The 451 Enterprise Computing Strategies (ECS) Research Service is the logical evolution of the 451 Grid Adoption Research Service (GARS).

Over the past four years, this service has analyzed grid computing adoption at more than 250 end-user companies in eight verticals, wrestled with central grid- related issues like software licensing and data management, and dissected the strategies of grid vendors. The 451 Group believes that as grid technology is being absorbed into overall enterprise computing strategies, the discussion has moved beyond the grid itself. Through ECS, 451 analysts seek to widen their purview to examine enterprise architectures that incorporate grid techniques and technologies, but whose aspirations and concerns extend more widely.

The ECS service provides prescriptive and insightful analysis of what cutting-edge organizations across multiple industries are doing to create and extend their adaptive high-performance computing infrastructures. It also provides objective insights into the products and strategies of the vendor companies seeking to lead or participate in this process.

ECS clients will benefit from the same service features they’ve come to depend on through GARS, as well as some news ones. This new and improved analytical service:

• Offers in-depth, timely perspectives on enterprise architectures that incorporate grid techniques to support computing strategies such as enterprise utilities, shared services infrastructures and eco-efficient IT
• Examines the effectiveness of the strategies of both existing and new vendor companies evolving their grid computing technologies to support enterprise computing strategies and applying virtualization and service-oriented architecture
• Delivers frontline intelligence on customer adoption issues and market dynamics
• Provides relevant case studies and ‘lessons learned’ from early adopters and vendors.

Core components of this service include:

• Reports – 4-8 comprehensive, in-depth reports per year, plus 8-12 shorter, more time-sensitive reports throughout the year
• Analyst Access – one-on-one interaction with 451 ECS analysts, including William Fellows
• MIS & TDM – access to The 451 Group’s core syndicated research offering – Market Insight Service (MIS) and TechDealmaker (TDM)
• Webcasts – attendance at topic-specific webcasts (4-8 per year)
• ECS Event – attendance at the 451 annual ECS conference, featuring 451 analysts and industry speakers drawn from ECS customers and beyond
• 451 Client Event – attendance at the annual 451 Client Event, which brings together a wider pool of vendors, investors and end users to discuss topics across the spectrum of IT.

Upcoming reports include:

• Multicore, accelerators and software tools
• Low-latency architectures
• Financial messaging
• Enterprise monitoring and data management
• Utilities and 'gridonomics'
• Hedge funds

If you have already purchased access to the 451 Enterprise Computing Strategies Service and want to download the latest report, please contact your client account manager.

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