Magic Quadrants and MarketScopes: How Gartner Evaluates Vendors Within a Market
The Magic Quadrant figure (see Figure 2) is based on two axes:
- Ability to Execute: Summarizes factors such as the vendor's financial viability, market responsiveness, product development, sales channels and customer base.
- Completeness of Vision: Reflects the vendor's innovation, whether the vendor drives or follows the market, and if the vendor's view of how the market will develop matches Gartner's perspective.
via gartner.com
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