How to boost your Structured Data Archiving and Application Retirement (SDA&AR) Magic Quadrant position

The Gartner magic quadrant for SDA&AR can reap huge rewards for your company

If you can answer yes to any of these questions:

  • Are your competitors getting better results — even when their product is inferior?
  • Are you struggling to ‘move the dot’ in your MQ?
  • Do your references seem to say something different when they talk to you and the analysts?
  • Did you not manage to get included?

We can help you, this is what we specialize in

We are a team of former senior Gartner analysts who’ve written and reviewed hundreds of Magic Quadrants such as the Structured Data Archiving and Application Retirement MQ. We have an in-depth understanding of the factors for Magic Quadrant success and are uniquely placed to give tangible advice that will add value when responding to the SDA&AR Magic Quadrant.

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We often hear these challenges and understand that it can be really frustrating

How we help?

  • Use our extensive experience as former Gartner analysts to make sure your Structured Data Archiving and Application Retirement Magic Quadrant responses are the best they can possibly be to ensure success. See: Move the dot in the right direction.
  • Deliver the best possible submission, by delivering a best-practice-driven survey response, a best ever briefing by delivering a differentiated essential story, backed up by evidence, great references and, as appropriate, a memorable focused demo.
  • Make sure your references actually improve the result.
  • Get the analyst to see your company/product/service as it is today and not as it was in the past. More: How to improve analyst engagement.
  • Clarify and articulate your company’s vision in a way that aligns to the way in which vision is measured by Gartner.
  • Get your company into the Magic Quadrant for the first time.

Well known companies listed on the SDA&AR Magic Quadrant (2015-2016) include:

Companies listed in the Structured Data Archiving and Application Retirement Magic Quadrant include: EMC, IBM, Delphix, OpenText, Data Migration ( T-Systems Company), informatica, SAP, DC Software, Gimmal, HP (Hewlett Packard), Solix, ZL Technologies, RainStor, Datavard, Actifio, PBS Software, CommVault

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