The USF System has partnered with Gartner, a leading IT research company, to provide access to their extensive resources and information on best practices, trends and emerging technologies in Information Technology. Content includes market analysis, statistics, and forecasts; industry information on the following industries: banking and investment services, education, energy and utilities, government, healthcare providers, insurance, manufacturing, media, and retail; and critical issue reports that include: outsourcing, open source, emerging trends and technologies, mobile and wireless, and laptops and hand-held devices.
Features of this resource include: the Hype Cycle which helps identify the appropriate timing for IT investments; the Magic Quadrant which helps visualize how major competitors stack up in a given marketplace; and an email alerting service that pushes the latest research to your email.
Not just for IT professionals or students, this online resource is useful for any person or unit looking to get more information about a new technology or software.
The Gartner resources are available to all USF faculty, staff and students through the USF Libraries catalog (direct link to the title) or through this link. You may be required to log in with your NetID.