Burton Group IT Research
Burton Group IT Research contains IT development reports ranging from 25-50 pages with loads of practical advice for the IT Manager. They offer In-depth reports on products and technology areas, something they call “Reference Architecture”—a web-based decision-making tool, as well as Methodologies and Best Practices documents. The last group includes templates for positioning your organization vis-a-vis new solutions and powerpoints for communicating with upper management. Not to be missed for software selections or buy VS. build decision makers. Our license currently includes access to the following three content areas offered by Burton Group:
Content and Collaboration Strategies (CCS) focuses on helping IT strategists ensure that collaboration and content solutions gain broad user adoption, are extensible by developers, and leverage common infrastructure services, while enabling applications that satisfy business needs. CCS uses a pragmatic approach that balances vendor and product maturity against emerging technologies that present both opportunity and risk. Full list of CCS reports
Identity and Privacy Strategies (IdPS) focuses on building general-purpose infrastructure for managing and applying identity information, IdPS covers topics such as identity management, access management, directory services, authentication, federated identity, privacy, and personalization. Full list of IdPS reports
Data Center Strategies (DCS) organizations gain access to the industry’s leading thought leadership and technical insight on server hardware, software, storage, virtualization, management and orchestration with advice and direction on best architecture and management techniques to ensure flexibility and efficiency into the future. Full list of DCS reports