VentureBeat names Rob Strechay as its first Lead Analyst, expanding its enterprise AI research push
TL;DR
Rob Strechay, until recently managing director and principal analyst at theCUBE Research, has joined VentureBeat as its first Lead Analyst and a founding analyst of VentureBeat Research. The hire is part of a move toward deeper specialisation: analysis built for the technical decision makers, the directors, VPs, CIOs and CTOs who evaluate, buy and deploy enterprise AI. The stated driver is that organisations are moving past generative AI experiments into production deployment and want objective, defendable data.
Nauti's Take
More specialised analysis in enterprise AI is an advantage for buyers who currently compare little beyond vendor decks and press releases. The catch sits in the business model.
Media research is often funded by the same vendors it covers. Readers gain most when methodology and sponsors are disclosed, and least when a ranking travels straight into a purchase decision.
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