{"id":2079,"date":"2018-06-01T15:48:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T15:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/network-monitoring\/?p=2079"},"modified":"2018-06-01T19:59:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T19:59:49","slug":"honorable-mentions-magic-quadrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/network-monitoring\/honorable-mentions-magic-quadrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner’s Honorable Mentions for Their Network Monitoring Magic Quadrant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gartner\u2019s 2018 Network Monitoring Magic Quadrant<\/a> listed the top 22 vendors in the network performance monitoring space. There are certainly more than 22 quality vendors in this market, so what happened to the honorable mentions?<\/p>\n

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Before we delve into the vendors that didn\u2019t make the quadrant, let\u2019s figure out what Gartner says of the honorable mentions. The vendors \u201cwere unable to meet the inclusion criteria to be included in this research, but do come up in NPMD-related inquiries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inclusion criteria<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The inclusion criteria are simple. The first is \u201cthe ability to monitor, diagnose and generate alerts for: network endpoints, network components, and network links.\u201d Obviously, this is the baseline criteria for inclusion; it would be unusual for any NPMD vendor to ignore these qualifications. Some of the product-related criteria are more preferential than definitive offerings. Such as the ability to support certain scaling options. Smaller enterprises might not have interest in a wide array of scaling options.<\/p>\n

Non-product related criteria, such as product revenue, can also be grounds for exclusion. These criteria also included customer thresholds for vendors to meet. This keeps smaller or less focused vendors out of the magic quadrant, but this shouldn\u2019t shy anyone away from working with smaller vendors.<\/p>\n

The biggest takeaway from the inclusion criteria is that it should not deter anyone from researching the vendors in the honorable mentions category. Some of the product-related criteria might not be of relevance to certain enterprises. We\u2019ve included many of the honorable mentions in our free buyer\u2019s guide<\/a> because we believe in the quality of their product. Gartner is very strict about their inclusion criteria, but these criteria should be looked at as Gartner\u2019s market preferences rather than a final definition or endorsement.<\/p>\n

Gartner’s honorable mentions<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The following vendors were excluded from Gartner\u2019s official magic quadrant: Dynatrace, Empirix, Endace, FixStream, Kentik, LogicMonitor, Microsoft, NETIS SYSTEMS, Nyansa, Splunk, and ThousandEyes.<\/p>\n

As I mentioned, many of these vendors are included in our free buyer\u2019s guide,<\/a> their exclusion from Gartner\u2019s Magic Quadrant should not deter interest from them. For example, ThousandEyes<\/a> offers complete network visibility and the ability to pinpoint complex problems anywhere along a network path. Their offerings are not inferior because they were not included, specific criteria weren\u2019t met, and this isn\u2019t necessarily a bad thing.<\/p>\n

Gartner can\u2019t decide for you. They\u2019re a research tool just like any other research tool (except they\u2019re expensive). Every vendor is different and meeting Gartner\u2019s criteria shouldn\u2019t be their goal. Any vendor’s goal is to bring you the best product possible.<\/p>\n

Evaluation criteria<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Beyond the inclusion criteria, Gartner has their evaluation criteria that place vendors in the Magic Quadrant. It\u2019s unfortunate we won\u2019t be able to see where these honorable mentions would be in the quadrant, but that shouldn\u2019t deter you from researching their offerings.<\/p>\n

The evaluation criteria are based on Gartner\u2019s extensive definition of network performance monitoring and diagnostics. The quadrant is rated by \u201cability to execute\u201d and \u201ccompleteness of vision.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ability to execute is related to product or service, overall viability, sales execution\/pricing, market responsiveness\/record, marketing execution, customer experience, and operations. Product or service specifically focuses on analytics, real-time monitoring, ease of deployment, etc.<\/p>\n

Gartner defines completeness of visions into the following subcategories: market understanding, marketing strategy, sales strategy, offering strategy, business model, vertical\/industry strategy, innovation, and geographic strategy.<\/p>\n

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