Analyst technology predictions 2011

Posted on Wednesday 22nd December 2010 by Jonny Bentwood

(Edit – updated with more predictions. Computing have taken extracts and copied on their site – if anyone spots the citation please let me know!)

[Originally posted on Technobabble 2.0] Every year industry analysts formally put their reputation on the line and make predictions for the next 12 months. This post aims to summarise their views in one place – I recommend you click on the links by each post if you want to read more detail.

And for a bit of fun, why don’t you also compare how they did last year on this post

Firms included are: Gartner, Ovum, CCS Insight, Nucleus Research, HfS,  Infotrends, Quocirca, IHS Screen Digest, Forrester, Disruptive Analysis (more…)

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Join the IIAR for AR Best Practice Teleconference at Mobile World Congress

Posted on Monday 20th December 2010 by jcourten

As a result of several requests, for the second year the IIAR will host a best practice AR teleconference focused on the Mobile World Congress (MWC), which takes place in Barcelona this February. The event is now less than two months away and the clock is ticking. In past years up to 50,000 attendees showed up in Barcelona, all hoping to make the most out of the event. What’s the best strategy for successful AR in this kind of environment? (more…)

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January IIAR London Forum Features Ovum

Posted on Thursday 16th December 2010 by jcourten

The IIAR London Forum is scheduled for Thursday, January 20th in Central London from 3:45 – 6:30 pm.

The guest analyst session will feature Brett Azuma, Senior Vice President at Ovum.

Members should RSVP to Jane Courtenay, jcourtenay(at)analystrelations(dot)org.

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The IIAR Analyst of the Year 2010

Posted on Wednesday 15th December 2010 by Jonny Bentwood

This year the IIAR conducted the largest survey yet to identify who AR pro’s believe are the best firms and analysts in the market. These awards, summarising the votes of over 150 participants, reflect a significant change from previous winners and demonstrate that in a year of monetary uncertainty more focus has been spent geared towards the large international houses as oppose to the regional boutiques.

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[JOB POSTING] Research Manager/ Director Storage

Posted on Tuesday 14th December 2010 by Ludovic Leforestier

Research Manager/ Director Storage
Job Number: EMEA10-UK21
Location: United Kingdom, London
Hours: Full Time

IDC EMEA is seeking a storage industry expert to join its Systems and Infrastructure Solutions team. The successful candidate will become a key member within a large team of industry experts and will be looked upon to provide a leadership/management role for the team’s storage research practice, which includes two senior analysts.
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[ANALYST FIRM NEWS] Leading Software Industry Expert Joins PAC UK

Posted on Monday 6th December 2010 by jcourten

Pierre Audoin Consultants, the software and IT services analyst firm, is delighted to announce that software industry expert Philip Carnelley has joined its UK team. Philip has taken on the position of Research Director, with a focus on leading the companyʼs research and consulting services in the dynamic software and application services markets as well as becoming a key contributor to PAC Cloud research team.

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