When analyst benchmarks miss the mark: Why Nvidia doesn’t fit Forrester’s data center matrix

Industry analysts love grid evaluations.

The short version

• They offer a convenient metric for enterprise procurement teams to evaluate technology vendors side by side.
• But when evaluation frameworks try to assess fundamentally different paradigms using the same outdated checklist, the results can range from inaccurate to completely absurd.
• An example of this is the latest Forrester Wave for Data Center Networking Solutions , in which Nvidia ranks at the bottom of the “Contenders” quadrant.

What happened

When you think of data centers today, Nvidia comes to mind, as it has driven much of the evolution of what a data center is today. This didn’t pass the eyeball test for me, so I took a deeper look at why.

Why it matters

The point I most disagree with is Forrester awarding Nvidia a 1 out of 5 for vision.

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