{"id":1304,"date":"2013-07-16T08:53:33","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T13:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2013-07-16T00:30:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T05:30:57","slug":"redmonks-analytical-foundations-part-2-2006-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2013\/07\/16\/redmonks-analytical-foundations-part-2-2006-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"RedMonk\u2019s analytical foundations, part 2: 2006\u20132007"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>a.k.a. the advent of <a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/cote\/\">Cot\u00e9<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>In celebration of RedMonk&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2012\/12\/02\/ten\/\">10th birthday<\/a>\u00a0year,\u00a0this is the next post in the <a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2012\/12\/05\/redmonks-analytical-foundations-part-1-2003-2005\/\">continuing<\/a> series on\u00a0RedMonk\u2019s\u00a0<strong>foundational works<\/strong>, which continue to<strong>\u00a0define our philosophy and approach<\/strong>\u00a0today. The big event of 2006 was the addition of Michael Cot\u00e9 to the RedMonk team.<\/p>\n<h3>2006<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2006\/01\/31\/new-project-on-the-block-make-some-friends\/\">New project on the block? Make some friends<\/a>&#8221; on growing your community through <strong>partnerships<\/strong>, in essence going where the developers are.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2006\/01\/27\/data-layer-diversity-its-not-just-relational-anymore\/\">Data layer diversity: It&#8217;s not just relational anymore<\/a>&#8221; on the resurgence of the <strong>polyglot<\/strong> programmer.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2006\/07\/19\/whats-my-future-platform-i-dont-want-to-have-to-care\/\">What&#8217;s my future platform? I don&#8217;t (want to have to) care<\/a>&#8221; on <strong>cross-platform<\/strong> apps, <strong>open data <\/strong>and<strong> open standards<\/strong>, <strong>SaaS<\/strong>, and <strong>synchronization<\/strong> (more on synchronization <a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/jgovernor\/2006\/11\/29\/delivering-the-synchronised-enterprise\/\">here<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2006\/09\/20\/network-offering-if-you-build-it-i-will-buy-it-and-some-other-folks-might-too\/\">Network offering: If you build it, I will buy it (and some other folks might, too)<\/a>&#8221; on <strong>marketplaces<\/strong>, among other things.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20071011221113\/http:\/\/redmonk.com\/anne\/2006\/12\/06\/the-idols-of-erp-and-web-20\/\">The idols of ERP and Web 2.0<\/a>&#8221; [link to Wayback because Anne&#8217;s blog is gone] on the interplay between <strong>human interaction<\/strong> and what can (and should) be <strong>automated<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2006\/05\/16\/whats-the-big-deal-about-package-management-anyway\/\">What&#8217;s the big deal about package management, anyway<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2006\/11\/10\/do-operating-systems-matter-part-2-the-appliance-question\/\">Do operating systems matter? Part 2: The appliance question<\/a>&#8221; on the importance of <strong>integration <\/strong>and<strong> packaging<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2006\/12\/15\/startup_qa\/\">Everyone wants a piece of the new guy: The startup Q&amp;A<\/a>&#8221; on what kinds of products get <strong>bought and used by startups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2006\/04\/05\/linuxworld-happenings-the-qa\/\">LinuxWorld happenings: The Q&amp;A<\/a>&#8221; on <strong>fragmentation<\/strong> (and a <a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2010\/11\/18\/fragmentation\/\">follow-up<\/a> four years later).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/jgovernor\/2006\/09\/25\/why-do-we-fetishize-best-practices-but-not-best-infrastructures\/\">Why do we fetishize &#8216;best practices&#8217; but not &#8216;best infrastructures&#8217;?<\/a>&#8221; on the differences between <strong>best practice and best real-world implementation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/cote\/2006\/02\/10\/what-is-social-software-one-answer\/\">What is social software? One answer<\/a>&#8221; on <strong>collaboration methods to enable globally dispersed teams<\/strong>. (a.k.a. how open-source development has worked for decades.)