Private company

Ideas International

Founded in 1981, Ideas International (IDEAS) was an IT analyst company specializing in technology insight and comparisons of competitive server and storage technology. Acquired by Gartner in June 2012. Clients included IT end-users and IT vendors.2 It is headquartered in Hornsby.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Founded in 1981, Ideas International (IDEAS) was an IT analyst company specializing in technology insight and comparisons of competitive server and storage technology. Acquired by Gartner in June 2012. Clients included IT end-users and IT vendors. IDEAS was the creator of RPE2, a computer benchmark that compares the relative performance of servers.2

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