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James Governor

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Biography

James Governor is Principal Analyst and founder of RedMonk. He leads coverage in the enterprise applications space, assisting clients with application development, integration middleware and systems management issues, as they relate to operational and business process optimization.

Before RedMonk he spent three years at Illuminata, Inc., where he led both the Application Strategies and Enterprise Management practices at the firm. He worked with both vendor clients, to establish product development and marketing strategies, and as an advisor on IT strategy to user organizations and service providers. James managed other analysts at the firm to ensure timely delivery of reports and custom research projects.

He joined Illuminata from InformationWeek UK, where he was deputy managing editor.

Before InformationWeek he worked at Computing, the UK's leading enterprise title. As a reporter he specialized in systems management, application middleware, and legacy operating environments, working closely with IT managers and vendors to identify and break exclusive news stories.

James has been an IBM and Microsoft corporate watcher for 8 years. He's regularly quoted in US and European press, and has served as an industry expert for television and radio segments with media outlets like the BBC.

Books

Web 2.0 Architectures Web 2.0 Architectures
by James Governor , Dion Hinchcliffe , Duane Nickull
May 2009
Print: $34.99
Ebook: $27.99

Blog

James's blog posts are hosted at:
http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/

What’s in store for 2010? 9 Trends, Quick Take

November 03 2009

I just got an inquiry from a client, and rather than just answer it in private, I thought why not share my thoughts here, because you might find them interesting. Its a little early for a predictions post, but I can follow up later. Why only 9 trends? Because the… read more

What’s in store for 2010? 9 Trends, Quick Take

November 03 2009

I just got an inquiry from a client, and rather than just answer it in private, I thought why not share my thoughts here, because you might find them interesting. Its a little early for a predictions post, but I can follow up later. Why only 9 trends? Because the… read more

The great unbundling: remaking the economy

October 30 2009

Too big to fail? The obvious way to remove systemic risk is to distribute risk by taking single points of failure out of the equation. Small is beautiful. How did we kickstart the economy after the 1980s fall? Pulling apart huge conglomerates like Hanson, for one. The same needs to… read more

IBM’s Smarter Utility play: Solutions Architecture for Energy and Utilities Framework (SAFE)

October 30 2009

Jeff Smith is an old buddy of mine, so its good to see him leading an IBM vertical play that aims to make asset and service management an awful lot more efficient in the utilities industries. Jeff has a solid background in automation from his time at Tivoli, IBM’s management… read more

Towards a Permission-based Web. Wherefore Net Neutrality? Or: Maybe Open Source Wins After All

October 30 2009

As we rush to purchase Apple products and services on Cupertino’s monochrome treadmill of shiny shiny I can’t help thinking the open web community is losing something vital - a commitment to net neutrality and platform openness. If a single company can decide what plays on the network and what does not, in arbitrary… read more

The great unbundling: remaking the economy

October 30 2009

Too big to fail? The obvious way to remove systemic risk is to distribute risk by taking single points of failure out of the equation. Small is beautiful. How did we kickstart the economy after the 1980s fall? Pulling apart huge conglomerates like Hanson, for one. The same needs to… read more

IBM’s Smarter Utility play: Solutions Architecture for Energy and Utilities Framework (SAFE)

October 30 2009

Jeff Smith is an old buddy of mine, so its good to see him leading an IBM vertical play that aims to make asset and service management an awful lot more efficient in the utilities industries. Jeff has a solid background in automation from his time at Tivoli, IBM’s management… read more

Towards a Permission-based Web. Wherefore Net Neutrality? Or: Maybe Open Source Wins After All

October 30 2009

As we rush to purchase Apple products and services on Cupertino’s monochrome treadmill of shiny shiny I can’t help thinking the open web community is losing something vital - a commitment to net neutrality and platform openness. If a single company can decide what plays on the network and what does not, in arbitrary… read more

Personal Communities: fundamental changes in business

October 27 2009

I couldn’t help but notice a link between two tweets that came in within a few seconds of each other. I don’t know the answers, but these are both awfully good questions. dan_mcweeney Sales people used to be the networks, leads. Now everyone has a community ( or should ) how… read more

Personal Communities: fundamental changes in business

October 27 2009

I couldn’t help but notice a link between two tweets that came in within a few seconds of each other. I don’t know the answers, but these are both awfully good questions. dan_mcweeney Sales people used to be the networks, leads. Now everyone has a community ( or should ) how… read more

Why is Wikipedia anti small business? “Get Better PR”

October 23 2009

I like Wikipedia a lot. But it infuriates me than while major incumbents in any sector are “notable” enough to be worthy of an entry, small firms, or new ideas, are not. Its bizarre that while RedMonk is cited repeatedly in the knowledge base, when people have tried to create… read more

Why is Wikipedia anti small business? “Get Better PR”

October 23 2009

I like Wikipedia a lot. But it infuriates me than while major incumbents in any sector are “notable” enough to be worthy of an entry, small firms, or new ideas, are not. Its bizarre that while RedMonk is cited repeatedly in the knowledge base, when people have tried to create… read more

Critical Mass: Bringing Physics to Social Network Pablum

October 22 2009

I have been meaning to get a few ideas down about Philip Balls’ Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads To Another for a while. After all, it pretty much blew my head clean off. I totally loved the book – its changed my thinking more than any work of recent… read more

Critical Mass: Bringing Physics to Social Network Pablum

October 22 2009

I have been meaning to get a few ideas down about Philip Balls’ Critical Mass: How One Thing Leads To Another for a while. After all, it pretty much blew my head clean off. I totally loved the book – its changed my thinking more than any work of recent… read more

IBM to push Linux desktops, and not 10 years too soon!

October 21 2009

I received a mailer yesterday from IBM that it’s going to roll out its IBM Client for Smart Work, a bundle of IBM applications and the Ubuntu desktop, in the USA. That’s right- just a couple of weeks ago the strategy was aimed squarely and solely at Africa. But then… The… read more

Multimedia

Webcast: Grid 2.0
February 19, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free With the coming energy crunch set to dwarf the credit crunch Smart Grids are quickly becoming a really hot topic--why is that? Just how do Smart Grids help solve energy issues and what can we do with...

James Governor