Other Blogs – a selection
These are a few of the many specialised blogs from established analysts working for second tier or small specialist firms. In this list, asterisks ** indicate analysts of whom I have personal experience. We don't attempt to index the entire IT blogsphere: we recommend Barbara French's Analyst Directory.
AMR Research and Burton Group blogs prior to the acquisitions by Gartner in January 2010 have mostly ceased publication. Many analysts have migrated to the Gartner Blog Network where we index their new blogs and also links to the legacy content.
Blogs from specialists and other second-tier firms
Altimeter Group, founded by Charlene Li, expanded in 2009 with the addition of a number of respected senior analysts of whom Michael Gartenberg and R "Ray" Wang have subsequently left.
  • ** Charlene Li: The Altimeter with links to other colleagues
  • ** Lora Cecere: Supply Chain Shaman
  • Marcia Connor: Learnativity
  • Brian Solis
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  • Jeremiah Owyang: Web Strategy
  • Deborah Schultz
  • Alan Webber: Ronin Research
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    Constellation Research founded in 2010 by R "Ray" Wang, brings together independent senior analysts from the insight and consultancy arenas. Blogs, cross-posted (but not always in full) to Constellation, include:
  • Software Insider (R "Ray" Wang, formerly of Forrester Research and Altimeter Group)
  • Horses for Sources (Phil Fersht, formerly of AMR Research)
  • Deal Architect (Vinnie Mirchandani, one time Gartner analyst)
  • Lopez Research (Maribel Lopez, formerly of Forrester Research)
  • ** Elizabeth (Liz) Herrell of Communications Initiatives and formerly of Forrester Research, blogs through the Constellation site
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    Yankee Group have over 20 analyst blogs: indexed by name, but also (page down!) by category so there's no need to re-index here
    Other specialists worth watching
  • ** Gideon Gartner, founder of Gartner Group and of Giga Information Group, the senior analyst figure
  • ** Mike Rasmussen's: Corporate Integrity blog is now integral with the main website: visit and click!
  • ** Johnna Johnson Nemertes Research (and colleagues)
  • Bill Chamberlin: Horizon Watching emerging technologies observatory, seemingly with strong links into IBM Research
  • ** Larry DeBoever EADirections Enterprise architecture
  • Macehiter Ward-Dutton (MWD Advisors) team blog on IT-business alignment: BPM, Collaboration, Information Management
  • O'Reilly Radar: emerging technology focus, page down through the ads
  • EIU Tech Briefing from The Economist Intelligence Unit
  • SMB Research has a focus on IT insight for the smaller business
  • ** ThinkBalm (Erica Driver and Sam Driver) has ceased activity, but the legacy content is still of interest
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