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451 Special Reports
The 451 Group has delivered a series of in-depth 451 Special Reports on some of the most exciting and closely watched emerging information technology markets. These reports provide a total roundup of developments, extensive profiles of both major and emerging players, and informed analysis of likely future developments. They provide both the background and the insight to allow vendors, end users and potential investors to make informed decisions about these emerging markets.
Reports are delivered monthly as a premium product, and are available at a substantial discount to clients of The 451 Group.
Click the titles of the reports below for in-depth information.
ILM: a strategic opportunity for storage vendors?
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--May 2004-- |
The 451 Group believes that 2004 will be a key development year for enterprise IT products and services built around information lifecycle management (ILM) technologies. This 451 Special Report focuses on the competitive opportunities and challenges for vendor companies within ILM, as well as the subsequent positioning, investment opportunities and marketplace M&A that will ensue.
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Grids 2004: from rocket science to business service
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--Oct 2003-- |
The next 18 months will be a critical period of market development for grid computing technologies. Over this period, the commercial viability of the technology will mature and early-adopter customers will give way to broader adaptation of grids for enterprise applications both at single-site and multisite installations. The nature of competition will also mature as vendors integrate grid computing technologies into existing offerings and strategies ranging from utility computing to Web services.
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CRM Analytics: Have the BI vendors missed the boat?
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--Jul 2003-- |
The451 believes there is a fundamental marketplace synapse in the arena of CRM analytics — with supply and demand factors fundamentally out of sync. Some of the greatest culprits are the business intelligence (BI) vendors, which have been happy to provide analytics that are well behind the best of breed; meanwhile, the best-of-breed suppliers are typically too small and require too much integration to really succeed.
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Unstructured Data Management: the elephant in the corner
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--Oct 2002-- |
Managing unstructured data is a problem that has been around for as long as people have been using computers to write letters and send email. But many companies may not be aware that they even have a problem, or may think it is an insurmountable one. Unstructured data is four times larger in volume than structured data, yet little effort is spent in managing and analyzing it.
The451 is pleased to announce the publication of the first extensive report on the UDM market. The report provides a comprehensive view of the market and its future direction, including strategic assessments of competitors - the major players, new market entrants, a group of players to watch and future market development.
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Storage Resource Management
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--Aug 2002-- |
Even in the face of declining IT budgets, storage expenditure is increasing. The cost of storage management is far outstripping the storage hardware element. The ultimate aim is to treat storage as a utility - and storage resource management (SRM) is the first step toward this. The451 defines and segments this market, providing analysis of the main companies and leading startups, and offers SWOT analysis and a look at future developments for each segment. The report provides actionable conclusions for companies, from whichever part of the value chain, to be winners in this market. This report provides:
- A comprehensive view of the market and its future direction
- An assessment of the realism behind the claims of the SRM vendors
- Assessments of the wider technology trends, including whether SRM can lead to the widespread use of storage virtualization
- Strategic assessments of over 40 companies
- major players
- new market entrants
- players to watch
- future entrants
- Clear, actionable conclusions for buyers, vendors and investors looking to be winners in this market
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Herding Cats: managing distributed applications
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--May 2002-- |
No one has really begun to evaluate the competitive landscape or potential in the fragmented market for managing distributed applications. Over the past few months, a new breed of software and application management startups has emerged to target this market. Meanwhile, more established players are shifting their strategies and extending existing software technologies.
This report provides:
- A comprehensive view of the market and its future direction
- SWOT analysis and market sizing for each segment of the market
- Strategic assessments of competitors
- major players
- new market entrants
- players to watch
- future entrants
- Actionable conclusions for companies to be winners in this market
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The SOAP bubble: a Web services taxonomy
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--Feb 2002-- |
No one in the IT industry doubts the importance of Web services, but no one is too sure what they really are, or how they will impact existing services. The451 has produced a taxonomy of the market, something we believe has yet to be provided by an independent analyst firm. We also analyze in depth what companies are actually offering, and are planning to offer, as Web services. This report:
- Defines, describes and analyzes Web services and their implications
- Breaks the market into three distinct segments:
- application internetworking
- integration
- platforms
- Picks out the leaders in those segments and analyzes their:
- products
- business strategies
- future prospects
- Identifies emerging players that are potential leaders or acquisition targets
- Explains how companies should plan for the impact of Web services
- Examines how Web services will affect software development
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MHP: Who will televise the Java revolution?
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--Jan 2002-- |
US cable operators plan to adopt the interactive television platform standard, DVB MHP. This dramatic news for the cable and interactive television markets could provide a great jump start to the industry. And while it is a significant endorsement of Java, it is also a major headache for Microsoft and others who have supported alternate technologies for the iTV market.
- Analysis of over 30 vendors and startups
- Assessment of the future of iTV
- Thorough examination of which technologies and standards will prevail
- Analysis of differences in approach and adoption between US and Europe
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Blade Servers: Thin is in
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--Dec 2001-- |
The server industry stands on the threshold of a major architectural shift. Blade server companies, strongly funded by Wall Street, are taking advantage of the inadequacies of current server designs with a new approach that poses a real threat to the industry giants. The more farsighted of the major IT vendors are making blade servers a centerpiece of their strategy for 2002.
- Analysis of major vendors and ten leading market entrants
- Assessment of next wave of startups
- Thorough examination of which technologies and standards will prevail
- Implications for different vendor segments as well as investors and end users
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Storage Virtualization
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--Sep 2001-- |
Storage virtualization is one of the hottest areas in IT today. While investors have spurned most of the technology market, they have continued to invest heavily in this segment. Why? The need for storage is rising exponentially, and storage virtualization allows users to cut costs and increase flexibility. Put simply, storage virtualization separates the representation of storage to the server operating system from actual physical storage.
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