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They are useless. I remember a while ago I was reviewing whole disk encryption products for a large financial services firm. Gartner had a strong admonishment

by smanek 18y ago

They are useless. I remember a while ago I was reviewing whole disk encryption products for a large financial services firm. Gartner had a strong admonishment against PGP's product because "Pretty Good Privacy" didn't sound very professional and the company wasn't very 'mature'. They never mentioned that PGP wrote one of the first open implementations of public key crypto, had one of the best track records in the biz, or had a history of standing up to government pressure. Talk about valuing form over function. We ended up not going with PGP's product because it didn't integrate with our AD infrastructure very well and their odd licensing requirements, but the Gartner's report never even mentioned those.

ig1 18y ago
If you're a large enterprise company you don't want to be dependent on a non-mature company which has a high risk of failure and had a history of patent violations, government disputes and software security vulnerabilities. Simple as that. I'm not saying Gartner is good, but I certainly wouldn't want to risk my company on PGP.
- edw519 18y ago
  "but I certainly wouldn't want to risk my company on PGP" All my privately owned clients do. And none of them subscribe to Gartner or anyone else for "expert" opinions. Unlike enterprises, they have to get the best value to stay in business.