1 Business Technology and Software
2 Contents Business Technology and Software Coverage AreasService Overview Analyst Team Segments Covered Markets Covered Companies Covered Products Covered Coverage Areas Application Platforms Collaboration and Communications Data Center Technology Enterprise Data and Analytics Enterprise Mobility Technology Enterprise Networking Enterprise Security
3 Business Technology and SoftwareService Overview The Current Analysis coverage of the Business Technology and Software industry includes analysis of competitors and their solutions in the following market segments: Application Platforms, Collaboration and Communications, Data Center Technology, Enterprise Data and Analytics, Enterprise Mobility Technology, Enterprise Networks, and Enterprise Security. Every facet of these key market-driving segments is examined on an on-going basis, leading to the real-time, Competitive Response insight. The service is designed to provide in-depth insight into how business technology and software suppliers are competing, and what they must do to remain competitive thanks to regularly updated company assessments, product assessments, market updates and timely analysis of key product launches, partnerships, acquisitions and other events shaping the industry.
4 Business Technology and SoftwareAnalyst Team Jerry Caron Senior Vice President, Analysis Brad Shimmin Research Director, Business Technology and Software Tim Banting Principal Analyst, Collaboration and Communications Mike Fratto Principal Analyst, Enterprise Networking and Data Center Technology Eric Parizo Senior Analyst, Enterprise Security Charlotte Dunlap Senior Analyst, Application Platforms Bruce Page Vice President, Custom Research
5 Business Technology and Software Segments CoveredApplication Platforms Collaboration and Communications Data Center Technology Business Technology and Software Enterprise Data and Analytics Enterprise Mobility Technology Enterprise Networking Enterprise Security
6 Business Technology and Software Markets CoveredApplication Platforms Application integration architecture, SOA suites, Application/Web/Portal/Messaging servers, Developer-centric IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, MEAP, IDE tools and development frameworks, in-memory grid, Governance and management architectures Collaboration and Communications Contact Center Solutions, Enterprise Social Networking Platforms, Unified Communications Platforms, Video Conferencing Solutions, Enterprise Social Data and Analytics, Customer Data and Analytics Data Center Technology Data Center Architectures, Switching Infrastructure, SDN, Security; WAN Optimization; Cloud Enablement, Data Center Interconnect; Orchestration and Management; Cloud Enablement; Data Analytics Enterprise Data and Analytics Business Intelligence and Data Discovery, Data Management and Integration, Advanced Analytics (including IoT, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Cognitive Computing) Enterprise Mobility Technology Mobile Operating Systems and Platforms, Mobile Device Management and Security, Mobile Enterprise Application Development Platforms Enterprise Networking Enterprise Switching, Enterprise Routing, Enterprise WLAN, Enterprise SDN Enterprise Security Network and Endpoint Defense, Threat Detection and Mitigation, Data Protection and Governance, Web and Application Security, Mobile Device Management and Security
7 Business Technology and Software Whats NewGrowing Content Emphasis: IoT Tying in closely to our new advanced analytics coverage within Enterprise Data and Analytics, many research practices are now prioritizing IoT coverage, which will flow into a single, curated access point for customers. Upcoming Market Report: Early Warning System We intend to launch a series of market reports keyed to the emergence of future threats spanning newly funded ventures, emerging technologies, as well as mergers and acquisition through a series of ongoing, quarterly reports within specific competitive areas such as security, big data, SDN, mobility, and collaboration. New Assessment: Collaboration & Communications Solutions We will build a new comparative product assessment class focusing on multimodal, software and services oriented “solutions” that combine voice, video, messaging, calendaring, conferencing, social, file sync/share, etc. New Quantitative Data: Regional Buyer Technology Heat Map Employing our global IT buying practices research data (fielded yearly), we will create a series of market reports that will compare current IT buyer priorities to current technology provider product roadmaps, mapping the resulting threats and gaps at a regional level.
