Mark Raskino

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Ouch! US IT market took a hit in late 08

by Mark Raskino  |  January 30, 2009  |  1 Comment

My colleague Ken McGee pointed me to this new BEA data, out today. It shows how investment in IT in the US economy declined in the second half of last year.  My quick chart below.

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This is what thought leadership looks like

by Mark Raskino  |  January 21, 2009  |  Comments Off

Daryl Plummer didn’t become Chief Gartner Fellow by accident.  His most recent post is a ‘must read’.   It is personal and it is brave.   It would be so much easier for an African American in his position to simply remain quiet and ‘not rock the boat’ or ask awkward questions of us. He challenges the [...]

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Maybe the cloud needs a new killer biz app

by Mark Raskino  |  November 19, 2008  |  1 Comment

… sometimes the cloud feels like a really great new games console,  but without a ‘just-gotta-have-it’ game title… As I read more and more about the cloud I’m struck by the feeling that something is missing. I can’t yet find a compelling new business value reason for the majority of ordinary, risk averse non-tech companies [...]

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