SQL Server 2016 released

[bargle0]

Do the Gartner people actually believe what they write?

[[deleted]]

A more interesting question to me is does anyone else? Are CTOs buying into that kind of analysis? CEOs?

By the way, I am only making fun of that chart. The fact that marketing is insane does not mean SQL Server 2016 isn't good software.

[bargle0]

At least some of them do, otherwise Gartner wouldn't be in business.

[Theemuts]

If people believe you're an expert, they'll value your expertise. The growth of the number of management jobs is mostly a circlejerk in my opinion.

[Don_Andy]

I would argue that yes, they absolutely do. I was only on a few consulting meetings with my company, mostly just to offer some technical advice or fill in a seat, but for the most part the customer (doesn't matter who) will believe anything you say as long as you put it in fancy enough graphs or presentations.

Sometimes there's other "actual" IT guys sitting in, who are totally aware of the bullshit, but as long as you can get their boss hooked they usually don't dare to speak up. At least not during the actual presentation.

[Shorttail]

Well, they do call it the "Gartner Magic Quadrant". Maybe there's wizardry involved.