Recent Research from Scott Crawford

• COVID-19: The 451 Research Take

  By Simon Robinson Matt Aslett Nick Patience Chris Marsh Jordan McKee Sheryl Kingstone Brian Partridge William Fellows Penny Jones Owen Rogers Melanie Posey Scott Crawford Nancy Gohring Brenon Daly March 24 2020 | Market Insight

  We offer a higher-level view of how the pandemic may impact key segments of the technology industry overall, including some recommendations for IT and business leaders looking to be responsive to this exceptional situation.

  Datacenters & Critical Infrastructure Cloud Transformation Multi-Tenant Datacenter Workforce Productivity & Collaboration Mobile Telecom Internet of Things Datacenter Services & Infrastructure Applied Infrastructure & DevOps Storage Systems & Software Infrastructure Information Security Data, AI & Analytics Development, DevOps & IT Ops Customer Experience & Commerce Managed Services & Hosting

• IoT and AI aid critical event management to battle COVID-19, but deployment could raise privacy concerns

  By Johan Vermij Paige Bartley March 18 2020 | Market Insight

  In coping with an emerging crisis, the need for accurate and actionable information is vital for effective response, but there has never before been a scenario like the current COVID-19 pandemic. Responders are looking to new technologies including IoT and AI to help tackle this outbreak, but what privacy concerns could they raise?

  Internet of Things Information Security Data, AI & Analytics

• Securing 'social distancing': Coronavirus, the work-from-home explosion and security

  By Scott Crawford Garrett Bekker Eric Hanselman Fernando Montenegro Daniel Kennedy March 17 2020 | Market Insight

  The impact of COVID-19, and the sudden and radical shift in the nature of the workplace it is precipitating, has decided implications for security across the board. We examine the role of technology in dealing with the emerging pandemic, and how it can help organizations cope with the crisis.

  Workforce Productivity & Collaboration Information Security

• Security in a time of contagion: RSA Conference maintains its stature, but 2020 numbers down

  By Scott Crawford Daniel Kennedy Garrett Bekker Fernando Montenegro Aaron Sherrill Eric Hanselman Matthew Utter March 6 2020 | Market Insight

  The irony of this year's theme of 'the human element' was not lost on the many who declined to participate over coronavirus concerns. The industry continues to need rallying points for tackling secular forces overhauling technology, as well as the human aspects of transformational change. RSA Conference US continues to serve that role as one of security's premiere events.

  Cloud Transformation Information Security Managed Services & Hosting

• Coverage Initiation: Plixer, security and network visibility specialist, expands into endpoint security

  By Craig Matsumoto Rachel Dunning January 31 2020 | Market Insight

  The 20-year-old company with a history in network monitoring has expanded its scope in recent years to include network security. With a private equity investment and the acquisition of Great Bay Software, Plixer is venturing deeper in that direction by adding endpoint security and some remediation capabilities.

  Applied Infrastructure & DevOps Information Security

• 2020 Tech M&A Outlook

  By Brenon Daly Scott Denne Scott Crawford Christian Renaud Matt Aslett John Abbott Henry Baltazar Mark Fontecchio Kelly Morgan Liam Eagle Daniel Kennedy Eric Hanselman Jordan McKee Nick Patience Sheryl Kingstone William Fellows Owen Rogers Melanie Posey January 31 2020 | Technology & Business Insight

  The M&A Outlook 2020 report represents 451 Research's comprehensive analysis of recent M&A activity and our forecast for trends that are expected to shape dealmaking in the coming year. All acquisition data comes from 451 Research's M&A KnowledgeBase, the industry's only technology-specific M&A database. The outlook and specific predictions for acquisition activity in six key IT sectors come from extensive research and forecasts from the more than 100 analysts at 451 Research.

  Cloud Transformation Workforce Productivity & Collaboration Internet of Things Datacenter Services & Infrastructure Applied Infrastructure & DevOps Information Security Data, AI & Analytics Customer Experience & Commerce Managed Services & Hosting

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