8 Business Technology and Software Market DisruptorsHow do you Stay Ahead of Companies Disrupting the Market? Current Analysis Profiled 111 Companies Who are Potential Disruptors in IT and Telecom These companies demand attention despite limited market share or time in the market Our Competitive Profiles & Rankings provide an overview and analysis of companies generating new competitive threats in the market Challenger: A new player challenging the status quo of an established industry segment Explorer: A player exploring market reactions to a new kind of business model Transformer: An initiative s seeking to expose & exploit an entirely new segment or revenue opportunity Game-Changer: A highly disruptive new force set to redefine the segment’s value chain & status quo
9 Business Technology and Software Disruptor ProfilesApplication Platforms Salesforce.com CenturyLink HP VMware Cloud Enablement Docker Platform9 Collaboration and Communications Atlassian RingCentral Slack Zulip Data Center Cumulus Networks Extrahop Enterprise Data and Analytics Salesforce.com Logi Analytics Domo Reltio Enterprise Security AlienVault Sentrix Zscaler
10 Business Technology and Software Companies CoveredAlcatel-Lucent Alphabet Aspect Software Avaya Blue Jeans Network Brocade Check Point Cisco Dell Fortinet Genesys Google Hewlett-Packard Huawei IBM Intel Security Interactive Intelligence Jive Software Juniper Networks Microsoft Mitel NEC Nutanix Oracle Progress Software Qlik Technologies Red Hat SAP ShoreTel SimpliVity Software AG Symantec Tableau Software TIBCO Trend Micro Unify VCE Vidyo VMware
11 Business Technology and Software Products CoveredApplication Platforms Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms Platform-as-a-Service Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Suites Collaboration and Communications Business Communications Solutions Enterprise Social Networking Software and Services Large Contact Center Solutions Enterprise Mobility Technology Secure Mobility Enterprise Data and Analytics Data Discovery and Visualization Data Center Technology Application Delivery Controllers Converged Infrastructure Data Center Switching Infrastructure Private Cloud Solutions Software Defined Networking Enterprise Networking Enterprise WLAN Wireless Enterprise LAN Enterprise Security Firewalls and VPNs Intrusion Prevention Appliances Secure Mobility
12 Business Technology and Software – Coverage AreasApplication Platforms The Current Analysis coverage of Application Platforms focuses on the technologies that provide the infrastructure necessary to build and run enterprise applications and services. Often called "middleware," these technologies include not only application runtime environments, but also integration technologies that allow applications to communicate and exchange information with back-end systems. They also include technologies that touch business users directly. Coverage areas include: Application infrastructure Middleware software and services Mobile Enterprise Application Development Companies Covered IBM Microsoft Oracle Progress Software Red Hat Market Disruptors CenturyLink HP Salesforce VMware Products Covered Platform-as-a-Service Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Suites SAP Software AG TIBCO VMware Lead Analysts Charlotte Dunlap Senior Analyst, Application Platforms Brad Shimmin Research Director, Business Technology and Software
13 Business Technology and Software – Coverage AreasCollaboration and Communications The Current Analysis Collaboration and Communications sector focuses on the rapidly expanding use of real-time and asynchronous collaborative technologies to streamline existing and facilitate new, more valuable interactions between employees - even those between companies and their customer and partners. Coverage areas include: Contact Center Solutions Enterprise Social Networking Platforms Unified Communications Platforms Video Conferencing Solutions Enterprise Social Data and Analytics Customer Data and Analytics Companies Covered Alcatel-Lucent Alphabet Aspect Software Avaya Blue Jeans Network Cisco Genesys Huawei Interactive Intelligence Market Disruptors Atlassian RingCentral Products Covered Business Communications Solutions Enterprise Social Networking Software and Services Large Contact Center Solutions IBM Jive Software Microsoft Mitel NEC Oracle ShoreTel Unify Vidyo Lead Analysts Slack Zulip Tim Banting Principal Analyst, Collaboration and Communications Jerry Caron Senior VP, Analysis Brad Shimmin Research Director, Business Technology and Software
