Info-Tech Research Group
Encyclopedia
Info-Tech Research Group (Info-Tech) is an information technology
research, analysis and consulting
firm. Info-Tech provides businesses with independent expertise in strategy, planning, implementation, optimization, management, staffing and education.
Info-Tech is headquartered in London, Ontario
, Canada
with a branch office in Toronto
. President and CEO Joel McLean founded Info-Tech in 1998 and the company now serves more than 24,000 clients globally.
Applications
Infrastructure
Strategy and Leadership
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
research, analysis and consulting
Information technology consulting
Information technology consulting is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives...
firm. Info-Tech provides businesses with independent expertise in strategy, planning, implementation, optimization, management, staffing and education.
Info-Tech is headquartered in London, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with a branch office in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
. President and CEO Joel McLean founded Info-Tech in 1998 and the company now serves more than 24,000 clients globally.
Core Research
Info-Tech’s core technology research focuses on the following areas:Applications
- Applications management and governance, application web development and maintenance, collaboration and productivity applications, enterprise applications, systems integration
Infrastructure
- Desktop & mobile devices, enterprise networks, infrastructure management and governance, risk management, servers and storage, service management, voice and video
Strategy and Leadership
- Leadership and performance management, risk management, service delivery and management, value creation and measurement
Products
- Info-Tech offers research and advisory memberships for IT leaders and their team members that include online research resources (packaged in Solution Sets), as well as access to a team of experienced analysts who will discuss IT/strategy issues via phone or email. Enterprise Advisory Services are an option for organizations requiring custom research solutions.
Consulting Services
- Personalized consulting and research for clients with specific business and information technology needs, and advice on best practices.
Info-Tech Indaba
- An advisory service that offers market data and analysis to IT providers for product marketing decision making. Indaba provides clients with a series of services, reports and tools.
Notable Press Coverage
- eWeekEWeekeWeek is a weekly computing business magazine published by Ziff Davis Enterprise.The magazine consists of a print publication and web site covering enterprise topics and is targeted at IT professionals rather than hobbyists.-Audience:The eWeek audience is actively involved in buying enterprise...
- December 3, 2008 "Zoho CloudSQL Expands SMB Cloud Computing Options" http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Zoho-CloudSQL-Expands-SMB-Cloud-Computing-Options/ - The Globe and Mail - November 19, 2008 "The PC who cried wolf" http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081119.wtechsmbsecurity19/BNStory/Technology/home
- Backbone Magazine - November 17, 2008 "Real Innovation - Future corp." http://www.backbonemag.com/Magazine/Supplement_11170805.asp
- Fast CompanyFast Company (magazine)Fast Company is a full-color business magazine that releases 10 issues per year and reports on topics including innovation, digital media, technology, change management, leadership, design, and social responsibility...
- September 25, 2008 "What the Wall Street Crisis Means for Big Tech" http://www.fastcompany.com/articles/2008/09/wall-street-tech.html - Toronto StarToronto StarThe Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
- February 12, 2008 "Motorola, Nortel link gets cool reception" http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/302640 - Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
- February 12, 2008 "BlackBerry e-mail service crashes" http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-blackberry12feb12,1,457707.story?ctrack=1&cset=true - InfoWorldInfoWorldInfoWorld is an information technology online media and events business operating under the umbrella of InfoWorld Media Group, a division of IDG...
- December 28, 2007 "Java is becoming the New Cobol" http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/28/52FE-underreported-java_1.html