Carter Lusher asked about open source analysis, so I compiled these links:
Why Open Source Analysis Will Grow: Learning from The Sumerians by yours truly.
Open Source, Meet RedMonk. RedMonk, Meet Open Source by Stephen.
Analyzing Open Source Analysis: The Q&A Stephen again.
In praise of open source analysis by Jonny Bentwood
Open source analysis by John Udell.
Nice link compilation. However, still little in response to the questions we raised here:
The Governor, ancient Iraq and Gartner