Research and Advisory Services
Burton Group provides six focused research and advisory services to help
your organization get straight, technically in-depth, and practical research
and advice you can trust.
Each service features a common suite of IT infrastructure decision-making and planning resources.
These resources are available in one comprehensive package that includes unlimited, company-wide access.
Application Platform Strategies
Application Platform Strategies (APS) focuses on planning and
building general-purpose infrastructure for managing distributed
applications across disparate platforms and technologies that may
span intranets and extranets. This research and advisory service
covers topics such as Java/Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Microsoft
.NET, Web services, and service-oriented architecture (SOA).
APS will help you manage the wide range of incompatible application platform technologies by delivering practical,
unbiased, and in-depth research and advice you can trust. APS can help you make better technology decisions that
reduce risk and lower costs. Also, APS will help you create a more responsive and flexible infrastructure by which
new applications may be deployed faster.
APS key coverage areas include:
- SOA and Web Services
- Java and .NET
- Application Integration
Collaboration and Content Strategies
Collaboration and Content Strategies (CCS)
focuses on the complex set of decisions facing IT strategists in order to 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. This requires a pragmatic approach that balances vendor and
product maturity against emerging technologies that present both opportunity and risk.
CCS key coverage areas include:
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Content Management
Data Center Strategies
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.
DCS key coverage areas include:
- Virtualization
- Storage
- Compute
- Operations and Management
Identity and Privacy Strategies
Identity and Privacy Strategies (IdPS) focuses on planning and building general-purpose
infrastructure for managing and applying identity information, and supporting the identity
lifecycle. This research and advisory service covers topics such as identity management,
access management, directory services, authentication, federated identity, privacy, and personalization.
IdPS key coverage areas include:
- Federated Identity
- Identity Management
- Privacy
Network and Telecom Strategies
Network and Telecom Strategies (NTS) focuses on planning and building general-purpose
infrastructure for managing the convergence of voice, video, and data networks. This research and advisory
service covers network transport technologies including virtual private networks (VPNs), wireless and mobility,
Internet Protocol telephony, storage area networks, and network architecture.
NTS provides both the in-depth analysis and a future-focused architecture framework you need to design
and implement scaleable, multi-service networks that transcend public and private boundaries.
NTS gives you the details on how specific technologies work, how you can use them, and the long-term
value of the standard.
NTS key coverage areas include:
- Enterprise Network Architecture
- VoIP / IP Telephony
- Wireless and Mobility
Security and Risk Management
Security and Risk Management (SRMS) focuses on
planning and building general-purpose infrastructure for securing information assets
across intranets, extranets, and converged virtual enterprise networks. This research
and advisory service covers topics such as intrusion prevention, application firewalls,
anti-virus, anti-spam, and information protection.
SRMS will empower you to build, deploy, and manage a security infrastructure that
meets your organization's risk management requirements. SRMS will provide practical
strategies for tying security management to your organization's governance structure
and incorporating appropriate levels of risk assessment into business decision-making
processes.
SRMS key coverage areas include:
- Information Security
- Risk Management
- Platform Security