Comments on: How confidential is “confidential” information? http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/2008/10/13/how-confidential-is-%e2%80%9cconfidential%e2%80%9d-information/ Our Assurance of Impartiality Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: David Rossiter http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/2008/10/13/how-confidential-is-%e2%80%9cconfidential%e2%80%9d-information/comment-page-1/#comment-10 David Rossiter Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:28:37 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/?p=9#comment-10 Thanks Nancy. That's great to hear. I am disappointed that more analyst firms don't take the same approach. Thanks Nancy. That’s great to hear. I am disappointed that more analyst firms don’t take the same approach.

]]> By: Nancy Erskine http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/2008/10/13/how-confidential-is-%e2%80%9cconfidential%e2%80%9d-information/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Nancy Erskine Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:18:10 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/?p=9#comment-9 Comment back to David, who asked about how confidential we keep imminent analyst departures. The answer is we don't keep them confidential at all. In general, when analysts inform Gartner that they are leaving to join a vendor, right away their scheduled client inquiries, conference presentations and vendor-briefings are rescheduled with other analysts. And the vendors they cover most directly are informed right away. The idea is to be as transparent as possible. Comment back to David, who asked about how confidential we keep imminent analyst departures. The answer is we don’t keep them confidential at all. In general, when analysts inform Gartner that they are leaving to join a vendor, right away their scheduled client inquiries, conference presentations and vendor-briefings are rescheduled with other analysts. And the vendors they cover most directly are informed right away. The idea is to be as transparent as possible.

]]> By: Gartner relaunches Office of Ombudsman presence on web « SageCircle Blog http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/2008/10/13/how-confidential-is-%e2%80%9cconfidential%e2%80%9d-information/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Gartner relaunches Office of Ombudsman presence on web « SageCircle Blog Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:32:26 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/?p=9#comment-7 [...] How confidential is “confidential” information? [...] [...] How confidential is “confidential” information? [...]

]]> By: David Rossiter http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/2008/10/13/how-confidential-is-%e2%80%9cconfidential%e2%80%9d-information/comment-page-1/#comment-6 David Rossiter Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:29:05 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/?p=9#comment-6 Hi Nancy Some analyst firms try to keep analyst departures confidential until they walk out the door - but still have them working on research and consulting projects. Some instruct analysts not to reveal that they are leaving. What is Gartner's position on this, in particular if an analyst is moving to a vendor rather than another analyst firm? Thanks, David Hi Nancy

Some analyst firms try to keep analyst departures confidential until they walk out the door – but still have them working on research and consulting projects. Some instruct analysts not to reveal that they are leaving.

What is Gartner’s position on this, in particular if an analyst is moving to a vendor rather than another analyst firm?

Thanks, David

]]> By: Nancy Erskine http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/2008/10/13/how-confidential-is-%e2%80%9cconfidential%e2%80%9d-information/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Nancy Erskine Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:26:48 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/?p=9#comment-3 Thanks much for your comment. Keep reading; we're going to keep on sharing "real life" stories and giving thoughts on relevance. Nancy Thanks much for your comment. Keep reading; we’re going to keep on sharing “real life” stories and giving thoughts on relevance. Nancy

]]> By: Kudos to the Gartner Ombudsman for asking tough questions « The IIAR Blog http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/2008/10/13/how-confidential-is-%e2%80%9cconfidential%e2%80%9d-information/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Kudos to the Gartner Ombudsman for asking tough questions « The IIAR Blog Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:15:26 +0000 http://blogs.gartner.com/ombudsman/?p=9#comment-2 [...] Kudos to the Gartner Ombudsman for asking tough questions Posted on Wednesday 15th October 2008 by Ludovic I read this post on the new Gartner Ombudsman blog today: How confidential is “confidential” information? [...] [...] Kudos to the Gartner Ombudsman for asking tough questions Posted on Wednesday 15th October 2008 by Ludovic I read this post on the new Gartner Ombudsman blog today: How confidential is “confidential” information? [...]

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