{"id":1476,"date":"2015-04-02T21:50:47","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T02:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/?p=1476"},"modified":"2015-04-03T09:13:41","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T14:13:41","slug":"redmonks-analytical-foundations-part-4-2011-present","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2015\/04\/02\/redmonks-analytical-foundations-part-4-2011-present\/","title":{"rendered":"RedMonk\u2019s analytical foundations, part 4: 2011\u2013present"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>a.k.a. the advent of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/\">Donnie Berkholz<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dberkholz-media.redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/files\/2015\/04\/foundation.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1972\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2015\/04\/02\/redmonks-analytical-foundations-part-3-2008-2010\/foundation\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/files\/2015\/04\/foundation.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"foundation\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/files\/2015\/04\/foundation-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1972\" src=\"http:\/\/dberkholz-media.redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/files\/2015\/04\/foundation-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"foundation\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>Finally, here&#8217;s part 4 on the RedMonk approach to industry analysis [<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2012\/12\/05\/redmonks-analytical-foundations-part-1-2003-2005\/\">part 1<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2013\/07\/16\/redmonks-analytical-foundations-part-2-2006-2007\/\">part 2<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2015\/04\/02\/redmonks-analytical-foundations-part-3-2008-2010\/\">part 3<\/a>]. Again, I hope it&#8217;s useful to you, friendly reader, as well as the upcoming additions to the RedMonk team.<\/p>\n<h3>2011<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2011\/03\/11\/how-important-is-software\/\">How important is software? Generational differences between software producers<\/a>&#8221; on the\u00a0<strong>transformation in business models<\/strong>\u00a0depending on when companies were founded, be it hardware, software, services, or data (follow-up on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2011\/05\/24\/the-age-of-data\/\">Age of Data<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2011\/04\/27\/frameworks-lead-adoption\/\">The Rails\/Node lesson: frameworks lead adoption<\/a>&#8221; on how growth of a programming language is a function of\u00a0<strong>framework popularity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2011\/09\/30\/you-are-who-you-build-for\/\">You are who you build for<\/a>&#8221; on companies selling to those compatible with their own corporate culture and the need to\u00a0<strong>sell to individual employees\u00a0<\/strong>(follow-up one year later on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2012\/11\/27\/enterprise-vs-consumer\/\">enterprise vs consumer software<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2011\/12\/02\/napster-shadow-it\/\">Napster: lessons for the enemies of shadow IT<\/a>&#8221; on\u00a0<strong>embracing and centralizing shadow IT<\/strong>\u00a0rather than fighting it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2012<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2012\/06\/21\/surfac\/\">Microsoft Surface and the future of software<\/a>&#8221; on the resurgence of\u00a0<strong>integration<\/strong>\u00a0between software and hardware.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2012\/07\/05\/oracle-software\/\">The importance of software at Oracle<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/jgovernor\/2012\/07\/20\/the-end-of-software-microsoft-posts-a-loss-for-the-first-time-ever\/\">The end of software: Microsoft posts a loss for the first time ever<\/a>&#8221; on the <strong>shrinking business of software licensing.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2012\/08\/02\/iaas-pricing\/\">IaaS pricing patterns and trends<\/a>&#8221; on using <strong>data<\/strong> to determine where vendors are attempting to differentiate.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2012\/05\/03\/on-apis-copyright\/\">On APIs and copyright<\/a>&#8221; on vendors&#8217; ability to use assumptive <strong>API capture<\/strong> to strangle competition.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2012\/11\/20\/data-science-gangnam-style\/\">Data science, Gangnam style<\/a>&#8221; on bringing modern <strong>collaboration<\/strong> a la open source and GitHub to a new arena.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2012\/03\/08\/android-g2\/\">Free hardware and the rise of Android<\/a>&#8221; on the surprising power of <strong>giveaways<\/strong> in generating ecosystems.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2012\/11\/06\/what-can-data-scientists-learn-from-devops\/\">What can data scientists learn from DevOps?<\/a>&#8221; on the need for <strong>codifying repetitive work<\/strong> (in actual software code) and applying <strong>agile<\/strong> outside of software development alone.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2012\/02\/14\/startup-boom\/\">AWS, Y Combinator and the startup boom<\/a>&#8221; on the importance of incubators and the cloud to <strong>lowering the cost of startups and horizontal scaling of funding<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/jgovernor\/2012\/06\/22\/on-recent-ibm-sap-and-adobe-conferences-developers-developers-developers-marketers\/\">On recent IBM, SAP and Adobe conferences. Developers developers developers &#8230; marketers?<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2012\/07\/24\/developers-or-marketers-nah-developers-are-marketers\/\">Developers OR marketers? Nah, developers ARE marketers<\/a>&#8221; on the <strong>role of developers in championing technologies<\/strong> internally and externally.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2012\/11\/12\/on-package-management-negating-the-downsides-of-bundling\/\">On package management: negating the downsides of bundling<\/a>&#8221; on the <strong>benefits and challenges of packaging<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2012\/07\/06\/windows-8-everyone-is-a-consumer-and-a-creator-but-developers-will-universally-drive-adoption\/\">Windows 8: everyone is a consumer and a creator, but developers will universally drive adoption<\/a>&#8221; on the importance of a <strong>heterogeneous approach to technology<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2013\/06\/19\/interest-withering-in-java-application-servers\/\">Interest withering in Java application servers<\/a>&#8221; on the trend toward <strong>composability over monoliths<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2013\/04\/02\/quantifying-the-shift-toward-permissive-licensing\/\">Quantifying the shift toward permissive licensing<\/a>&#8221; on the move toward <strong>commercializable open source<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2013\/01\/21\/github-will-hit-5-million-users-within-a-year\/\">GitHub will hit 5 million users within a year<\/a>&#8221; on the use of true <strong>data science<\/strong> in our analysis.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2013\/05\/03\/devops-and-cloud-a-view-from-outside-the-bay-area-bubble\/\">DevOps and cloud: a view from outside the Bay Area bubble<\/a>&#8221; on the divide between <strong>early adopters<\/strong> and the rest of the world.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2013\/10\/28\/conways-law-but-for-software-salesforce-and-sap\/\">Conway&#8217;s law but for software: Salesforce and SAP<\/a>&#8221; on the <strong>importance of corporate context<\/strong> in opportunities to innovate.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2013\/09\/03\/vmworld-the-pundits-versus-the-practitioners\/\">VMworld: the pundits versus the practitioners<\/a>&#8221; on the difference between <strong>users&#8217; pragmatism<\/strong> vs pundits&#8217; visionary looks into the hazy future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2014<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/sogrady\/2014\/09\/04\/fragmentation-pendulum\/\">A swing of the pendulum: are fragmentation&#8217;s days numbered?<\/a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2014\/05\/20\/microservices-and-the-migrating-unix-philosophy\/\">Microservices and the migrating Unix philosophy<\/a>&#8221; on the shifts in <strong>fragmentation<\/strong> over time.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/redmonk.com\/dberkholz\/2014\/09\/29\/it-must-become-a-service-provider-or-die\/\">IT must become a service provider, or die<\/a>&#8221; on the <strong>changing needs of IT shops<\/strong> to provide good CX for their internal customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may notice a heavy bias toward my posts in the past couple of years. That&#8217;s largely because, while my colleagues have published very important work, enough of it follows from their earlier philosophical foundations that it doesn&#8217;t require mention in a post on approaches rather than greatest hits. 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