The following is the magic quadrant that I developed for portal solutions (re-posted because of a broken image in the original The big deal about portals).
Undertaking a magic quadrant is in fact a dangerous proposition given the:
- immaturity of the market
- huge number of variables from one product to another; and
- imperfect and imprecise nature of a magic quadrant.
So, this analysis is limited purely to corporate strength (financial viability – Y axis) and technical robustness (complexity – X axis). It does not necessarily take into account the particular strengths and weaknesses of each solution versus another.
This analysis graph does not constitute a full or deep analysis. It is a snapshot in time based on product reputation, review and corporate strength (financial viability) and it only considers a small percentage of the vendors. Nor does it represent an exhaustive analysis of any of the products. By no means should this represent a recommendation or caution for any product or vendor. The magic quadrant is purely a representation of only the author’s cursory, surface examination of some of the vendors.
Of course, like any magic quadrant, this diagram is imperfect. It is impossible to completely slot one vendor into one neat little box. Inevitably, each vendor has qualities that could appear in three or four of the quadrants. Hence the cautionary disclaimer language.
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