Browse Help
Welcome to Gartner Browse – where the entire Gartner research library, updated daily, is just a mouse click away.

  Getting Started
  1. Begin Browsing by clicking on the + symbol next to one of the five top-level folders at left. The folder will expand to reveal additional choices.
  2. Continue clicking through the Browse tree until you find the topic, focus area, author or date you are seeking.
  3. Click on the name to the right of the + symbol to open a document list in this pane.
  4. Click on the name of a document to view it.
Click on any of the links below for additional help with Gartner Browse. You can also e-mail us at site.feedback@gartner.com and a Gartner representative will reply within one business day.

  • Other Options Search Tab
  • All Research
  • Browse Tab
  • Browse By Author
  • Browse by Dataquest Market Insight
  • Browse by Dataquest Quarterly Statistics
  • Browse By Date
  • Browse By Focus Area
  • Browse By Topic
  • Buy Research
  • Free Research
  • Full Screen
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  • Help
  • Numbers in Parentheses
  • Previous Search Tab
  • Results Tab
  • Search
  • Search Within Current Results
  • Sorting
  • Split Screen
  • Research You Own
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      Other Options Search Tab
    This tab is available on the upper left of the Browse screen and opens in the left pane replacing the folder list. Here you can filter the currently displayed document list by several criteria.

    See gartner.com Other Options for more information about using Advanced Search.

    HINT: Clicking the "Browse" tab above the left pane, at any time, will close the Other Options Search tab and return the directory tree to the left pane.

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      All Research
    Choose "All Research" to search or browse everything in the Gartner research database. The "Research You Own" radio button, at the top of the screen, is the default setting if you are a Gartner client.

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      Browse Tab
    The "Browse" tab is located on the top navigation bar at the upper left of your screen. Clicking this tab will return the left pane to the last previous folder expansion you were viewing. When you are in split-screen view, the Browse tab will bring up this Help page in the right pane.

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      Browse By Author
    1. Click the + symbol to open an alphabetical index of sub-folders.
    2. Click the + symbol that matches the first letter of the last name of the author you are seeking. The sub-folder will expand into an alphabetical list of authors.
    3. Click a name to view a list, in the right pane, of all research written by that author.
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      Browse by Dataquest Market Insight
    1. Click the + symbol to expand the folder containing the list of market insights.
    2. Then click a market insight name to display documents in the right pane.
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      Browse by Dataquest Quarterly Statistics
    1. Click the + symbol to expand the folder containing the list of quarterly statistics.
    2. Then click a quarterly statistics name to display documents in the right pane.
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      Browse By Date
    1. Click the + symbol to open an index of years in which research was published.
    2. Click the + symbol to choose a year. The sub-folder will expand into a list of sub-folders by month.
    3. Click a month to view research published in that month and year.
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      Browse By Focus Area
    Focus Areas, which will change as necessary, are timely IT issues of significant interest.
    1. Click the + symbol to expand the folder to the current Focus Area.
    2. Click the + symbol next to one of the Focus Area for a list of sub-topics.
    3. Click the title of a sub-topic for a list of documents in the right pane.
    4. Note that the sub-topic you selected is now highlighted in the left directory tree pane under the Browse "By Topic" category where it resides.
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      Browse By Topic
    Clicking the + symbol expands the folder to the eight highest-level topics under which all Gartner research is organized.
    1. You can drill down as deep as you want to find the research you are interested in by clicking succeeding + symbols.
    2. At any level, click the folder icon or folder name to see the document list in the right pane.
    3. Above the document list is a directory tree displaying parent and child folders of the selected research folder (which is highlighted). You can move up or down within the directory tree by clicking on the name of the folder. That new selection will be highlighted in the tree and its documents listed below.
    4. Folder names in gray type indicate cross-references. This means the sub-folder is also listed under an additional folder in the directory tree. Click the folder name to display the contents in the right pane of your screen.
    NOTE: You can review the entire Gartner topic list with the Gartner Research Topic Index
     
