On Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:07:59 +0100 Richard Kettlewell <rjk@terraraq.org.uk> wrote:
Steve Fosdick <fozzy@pelvoux.demon.co.uk> writes:
I remember when a couple of MS IIS worms reared their ugly heads a while back the Gartner Group, a well respected IT think-tank, were questioning whether companies should continue with the MS platform.
Playing devil's advocate slightly: why are they well-respected, and who by? As far as I can see they are a source of reports that news outlets make a lot of noise about when they say something bad for MS, and apparently ignore otherwise.
Good question. A few years back I did a course leading to the professional examination of the BCS. There was a management option on that cause that focused on choosing IT for business reasons and the output of the Gartner group was often cited both by the college lecturer and both other members of the course that worked in industry. It was seen, I think, as being more business oriented than much that was said in the IT industry - it wouldn't recommend taking up technology for the sake or it, but rather for what it could do for your business. I guess in Ricardo's case it would be good to know if they (Gartner) or another similar organisation particular appeal to whoever is marking the assignment and see if they have anything to say. Steve.