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Gartner Core Research is your primary window to the Gartner data and analysis that will help you plan, implement, and manage on a day-to-day basis. It is the foundation of most client relationships at Gartner, the point of access to our analysts and their advice.

There are two service options within Core Research: Reference and Advisor. Reference gives you self-serve access to Gartner Core Research, including focus area topics, Gartner blogs, Gartner Fellows, and our legendary Magic Quadrants and Hype Cycles. Upgrading to Advisor, a more personalized option, puts you in direct contact with our Core Research analysts.

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