451 Group
451 Groupis aNew York City-based technology industry research firm. Through itsUptime Instituteoperating unit, the company provides research for data center operators.[1]In December 2019, 451 Group sold an operating division, 451 Research, to information and analytics companyS&P Global.
History
[edit]The 451 Group was founded in April 2000 with offices in London, New York and San Francisco. The founding team of four all came from UK IT publishersComputerWire.Initial funding came from the London-based listed brokerage firmDurlacher.[2]Following the withdrawal of Durlacher and a management buyout, the company acquired Uptime Institute in 2009.[3][4]Subsequent acquisitions included:
- consumer spendingresearch firm ChangeWave Research in 2011[5]
- events company Tech Touchstone in 2013[6]
- mobile communications research firmYankee Groupin 2013[7]
- IT professional community Wisegate in 2017.[8]
The 451 Research division was acquired byS&P Global Market Intelligenceon December 6, 2019.[9]
Business
[edit]Uptime Instituteis the operating division of the 451 Group. It is an American professional services organization best known for its "Tier Standard".[10]and the associated certification of data center compliance with the standard.[11]Founded in 1987 by Kenneth G. Brill,[12]the Uptime Institute was founded as an industry proponent to help owners and operators quantify and qualify their ability to provide a predictable level of performance from data centers, regardless of the status of external factors, such as power utilities.
451 Researchwas formerly part of 451 Group. Until being acquired by S&P Global in December 2019, it was an information technologyindustry analystfirm, headquartered in New York with offices in London, Boston, Washington DC, and San Francisco. At the time of the acquisition 451 Research claimed to have 250 employees, over 100 industry analysts and over 1000 clients.[13]It producedqualitativeandquantitativeresearch, across thirteen research channels, targeting service providers, technology vendors, enterprise IT leaders and financial professionals.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"451 Group/The - Company Profile and News".Bloomberg Markets.RetrievedMay 12,2020.
- ^Dot.coms sting Durlacher for £14m,inThe Guardian,1 March 2001
- ^"The Uptime Institute Sold to 451 Group".Data Center Knowledge. October 23, 2009.
- ^Company Overview of The 451 Group LLCatinvesting.businessweek.com
- ^"Leading Technology-Industry Analyst Company The 451 Group Acquires ChangeWave Research"(Press release). March 24, 2011.
- ^"Tech Touchstone acquired by US-based group".
- ^"451 Group buys Yankee Group from Alta Communications".Reuters.January 3, 2013.
- ^"ISSA Selects Wisegate, a 451 Research Community, as Peer Networking Platform for CISO's".
- ^"S&P Global Acquires 451 Research, LLC".Cision PR Newswire.December 6, 2019.
- ^Hwaiyu Geng (2014).Data Center Handbook.John Wiley & Sons. p. 243.ISBN978-1118937587.
[5] Uptime Institute professional Services. Data Center Site Infrastructure Tier Standard:...
- ^"Green Data Centers Monthly Newsletter July 2010".
The Tier Classification System, as established in Tier Standard: Topology, defines... and Certifications are provided exclusively by Uptime Institute
- ^Kenneth G. Brill ’66atredlands.edu
- ^"AR Insights - Introduction to 451 Research"(PDF).
- ^"451 Research".