GigaOm Research Bulletin #010

This bulletin is aimed at our analyst relations connections and vendor subscribers, to update you on the research we are working on, reports we have published, and improvements we have been making. Please do reach out if you have any questions!

CEO Speaks podcast with Ben Book

In our CEO Speaks podcast, our CEO, Ben Book, discusses leadership challenges and the technology market landscape with vendor CEOs. In the latest edition, he speaks to James Winebrenner, CEO of Elisity. As always, please get in touch if you would like to propose your own CEO.

The Good, Bad, and The Techy podcast

In this, more engineering-focused podcast, Howard Holton and Jon Collins sit down with Tyler Reese, Director of Product Management at Netwrix, to discuss the challenges and best practices faced when deploying Identity Security. Do give it a listen, and again, we welcome any suggestions for guests.

Recent Reports

We’ve released 17 reports since the last bulletin.

In Analytics and AI, we have a report on Data Observability, Semantic Layers and Metric Stores and Data Catalogs.

For Cloud Infrastructure and Operations, we have Hybrid Cloud Data Protection and AIOps. In Storage, we have covered Cloud-Native Globally Distributed File Systems.

In the Security domain, we have released reports on SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM), Secure Enterprise Browsing, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Continuous Vulnerability Management (CVM), Insider Risk Management, Autonomous Security Operations Center (SOC) Solutions, Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR), and Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPPS).

In Networking, we have covered DDI (DNS, DHCP, and IPAM).

And in Software and Applications, we have a report on E-Discovery and Intelligent Document Processing (IDP).

Blogs and Articles

Our COO, Howard Holton, offers a four-part blog series on “How to CIO”:

Other blogs include:

Paul Stringfellow tells us that with SaaS Security Posture – It’s not you, it’s me! asks, Are We Taking Enterprise Password Management Seriously?, and explains “Gone Phishing” – Every Cyberattacker’s Favorite Phrase and The Impact of GenAI on Data Loss Prevention.
Andrew Green gives us Identity, Endpoint, and Network Security Walk into a Bar.
Matt Jallo explains SaaS Management and Application Discovery.
Ivan McPhee takes us through The Detection Debate: Deep-Packet Inspection vs. Flow-Based Analysis, Sidecarless Service Meshes: Are They Ready for Prime Time?, and Don’t Ignore What You Can Easily Control: Your IP Infrastructure.
Kirk Ryan looks at The Rapidly Changing Landscape of Enterprise Object Storage.
Chris Ray takes us through Navigating the Unique Landscape of OT Security Solutions and The Future of ZTNA: A Convergence of Network Access Solutions.
Shane Archiquette explains Edge Orchestration Platforms: Navigating the Next Wave of Innovation and Getting Started with Hybrid Cloud Data Protection.
Lisa Erickson-Harris explains How ITIL’s Ownership Transition Impacts the ITSM Market.
Whit Walters gives us Security Policy as Code: An Architect’s Perspective on the Evolving Landscape.
Chester Conforte tells us to Backup to the Future!
Sue Clarke writes about Digital Experience Platforms: Transforming Marketing in the 21st Century.

Meanwhile Jon talks about Operations Leadership Lessons from the Crowdstrike Incident and DevOps, LLMs and the Software Development Singularity and asks 5 questions of Carsten Brinkschulte at Dryad, covering the use of IoT in forest fire prevention.