Service Overview | Who can use it | How to request & access | Cost | Availability | Getting started | FAQ | Best practices | Training and documentation
Service overview
Gartner is a world-leading technology research and consulting company offering research, analysis, executive programs, consulting, and professional development. Gartner provides access to industry-leading resources to help strategize, plan, assess, design, and select the best approach for technology initiatives.
Who can use it?
All McGill staff, students, and faculty.
How to request & access
Note: Do not bookmark your Gartner home page, as you cannot sign in with Single Sign On (SSO) from the resulting link.
Creating a bookmark or shortcut to sign in to Gartner
2. Right-click on the McGill Gartner tile and copy the link.
3. Sign out from your Microsoft account.
4. Paste the URL you copied into a new browser window. This will take you to the Gartner SSO sign-in page.
5. Do not sign in to your account. Bookmark or create a desktop shortcut to this page.
6. Once you have created your bookmark or shortcut, click the link to sign in to Gartner.
Cost
There is no cost to the user to use Gartner services.
Availability
Gartner is available 24/7, outside of scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
Getting started
Customizing your feed
When you sign in to Gartner with SSO, you will be directed to your “feed” page:
To customize your feed to your interests, click “Manage my Tracks” in the right sidebar and navigate to “Create new tracks":
From here, you can select your areas of interest.
Saving content to your library
To save an article for future reference, click the Save icon.
Click on the folder where you’d like to store the article, or click “Add New Folder” to create a new folder.
You can access your saved articles from the My Library icon at the top right of the screen.
FAQs
• How do I sign into Gartner using my SSO?
• Can I sign in using my McGill username and password from gartner.com?
• Why isn’t my bookmark of gartner.com/home/feed working?
• I’m having trouble signing in with my McGill ID and password.
• I’m having trouble finding a resource on the Gartner site, accessing my library, downloading article, or otherwise having difficulty with the Gartner platform.
• How do I manage emails and notifications from Gartner?
Best practices
Gartner resources are protected by copyright, and licensing agreements govern our access. Please respect Gartner’s intellectual property and
usage policy. Gartner resource documents (or links to Gartner content) cannot be shared (a) with members external to the McGill community or (b) via email, internet posting, or other external information storage and retrieval systems. In addition, ensure that you always cite Gartner authors properly when quoting or drawing upon their work.
Training & documentation
Support