14 Business Technology and Software – Coverage AreasData Center Technology The Current Analysis coverage of Data Center Technology tracks data center trends as well as in depth analysis of developments in specific areas that are crucial to the data center environment including technologies providing software defined data center (SDDC), software defined networking (SDN), orchestration and automation and data analytics. Technologies providing SDDC are rapidly evolving and our continuous analysis will keep you informed of significant industry events impacting SDDC technology providers and competitors. Coverage areas include: Data Center Architectures Data Center Switching Infrastructure Data Center SDN Data Center Security WAN Optimization Companies Covered Alcatel-Lucent Avaya Brocade Cisco Dell HP Huawei Market Disruptors Cumulus Networks Docker Products Covered Application Delivery Controllers Converged Infrastructure Data Center Switching Infrastructure Software Defined Networking IBM Juniper Nutanix Red Hat VCE VMware Cloud Enablement Data Center Interconnect Orchestration and Management Data Analytics Extrahop Platform9 VMware Lead Analysts Mike Fratto Principal Analyst, Enterprise Networking and Data Center Technology Eric Parizo Senior Analyst, Enterprise Security
15 Business Technology and Software – Coverage AreasEnterprise Data and Analytics The Current Analysis coverage of Enterprise Data and Analytics looks at the entire lifecycle spanning data capture, marshaling, management, storage, access, and insight and discovery to provide a comprehensive, holistic view to this industry transfiguring trend. Coverage areas include: Business Intelligence and Data Discovery Data Management and Integration Advanced Analytics (including IoT, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, and Cognitive Computing) Companies Covered IBM Microsoft Oracle Qlik SAP Tableau Software TIBCO Market Disruptors Domo Logi Analytics Reltio Salesforce.com Products Covered Data Discovery and Visualization Lead Analysts Brad Shimmin Research Director Data and Analytics Insight and Discovery Mike Fratto Principal Analyst Data Acquisition, Marshaling and Performance Eric Parizo Senior Analyst, Enterprise Security Charlotte Dunlap Senior Analyst Data and Analytics Platforms
16 Business Technology and Software – Coverage AreasEnterprise Mobility Technology The Current Analysis coverage of Enterprise Mobility Technology examines one of today’s most important IT management issues: how to best take advantage of mobile technologies in a seamless and secure way that is consistent with overall IT objectives. Mobility is nothing new to IT, and has been the focus of our analysis within various Business Technology and Software Segments for many years; however, the proliferation of device types, the emergence of smartphones and tablets that are essentially highly-mobile computing platforms, and the ubiquitous availability of mobile broadband together have intensified demand for better enterprise mobility, and the associated management problem. Enterprise Mobility Technology focuses on the technologies that deliver: Mobile Operating Systems and Platforms; Mobile Device Management and Security; and Mobile Enterprise Application Development platforms. Vendors covered include: Apple, Google, HP, Microsoft, Nokia, Blackberry, Good Technology, Airwatch, BoxTone, Fiberlink, Juniper, McAfee, MobileIron, Sybase, Symantec, and Zenprise. Products Covered Secure Mobility Lead Analyst Eric Parizo Senior Analyst, Enterprise Security
17 Business Technology and Software – Coverage AreasEnterprise Networking The Current Analysis coverage of Enterprise Networking focuses on companies that provide networking hardware and software solutions deployed on premise to support enterprise business operations. The market includes network building blocks: high capacity switch/routers, used in the core of large enterprise networks, modular switches, used in enterprise backbone and wiring closet applications, fixed configuration switches for the enterprise wiring closet, and the software and services providing software defined networking. Also covered are significant events in the Storage Area Networking market. Coverage areas include: Enterprise Switching Enterprise Routing Enterprise WLAN Enterprise SDN Companies Covered Alcatel-Lucent Avaya Brocade Cisco HP Huawei Juniper Networks Products Covered Enterprise WLAN Software Defined Networking Wireless Enterprise LAN Lead Analyst Mike Fratto Principal Analyst, Enterprise Networking and Data Center Technology Eric Parizo Senior Analyst, Enterprise Security
18 Business Technology and Software – Coverage AreasEnterprise Security The Current Analysis coverage of Enterprise Security focuses on suppliers that take a strategic and holistic approach to security solutions, while also addressing the key competitors offering influential point products. We track security products deployed at the endpoint, server, gateway, and clouds. Coverage areas include: Network and Endpoint Defense Threat Detection and Mitigation Data Protection and Governance Web and Application Security Mobile Device Management and Security Companies Covered Check Point Cisco Fortinet HP IBM Juniper Networks Symantec Trend Micro Market Disruptors AlienVault Sentrix Zscaler Products Covered Firewalls and VPNs Intrusion Prevention Appliances Secure Mobility Lead Analyst Eric Parizo Senior Analyst, Enterprise Security
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