Variations on Hype Quadrants.. no Magic Hype… no, Hype Cycle.. or is it Magic Quadrant?
Humor April 1st, 2011
Gartner introduced their Real (Magic) Quadrant:
Not bad. But let’s not forget the customers’ prospective. Welcome to the Magik Kvadrant:
But perhaps most revealing is Phil Fersht’s Painsharing Paradox:
Tags: CloudAve, Gartner, gartner hype cycle, hype cycle, Just for fun, magic quadrant
Simplifying the Gartner Hype Cycle – 2.0 Style
Enterprise Software, Humor August 26th, 2009
Fellow Enterprise Irregular Vinnie Mirchandani did a good job of un-hyping the Gartner Hype Cycle for emerging technologies.
He points out some inconsistencies comparing this year’s chart to the 2007 version. He should know, he is a Gartner Alumnus himself. But I’ve been wondering if there was a way to further simplify it, i.e. make it digestible to average folks like yours truly .. and I’ve just found it.
Ladies and Gentlemen, here’s the simplified, scobleized, oprahized, too-oh-ized version of the Gartner Hype Cycle:
Courtesy of Geek & Poke.
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve)
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Zoli Erdos
