
What are your coverage areas?
CCS Insight specialises in research about the mobile and wireless industry — but we [...]

Analyst of the year - submit your answers today

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Or more to the point, who analyses the analysts? In this case it is the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR).
In a marketing world that is dominated by PR, the creation of a dedicated body to promote AR best practice and stand as a forum on issues has been warmly welcomed [...]

Gartner improves the vendor briefing process

In the most recent Gartner Analyst Relations Newsletter, Peter Kalinowski explains how the Vendor
Briefings process has been simplified based on feedback received from AR professionals.
Amongst other things, all analysts now have access to the materials and the scheduling is easier. Also, vendors are getting a single point of contact -a welcome return to the [...]