On being No.2
December 2nd, 2009 admin

According to Technobabble I am rated as the the world’s no. 2 blogger analyst. I don’t know quite what to think about that. At one level it is a terrific honor. At another I wonder who really cares. Especially on the buy side of the vendor/buyer equation. Having said that I must admit to being shocked and humbled at being included at…
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