A collection of blogs from The 451 Group, an independent technology industry analyst company focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation.

CAOS Theory (Open Source)

CAOS Theory is a blog for the enterprise open source community. It is written by a number of analysts from The 451 Group covering the broad topic of open source software. The CAOS Theory blog is part of The 451 Group's Commercial Adoption of Open Source (CAOS) Research Service.

Too Much Information (Information Management)

This is a 451 Group blog on information management, encompassing enterprise search, content management, collaboration, text analysis, storage, archiving; anything that pertains to the ongoing struggle by organizations and people to find, discover and use information effectively. It is written primarily by Nick Patience and Kathleen Reidy.

Plausible Deniability (Security)

Plausible Deniability is the official blog of The 451 Group's Enterprise Security Practice (ESP). It comprises the work of The 451 Group's security analysts, including Research Director Nick Selby and senior analysts Steve Coplan and Paul Roberts.

Inorganic Growth (Tech M&A)

An insider's view on M&A transactions and trends, Inorganic Growth covers the numbers as well as the story behind them. Brenon Daly is the primary writer, with insights from across The 451 Group. The numbers come from The 451 KnowledgeBase -- a proprietary database of more than 17,000 tech deals since Jan. 1, 2002, sorted into more than 300 categories.

Cloud Cover (Infrastructure Software)

Cloud Cover is a blog from The 451 Group on infrastructure computing for the enterprise. Topics of coverage include high performance, grid and cloud computing, virtualization, application lifecycle management, application integration and service-oriented architectures. It is written primarily by Dennis Callaghan and Rachel Chalmers.