<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/cote\/2006\/03\/31\/systems-management-in-the-real-world-erf-enterprise-network-services\/\">Systems management in the real world: ERF Enterprise Network Services<\/a>&#8221; on people&#8217;s desire for <strong>recommendation and automation, not just low-level data<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2007<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2007\/02\/26\/webtraffic_intelligence\/\">Untapped intelligence? Mind your web traffic logs<\/a>&#8221; on the <strong>value of data<\/strong> you already have in-hand, which also led to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/analytics\/\">RedMonk Analytics<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(follow-ups on data marketplaces in <a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2009\/10\/30\/the-inevitability-of-data-marketplaces\/\">2009<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a02012\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2012\/02\/28\/infochimps-data-marketplaces\/\">1<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2012\/03\/19\/no-data-marketplaces\/\">2<\/a>]).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2007\/08\/20\/more_money\/\">Beyond service\/support: making more money from open source<\/a>&#8221; &#8212; a more general post on the potential of <strong>data <\/strong>and<strong> network services.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2007\/06\/07\/the-open-source-business-meme\/\">The open source business meme<\/a>&#8221; on three things to do and three things to avoid for those starting\u00a0<strong>open-source businesses<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2007\/09\/26\/salesforce-using-the-force-to-further-its-platform-ambitions\/\">Salesforce: Using the Force to further its platform ambitions<\/a>&#8221; on <strong>online platforms <\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>first-generation PaaS.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2007\/10\/23\/beyond_lan\/\">The world beyond the LAN: Collaboration and N &gt; 1<\/a>&#8221; on the need for <strong>collaboration to integrate<\/strong> with multiple applications rather than being a standalone piece of software.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/cote\/2007\/09\/12\/web-20-is-people-its-people\/\">Web 2.0 is people! It&#8217;s people!<\/a>&#8221; on how <strong>Web 2.0<\/strong> is meaningless unless it benefits from people being more <strong>collaborative<\/strong>, <strong>sharing<\/strong>, and <strong>open<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/jgovernor\/2007\/01\/04\/on-jon-udell-freedom-talent-management-and-the-new-patronage-economy\/\">On Jon Udell, freedom, talent management, and the new patronage economy<\/a>&#8221; on companies&#8217; desire to <strong>be associated with innovators<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/jgovernor\/2007\/04\/25\/tivoli-and-lotus-acquisitions-werent-failures-more-thoughts-on-why-ibm-should-buy-amazon\/\">Tivoli and Lotus acquisitions weren&#8217;t failures. More thoughts on why IBM should buy Amazon<\/a>&#8221; on the <strong>acquired company driving cultural change at the acquirer<\/strong>. We&#8217;re seeing this today in adoption of open-source development practices by Adobe via Day\/Nitobi as well as Microsoft via Yammer, among others.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/cote\/2007\/10\/08\/redmonktv-the-rise-of-the-designerdeveloper-mashup-developer\/\">RedMonkTV: The rise of the designer\/developer mashup developer<\/a>&#8221; on what <strong>the new class of developers<\/strong> looks like, and how it&#8217;s different from previous ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div class=\"acc_license\"><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.creativecommons.org\/l\/by-sa\/3.0\/88x31.png\" alt=\"by-sa\" \/><\/a><\/div><!--<rdf:RDF xmlns=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#\" xmlns:dc=\"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/elements\/1.1\/\" xmlns:rdf=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/02\/22-rdf-syntax-ns#\"><Work rdf:about=\"\"><license rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\" \/><\/Work><License rdf:about=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\"><requires rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#Attribution\" \/><permits rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#Reproduction\" \/><permits rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#Distribution\" \/><permits rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#DerivativeWorks\" \/><requires rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#ShareAlike\" \/><requires rdf:resource=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#Notice\" \/><\/License><\/rdf:RDF>-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a.k.a. the advent of Cot\u00e9 In celebration of RedMonk&#8217;s\u00a010th birthday\u00a0year,\u00a0this is the next post in the continuing series on\u00a0RedMonk\u2019s\u00a0foundational works, which continue to\u00a0define our philosophy and approach\u00a0today. 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