Larry Cannell

Analyst

Emphases: open source, enterprise and desktop search, collaboration and communication

Larry Cannell is an analyst for Burton Group Collaboration and Content Strategies. He covers enterprise and desktop search in addition to open source collaboration, communication and content solutions. Prior to joining Burton Group, Larry was the workstream lead for collaboration and business intelligence (BI) research for Ford Motor Company’s advanced IT group. At Ford, Larry was developing an Enterprise 2.0 vision for the company and was previously a program manager of collaborative solutions. With 20 years of industry experience, Larry is an active member of the Enterprise 2.0 Conference Advisory Board. Larry blogs at ccsblog.burtongroup.com, cannell.org/blog, and enterprise2blog.com.

About Burton Group

Burton Group -- www.burtongroup.com -- is the only enterprise IT research and advisory services firm focused exclusively on infrastructure technologies. Burton Group's unbiased, in-depth, technical research and advice helps IT technologists and architects make smart enterprise architecture decisions in increasingly complex environments.

Burton Group covers directories, security, identity management, application platforms, architecture, and network and telecom infrastructure topics.