Gideon Gartner, visionary of technology research, dies at 85 Glenn Rifkin Gideon Gartner, whose technology research firm the Gartner Group revolutionized an influential and lucrative sector of the technology industry by providing crucial research, analysis and advice for corporate computer executives, died Dec. 12 at his home in Manhattan. He was 85. The cause was complications from Alzheimer’s disease, said his son Perry Gartner. An MIT-trained engineer and Wall Street analyst, Mr. Gartner put an indelible stamp on the tech research industry in 1979 when he started the Gartner Group. Up to then, computer research firms generally sold reports and services, with a focus on what systems to build and sell, to tech giants such as IBM, Microsoft and Digital Equipment Corp.
Dec. 17, 2020 9:51 am ET
As corporate executives in the late 1970s grew baffled by a proliferation of computer and other information-technology choices, Gideon Gartner saw an opportunity: Why not offer them advice on what to buy, when to buy it and how much to pay?
Mr. Gartner, a former International Business Machines Corp. executive and star Wall Street analyst, in 1979 formed Gartner Group, now known as Gartner Inc . , to sell that advice in the form of punchy two-page notes, client consultations and eventually mammoth conferences. He hired aggressive sales people and analysts, paid them well and created a durable business, now part of the S&P 500, with revenue of $4.2 billion last year and a current stock market value of about $14 billion.
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Gideon Gartner. Photo: Esther Dyson CC BY-NC 2.0
Founder of worldwide IT analyst and advisory group.
Gideon Gartner, who set up global corporate technology advisory company Gartner Group, has passed away at the age of 85. We are greatly saddened by the death of our company’s founder and former chairman and chief executive, Gideon Gartner, Gartner Group said in a statement. Gideon was a passionate entrepreneur, industry pioneer and highly respected individual who dedicated his life to his work, music and family. All of us at Gartner mourn the loss of our former colleague and extend our deepest sympathies to his family.
גדעון גרטנר, מייסד חברת המחקר גרטנר, הלך לעולמו בגיל 85 pc.co.il - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pc.co.il Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.