GigaOM Analyst Network

Salvatore D\'Agostino

CEO, IDmachines LLC

Expertise: * Identity, Credentialing and Access Management * Public Key Infrastructure * Information Processing Standards * Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition * Industrial Automation and Machine Learning * Enterprise Analytics

David Chamberlain

Principal Analyst, David Chamberlain Consulting

Expertise: Mobile devices, cellphones, mobile applications, mobile video, smartphones, iPhone, Android, Symbian, location based services, NFC, mobile payments, handsets, consumer preferences, forecasting

Lisa Pierce

President, Strategic Networks Group

Expertise: Emerging, enterprise-class telecom services, including SIP Trunking services, Unified Communications (particularly hosted UC, collaboration/conferencing and FMC services), broadband access, 3G and 4G services, managed network services, switched Ethernet (VPLS) and MPLS services.

John du Pre Gauntt

Founder, Media Dojo

Expertise: Cloud Computing, Media Industry, Marketing Industry, Advertising, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Advertising

Amy Cravens

Amy Cravens, Independent Technology Analyst

Expertise: Telecommunications, Digital Media, Mobility, Software, Hardware, Services.

Brett Sheppard

Executive Director, Zettaforce

Expertise: -- Advanced Analytics -- Business Intelligence -- Cloud Computing -- Collaboration and Enterprise Social Media -- Data Warehousing -- Green IT / Clean Tech -- Industry Verticals -- Marketing Automation -- Next-generation Infrastructure -- Rich Digital Media -- Software as a Service (SaaS)

Alfred Poor

Editor and Publisher, HDTV Almanac

Expertise: Alfred Poor is well-known in the display industry. As PC Magazine's first Lead Analyst for Business Displays, he developed most of the test protocols used by PC Magazine Labs for CRT, LCD, and projector displays. He has also written industry reports and white papers covering a wide range of display and related technology topics, including OLEDs and thin-film photovoltaics.

Michael Greeson

Principal Analyst, Founding Partner, TDG

Expertise: Quantum media, Broadband-Enabled Services, Connected Consumer

Steve Hawley

Principal Analyst & Consultant, tvstrategies

Expertise: broadband television, IPTV, personalized multi-play services, business strategy, product strategy, service requirements development, video delivery infrastructure, strategic marketing and positioning, partnership and business development, and tactical marketing programs

Juergen Urbanski

Managing Director, TechAlpha

Expertise: Alignment of IT infrastructure and applications with business needs, Analysis of key vendor trends and technology evaluation, Assessment of current and future internal demand patterns, Development of IT service catalogs, Requirements definition, platform choices and target costing, Technical and commercial IT sourcing optimization, IT operating expenditure reductions, Strategy, product management, marketing for IT infrastructure and business applications

Samuel ROPERT

Analyst/consultant, IDATE

Expertise: - Internet architecture (CDN, Cloud computing, P2P) - M2M and Internet of Things - Innovative technologies in TV industry (3DTV, HDTV, mobile TV, video compression)

Lee Bruno

Managing director, E-Cubed Ventures

Expertise: Energy technologies, such as wind, solar and geothermal; Water technologies, such as desalination, filtration and treatment; Advanced materials; smart grid technologies; biotech

Paul Zagaeski

Principal Analyst, Online TV Adviser

Expertise: Digital media infrastructure, audiences, and business environment; enterprise IT infrastructure and management; online/mobile payment technologies; business development in advisory consulting services.

Wagner James Au

Expertise: Virtual worlds (especially Second Life), online games, web/PC-based games, videogame consoles, machinima and the film industry

Steve Waite

Partner & Director of Investment Strategy, Research 2.0

Expertise: Emerging Technology, Corporate Strategy, Investment Management

Clint Wheelock

Managing Director, Pike Research

Expertise: Clean technologies, renewable energy, smart grids, green business practices, green consumer trends, clean transportation, environmental management technologies

Peter Asmus

Expertise: Renewable energy, green jobs, microgrids and virtual power plants, energy and environmental issues generally, Corporate Social Responsibility

Bernard Golden

CEO, HyperStratus

Expertise: Cloud computing, virtualization, computing infrastructure, application architecture

Jon Arnold

Principal, J Arnold & Associates

Expertise: IP communications and disruptive technologies - VoIP, Unified Communications, SIP trunking, telepresence, mashups, Web 2.0, IPTV, collaboration, conferencing, and the overall end user experience

JP Finnell

Managing Partner, Mobility Partners

Expertise: Enterprise Mobility, Unified Communications, Security, Linux, Messaging

George Gilbert

Partner, TechAlpha

Expertise: Strategy, product management, marketing, IT infrastructure, IT applications

Bob Gohn

Senior Analyst, Pike Research

Expertise: Smart Grid technologies, Smart Meters and AMI, smart grid communications, home area networking and automation, distribution and substation automation, wireless networking, sensor networks

Peggy Anne Salz

Chief Analylst, MSearchGroove

Expertise: Mobile search & content discovery, mobile advertising & mobile marketing, social media and all things mobile at the intersection of content and context

Andy Tarczon

Founding Partner, General Manager, TDG

Expertise: Platforms, Virtual Operators, Evolving business models

Phil Hendrix

Founder and Director, Institute for Mobile Markets Research

Expertise: Mobile, strategic planning, market research, product strategy,

Jevan Fox

Research Analyst, Pike Research

Expertise: Smart Grid, Demand Side Management, Demand Response, Energy Services for Commercial Buildings, Gas Advance Metering Infrastructure

Kris Tuttle

Founder, Director of Research, Research 2.0

Expertise: The research process, most technologies, investments and portfolio management.