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      Buy Research
    You will see a "Buy" button next to the summary of documents that are available to you for purchase. Clicking the button will bring up a second window displaying a summary of the document and its price. To purchase the document:
    1. If you are signed in to the site as a client or guest: Click the "Buy" button in the second window and you will be taken to the purchase page.
    2. If you are not registered: Click the registration button and complete the form. After you have registered, a confirmation page will appear that contains a link to take you back to the document you were trying to purchase. Click the "Buy" button on your document and proceed through the purchase process.
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      Free Research
    This option appears at the right of the top banner for guests of the gartner.com site. Select this radio button to see only research that is available free of charge. If you want to also see summaries of documents that are available for purchase, choose "All Research." (See also "Research You Own" below)

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      Full Screen
    This button is located in the header of the left pane above the directory tree. When it is clicked, the left pane expands to fill the entire screen. You can return to split screen mode by clicking the "Split Screen" button at the far right of the header.

    HINT: You can quickly reveal hidden portions of the left pane by dragging the center divider with your left mouse button.

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      Help
    These Help pages are the default right pane when you first arrive at Browse Gartner. Clicking the "Browse" tab in the upper left of your screen will always return Help to the right pane. Alternately, you can click the "Help" link in the upper right of the screen. A daughter window will be launched with the same Help pages.

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      Numbers in Parentheses
    Beside each folder in the directory tree is a number denoting the total number of documents in that folder and any subfolders. Some Gartner research is filed in more than one directory and more than one author writes or contributes to a document, so numbers may not always match as expected.

    In addition, the number attached to any folder that has subfolders includes the number of documents in that parent folder plus the number of documents in each subfolder.

    Each Gartner document is published to the database on only one date. The number next to the top-level "By Date" folder is therefore the net number of research documents in the database.

    NOTE: The numbers always reflect the entire contents of the Gartner database and will not change if you select the radio button for "Research You Own" which may consist of fewer documents than the full database.

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      Previous Search Tab
    This tab is located above the left directory tree pane. When it is clicked, links to the results of any search string you have entered in the search box during your current session are displayed in the left pane. Results from browsing the directory tree are not displayed.

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      Results Tab
    This tab, located above the left directory tree pane, opens the currently displayed search results in full-screen mode. To return to split-screen mode, click the "Browse" tab, then the "Split Screen" button on the far right of the header.

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      Search
    The Search box on the right of the top banner searches the entire Gartner database and returns results in the right pane. Enclose search phrases of more than one word in double quotation marks. Unlike Browse, "Search" searches the full text of each document. (See "Search Within These Results" below, and "Search" under the Help link in the upper right corner of the screen for additional Search information.)

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      Search Within Current Results
    The search results screen contains a checkbox to "search within current results." Once a search has been conducted, you can further refine those results by searching within that set of results using additional keyword(s):
    1. On the results screen, type keyword(s) (phrases should be contained in double quotation marks) in the Search box in the top banner
    2. Click "Search within current results" box
    3. Click "Search" button next to Search box where you entered your keyword(s)
    HINT: You may also "Click to Browse" any of the topics that are listed in blue directly beneath each document title displayed in the search results. Clicking a topic opens the corresponding browse folder and the contents will be displayed in the right pane.

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      Sorting
    By default, results are sorted first by relevancy, then by date. You can re-sort your results by date by clicking that link.

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      Split Screen
    This option, on the far right of the Browse Research header, allows you to return to split screen view after clicking "Full Screen."

    HINT: The "split screen" button does not appear in the full-screen view of the document list which appears after clicking the "Results" tab. To return to the split-screen view, click the "Browse" tab, then the "Split Screen" button on the far right of your screen.

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      Research You Own
    The default search for clients who are signed into the site is "Research You Own." This radio button appears at the top of the screen. Choose this button when you wish to locate only the documents you own by contract. When you want to include all Gartner documents in a search, click "All Research."

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