Why now is a great time to rejoin the analyst business

I'm very excited to be returning to the industry analyst business full time with 451 Research, the company I co-founded 15 years ago. I've spent just over three years away, running product marketing in the eDiscovery software business and more recently, running my own consulting business. I've rejoined as research VP for software. That somewhat bland… Continue reading Why now is a great time to rejoin the analyst business

The dark corners of Information Governance

Information governance is a subject that's interested me for years and one in which I actively worked both as an analyst at 451 Research and in product marketing at Recommind. But it's a slow burner - that's for sure. The recent Information Governance Initiative report that I looked at here made just about the best… Continue reading The dark corners of Information Governance

Analyst Relations from all angles

It’s interesting times in the world of technology industry analysts and their counterparts at technology vendors, the analyst relations (AR) professionals. Selling analyst research can be a challenging business. We have a market leader in Gartner, with almost a thousand analysts looking at almost every corner of the market. Its perennial competitors Forrester and IDC - like… Continue reading Analyst Relations from all angles