Application Development & Integration.

News Analysis

• Partner Endorsements Are Key to Success of VCE Coalition
  9 November 2009
• Microsoft Cuts Cloud Collaboration Prices to Rival Google, Others
  6 November 2009
• Cisco Will Target Large Enterprises for ScanSafe SaaS Services
  30 October 2009

Application Development

• SOA Adoption and Benefit Trends in Tough Times
  19 November 2009
• Planning for IT Modernization: Start From the Top With APM
  13 November 2009
• Findings: EmotionML Will Be Needed for Advanced Context
  13 November 2009
• Ability to Be Embedded in Other Applications Will Differentiate Acrobat.com
  12 November 2009
• Highlights of the Applications Community Track at Symposium/ITxpo
  5 November 2009
• Case Study: Appalachian State University Improves Decision Making in a Virtual Environment
  30 October 2009
• Context-Aware Computing: The Future Is Now
  14 October 2009
• 12 Criteria to Assess Grassroots Risk and Potential in Social Media Solutions
  9 October 2009
• Use a Gartner Governance Model to More Safely Empower Grassroots Social Media Efforts
  9 October 2009
• How to Assess the Suitability of Social Media for Enterprise Collaboration Scenarios
  9 October 2009

Application Platforms

• Getting Starting With Private Cloud: Services First
  29 October 2009
• Enterprise JavaBeans' Future: Getting Simpler, More Ubiquitous, but Not Dominant
  27 October 2009
• Q&A: The Many Aspects of Private Cloud Computing
  22 October 2009
• A First Look at SharePoint 2010
  19 October 2009
• Microsoft Addresses Biggest Social Software Holes in SharePoint 2010
  19 October 2009
• Tibco Software Acquires DataSynapse and Extends Its SOA Platform Vision
  8 October 2009
• Q&A: Gartner's Five Key Positions on Google: Gmail, Advertising, Enterprise Applications, Search Appliance and App Engine
  8 October 2009
• Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g: A Technology Perspective
  25 September 2009
• Context-Aware Computing: The Importance of Mobile Consumer Application Platforms
  22 September 2009
• Who's Who in Application Platforms for Cloud Computing: The Cloud Specialists
  16 September 2009

Application Architecture

• Orsyp Acquires Sysload: A Step Toward IT Workload Automation Broker
  19 November 2009
• The Business Impact of Social Computing: Real-World Results for Marketing
  13 November 2009
• Data Warehouse Architecture Best Practices and Guiding Principles
  6 November 2009
• Clearly Define Your Goals Before Creating a PMO
  13 October 2009
• Six Design Patterns for Event-Processing Applications
  9 October 2009
• SAP Business ByDesign Has Improved, but It's Not Recommended for Most Enterprises Until 2011
  5 October 2009
• The 13 Most Common SOA Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
  18 September 2009
• How to Choose a Business Application Competence Center Model That Fits
  16 September 2009
• What CIOs Should Do to Prepare for ERP and Business Application Staff Planning
  16 September 2009

Application Integration

• Findings: CEOs Are Placing New Bets on E-Commerce as Part of Their Return-to-Growth Strategy
  13 November 2009
• Finding the Right Accelerator for Your High-Performance Computing Needs
  29 October 2009
• Smart Devices and Sense-and-Respond Systems Are Event-Driven
  12 October 2009
• How to Approach Integration in Advanced SOA Projects
  7 October 2009
• Federate Information Management, Application Integration and SOA Initiatives to Gain Business Benefits
  6 October 2009
• Context-Aware Computing: Best Practices for Context-Enriched Services
  22 September 2009
• SOA Infrastructure Selection Criteria, 2009
  9 September 2009
• Five Key Questions to Ask Your Integration Service Provider to Help Manage Risk
  3 September 2009
• Case Study: IT Modernization for Emerging Markets
  11 August 2009
• Evaluating IBM, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP Application Infrastructure Strategies for SOA Application Projects
  31 July 2009

Application Governance

• Highlights From the Program and Portfolio Management Track at Symposium/ITxpo
  12 November 2009
• How Enterprises Can Tap Into Informal External Entities Beyond Their Direct Control
  2 November 2009
• Mitigate Risk and Optimize Value in SAP Enterprise Agreements
  9 October 2009
• It Is Time to Rethink the IT Budget Process
  8 October 2009
• Understanding Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite Pricing
  1 October 2009
• Using Pattern-Based Strategies to Drive 'Just Enough' Application Governance
  28 September 2009
• 2009 Gartner FEI Technology Study: IFRS Adoption in the U.S.
  23 July 2009
• Why Project Managers Do Not Always Make Good Program Managers
  17 July 2009
• IT Portfolio Management: Waste Reduction in Three Dimensions
  7 July 2009
• PMO Best Practice: Improving Issue Management
  19 June 2009

