Gartner, Inc is a technological research and consulting firm based in

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that conducts research on technology and shares this research both through private consulting as well as executive programs and conferences. Its clients include large corporations, government agencies, technology companies, and investment firms. In 2018, the company reported that its client base consisted of over 12,000 organizations in over 100 countries. As of 2022, Gartner has over 15,000 employees located in over 100 offices worldwide. It is a member of the S&P 500. Hype-Cycle-General

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Gideon Gartner Gideon I. Gartner (March 13, 1935 – December 12, 2020) was an American businessman, entrepreneur, educator and philanthropist. Often referred to as the father of the modern analyst industry, he is best known as the founder of Gartner, Gartner, I ...

founded Gartner, Inc in 1979. Originally private, the company launched publicly as Gartner Group in 1986 before

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acquired it in 1988. In 1990, Gartner Group was acquired by some of its executives, including Gartner himself, with funding from

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and

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. The company went public again in 1993. In 2000, the name was simplified from ''Gartner Group'' to Gartner. In 2000, Gartner coined the term

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. Gene Hall has been the

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of the company since August 2004. In the course of its growth, Gartner has acquired numerous companies providing related services, including Real Decisions—which became Gartner Measurement, now part of Gartner's consulting division—and

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, a market research firm. It has also acquired a number of direct competitors,

Meta Group Gartner, Inc is a technological research and consulting firm based in Stamford, Connecticut that conducts research on technology and shares this research both through private consulting as well as executive programs and conferences. Its clients ...

in 2005, AMR Research and Burton Group in early 2010, and

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in 2012. In March 2014, Gartner announced that it had acquired the privately held company

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for an undisclosed amount. In 2014, Gartner also coined the term "Digital BizOps" and further developed the early philosophy for digital business operations. In July 2015, Gartner acquired Nubera, the business app discovery network that owns properties like ''GetApp'' (a peer review site), ''AppStorm'', ''AppAppeal'', and ''CloudWork''. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In September 2015, it acquired the privately held peer review site (PRS)

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. In June 2016, Gartner announced that it had acquired the privately held company ''SCM World'', headquartered in

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On January 5, 2017 Gartner announced it had reached an agreement to acquire

CEB, Inc. CEB, now a part of Gartner, was a company providing best practice research, benchmarks, and decision support tools to business leaders in HR, Finance, IT, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Strategy, R&D, Procurement, Legal, and Compliance funct ...

in a cash and stock deal worth about US$2.6 billion. On March 7, 2017 Gartner announced that it has agreed to buy New York–based

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, which specialises in benchmarking the digital performance of brands. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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* {{Authority control Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Consulting firms established in 1979 International information technology consulting firms Research and analysis firms Research and analysis firms of the United States Companies based in Stamford, Connecticut 1993 initial public offerings Futures studies organizations

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