David M Smith

Those of you reading this blog may be interested in what I am working on for Gartner clients. The following is a good place to start (Many are group efforts.):

Recent Cloud Computing research:

• Cloud Computing Services: A Model for Categorizing and Characterizing Capabilities Delivered From the Cloud
• Key Attributes Distinguish Cloud Computing Services
• Global Class: The Inspiration for Cloud Computing
• Contrasting Perspectives on Cloud Computing
• Predicts 2009: Cloud Computing Beckons
• Microsoft’s Cloud Vision Reaches for the Stars but Is Grounded in Reality
• SAP Buys Coghead Assets, Gains Cloud Opportunities

Recent Web research:

• IE6 Apps are Windows XP Apps, So Treat Them That Way in Migration Planning
• Chrome Is a Strategic Product for Google
• Using the Web to Improve the Customer Experience
• Cool Vendors in Web Technologies

What I’m planning for this year:

• Key Issues for Cloud Computing, 2009
• Key Issues for Web 2.0 and Beyond, 2009
• Key Issues for the Consumerization of IT, 2009

Direct links to these and others: David Smith’s Research (Gartner subscription required).