Web Technologies

Focus on Web services and other interoperation

• The Top 10 Ways to Make a Website Customer-Centric
  6 November 2009
• Virtualization Enables Rich Choices for Branch Office Boxes
  6 November 2009
• The Business Impact of Social Computing: Real-World Results for Customer Engagement
  4 November 2009
• Quantifying the Benefits of Open-Source Systems
  4 November 2009
• Using Social Network Analysis to Inform a Pattern-Based Strategy
  30 October 2009
• Economics of the Cloud: Business Value Assessments
  25 September 2009
• SOA Health Check: Reconsider Everything, Evolve, Enable Change
  17 September 2009
• What Is the Role of Quality Assurance in a SaaS Environment?
  15 September 2009
• The Coming Enterprise Shift to an APaaS-Centric Web
  3 September 2009
• The Role of SaaS Changes as Market Segments Evolve; 2Q09 Revision
  5 August 2009

Foundation Research - Application Development

• Maturity Model Overview: Application Organizations
  31 July 2009
• Key Issues for Composite Applications, 2009
  26 May 2009
• Open-Source Vendor Strategies: Where OSS and Commerce Meet
  24 June 2009
• Top Five Ways for Web AD Managers to Create Business Value
  16 April 2009
• Predicts 2009: Cloud Computing Beckons
  17 December 2008
• Application Strategy: A Taxonomy
  8 April 2008
• Evaluation Criteria for IT Project and Portfolio Management Applications
  24 April 2006

Foundation Research - Application Integration

• Key Issues in SOA Governance, 2009
  17 June 2009
• Key Issues for Integration and Infrastructure Appliances, 2009
  7 April 2009
• Key Issues for Application Portfolio Management, 2009
  10 March 2009
• Predicts 2009: The Evolution of Key Application Architecture Patterns
  3 December 2008
• Applications Strategy: Using SaaS Is Not Likely to Reduce Short-Term Expenses
  8 April 2008
• Service-Oriented Architecture Overview and Guide to SOA Research
  3 January 2008
• SOA: Where Do I Start?
  16 August 2006
• Most Benefits of Service-Oriented Architecture for Business Applications Are Longer Term
  9 February 2006
• Learn the Key Success Factors for SOA Deployments
  11 October 2005
• Benefits and Challenges of SOA in Business Terms
  6 September 2005
• Use a Formal Methodology to Choose Integration Middleware
  20 July 2005
• Use Detailed Technical Criteria to Choose Integration Middleware Technology
  20 July 2005
• How to Build a Business Case for Application Integration
  16 May 2005

Magic Quadrants & MarketScopes

Which vendors are leaders, visionaries, challengers or niche players

• Magic Quadrant for Social Software in the Workplace
  22 October 2009
• Use Five Keys to Unlock the Value of Gartner's MFT Magic Quadrant, 2009
  14 October 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer
  18 September 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Application Servers
  24 September 2009
• MarketScope for SOA C&SI Services, North America, 2009
  31 July 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Integrated Software Quality Suites
  31 July 2009
• Magic Quadrant for IT Project and Portfolio Management
  2 June 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Integrated SOA Governance Technology Sets
  31 March 2009
• Magic Quadrant for Software Change and Configuration Management for Distributed Platforms
  26 March 2009
• A Summary of Magic Quadrants for Application Infrastructure
  3 March 2009
• Magic Quadrant for J2EE Application Server Management Retired
  8 January 2009

Hype Cycles

The wave of the future — or just hype? Gartner Hype Cycles show the difference

• Hype Cycle for Open-Source Software, 2009
  30 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Software as a Service, 2009
  28 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Social Software, 2009
  24 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Context-Aware Computing, 2009
  23 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Wireless Devices, Software and Services, 2009
  18 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Application Development, 2009
  22 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Application Infrastructure, 2009
  21 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Web and User Interaction Technologies, 2009
  17 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Data and Application Security, 2009
  17 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Cloud Computing, 2009
  16 July 2009
• Hype Cycle for Application Architecture, 2009
  16 July 2009

Vendor Ratings and Reseach

The products, strategies and viability of specific vendors

• SAP Research Round-Up, 2009
  11 November 2009
• Contact Center WFM Vendor Landscape, 2010
  10 November 2009
• Vendor Focus for Oracle: Analysis of Products
  14 October 2009
• Vendor Focus for Microsoft: Platform and Development Tools
  3 August 2009
• Vendor Rating: Microsoft
  3 August 2009
• Vendor Focus for Microsoft: Cloud Computing Is the Next Big Thing
  24 July 2009
• Vendor Focus for IBM WebSphere: The Application Infrastructure Family
  16 July 2009
• Open-Source Vendor Strategies: SAP
  15 June 2009
• Vendor Focus: Google's GAPE Is Improving but Still Not Ready for High Growth
  4 June 2009
• Vendor Focus for IBM 2009: Business Strategy and Organization
  1 June 2009
• Vendor Rating: IBM
  26 May 2009
• Cool Vendors in Cloud Computing System and Application Infrastructure, 2009
  6 April 2009
• Vendor Rating: Google
  1 April 2009
• Cool Vendors in Application Development, New Tools, 2009
  30 March 2009
• Cool Vendors in Application Development, New Resources, 2009
  23 March 2009
• Cool Vendors in Platform and Integration Middleware, 2009
  17 March 2009
• Cool Vendors in Cloud Computing Management and Professional Services, 2009
  17 March 2009
• Cool Vendors in Web Technologies, 2009
  9 March 2009
• Cool Vendors in Project and Program Management, 2009
  9 March 2009