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Who It's For
For the people who have to say yes or no.
The CURVE is written for enterprise IT buyers — CISOs, CIOs, and IT directors who need vendor intelligence without the vendor pitch.
We track 125+ vendors across eight markets so you walk into every demo already knowing the answer.
Every issue is written from the buyer's chair. Independent research, no vendor relationships that compromise the output.
What Subscribers Say
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What's Inside
One market. The full picture. Every Tuesday.
No summaries. No roundups. Each issue goes deep on one segment — who leads, who's catching up, and exactly what it means for your stack.
Market intelligence, not marketing
Every issue covers one market segment in depth — which vendors lead, which are catching up, and what the gaps mean for your stack.
CURVE vendor tier breakdown
Frontier, Contender, or Challenger — every issue maps vendors to tiers based on the same independent methodology used in CURVE Reports.
Buyer-side perspective
Written for CISOs, CIOs, and IT directors. Not for the vendor sales team. We tell you what to ask before you sign, not after.
One action you can take this week
Every issue ends with a concrete recommendation — a question to ask your vendor, a configuration to check, a framework to evaluate.
Upcoming Issues
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Issue 002 drops June 2 — SASE consolidation. Which platforms actually deliver on the TCO promise, and which are just rebrands.
SASE Consolidation
Most IT teams are paying for 6 products that do 1 job. The math on consolidation is now undeniable — but which platforms actually deliver?
AI Security
Every vendor added "AI-powered" to their website in 2024. Most just renamed their UEBA dashboard. We separate the real thing from the rebrand.
Identity & Access Management
"We have MFA" is not a security posture. Attackers bypassed MFA 47% of the time last year — using proxies that intercept OTPs before you finish typing.
Ransomware Economics
The average ransomware payment in 2025 was $850,000. 35% of orgs that paid still couldn't restore their data. We break down what prevention vs. recovery actually costs.
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