Peter Crocker

Founder & Principal Analyst, Smith's Point Analytics

Expertise: Mobile and wireless software applications and platforms, Emerging mobile device hardware features, Enterprise mobility

David Link

Senior Analyst, Pike Research

Expertise: Energy storage and advanced batteries Clean technology Business and strategic planning Investment due diligence

Laurie Lamberth

Founder & VP, Business Development, Lamberth & Associates

Expertise: Business and Marketing Strategy • Business Development • Product Launch • Machine-to-Machine (M2M) • Mobility and Location-Based Services • Negotiation Leadership • Strategic Alliances and Partnerships • Pricing and Offer Development • Channel Development • Fortune 500 • Startups

John Gartner

Expertise: Clean tech, renewable energy, smart grid, energy storage, and a concentration in green vehicles with specific focus on electric vehicles, infrastructure and lithium ion batteries for transportation.

Dave Michels

Telecommunications Protagonist, Verge1

Expertise: Telephony, Unified Communications, Home Automation, and Consumer Technologies.

Merv Adrian

Principal, IT Market Strategy

Expertise: I’m following the software markets as an independent analyst, specializing in the emerging ADBMS, BI, data integration and other data management disciplines.

Colin Dixon

Practice Manager, Broadband Media, TDG

Expertise: IPTV, Broadband delivery, OTT services, Online video, Platforms

Sam S. Adkins

Chief Research Officer, Ambient Insight, LLC

Expertise: Forecasting US and international revenues for learning technology products such as eLearning, Mobile Learning, Game-based Learning, and Social Learning. Tracking buying behavior in all the segments including consumer, corporate, academic, and government. Identifying revenue opportunities for suppliers and investment firms.

Tom Trainer

Expertise: Strategy, marketing, storage, storage connectivity and infrastructure

Tyson Greer

CEO and Chief Content Officer, Ambient Insight, LLC

Expertise: Monitoring the global mHealth movement. Analyzing market trends for US and international Mobile Learning products including Point of Care Decision Support, Continuing Medical Education (CME), Brain Training, Cognitive Fitness, and Location-based Learning. Tracking buying behaviors in eight segments including healthcare, consumer, corporate, nonprofit, PreK-12, higher education, federal, and state/local government. Identifying revenue opportunities for suppliers and investment firms.

Scott Smyers

President, Surise Digital Strategies

Expertise: Digital Rights Management and content protection, internet regulatory policy, networked device interoperability and content services.

Rachel Happe

Principal & Co-Founder, The Community Roundtable

Expertise: Emerging technologies, enterprise social networking, ecommerce, and enterprise software applications

Vincent BONNEAU

Director of Internet Business Unit, IDATE

Expertise: Internet, CDN, online video, mobile Internet, M2M, business models

Sameer Patel

Managing Partner, The Sovos Group

Expertise: Leveraging social computing constructs and software to accelerate performance for large enterprises; Enterprise 2.0 Strategy, Measurement and Execution for Customer, Partner and Employee Interaction and Collaboration Processes; Enhancing the business value of Portal, Intranet, and Extranet investments with the use of social computing constructs. Strategic technology sourcing, operational design and planning.

Peggy Albright

Owner, Albright Communications

Expertise: Mobile and wireless technologies, silicon, software, devices, infrastructure, technology standardization, intellectual property, business strategies

Dave Cavanaugh

Senior Analyst, Pike Research

Expertise: The solar industry including: * Market supply, demand, and market drivers and forecasts for same * Cell and module technologies and key solar product differentiators * The solar supply chain * Key solar companies, their value propositions, and financials

Dave Hurst

Expertise: Automotive Consumer Market Research, Clean Transportation, Green Vehicles, Vehicle battery technology, Green Two-wheel vehicles, e-Motorcycles, e-bikes, e-scooters

Katherine Austin

President & Founder, KDA Consulting

Expertise: Cleantech, renewable energy (solar, wind, wave, biofuels, waste-to-energy, nuclear power), fuel cells, sustainable design, green building practices, green consumer trends, water purification, environmental remediation technologies

Monica Paolini

President, Senza Fili Consulting

Expertise: Wireless data communications, wireless telecommunications for smart grid and utilities, wireless telecommunications for public transportation, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, LTE

Daniel Taylor

Lead Analyst, Big Picture

Expertise: digital home, digital media, Web 2.0, Internet and over-the-top video, interactive advertising, mobility, social networking, telecommunications, networking, business models, mathematical models, statistical analysis

Nathan Gilliatt

Principal, Social Target

Expertise: Emerging technologies, social media analysis, enterprise social media, analytics

Chetan Sharma

President, Chetan Sharma Consulting

Expertise: Mobile Technology, Mobile Strategy, Mobile Market Research, Mobile Intellectual Property, Mobile

Dallas Kachan

Managing Partner, Kachan & Co.

Expertise: Energy generation, energy storage, energy infrastructure, energy efficiency, transportation, water and wastewater, air and environment, advanced materials, manufacturing/industrial, agriculture, recycling and waste.

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