The 451 Group: Enterprise Security Information Management Industry Is in a State Of Flux as it Experiences Consolidation and Moves Upstream.New Report Provides Marketplace Intelligence and Analysis to Enable End Users, Vendors and Investors to Navigate the Enterprise Security Information Management Sector NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The 451 Group, a New York-based technology-industry analyst company focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation, found that the Enterprise Security Information Management (ESIM esim - A language for simulation of VLSI at the switch level. The primitives are nodes and transistors. [C.M. Baker et al, "Tools for Verifying Integrated CIrcuit Design", Lambda 1(3):22-30 (1980)]. ) industry is in a state of flux Noun 1. state of flux - a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action; "the flux following the death of the emperor" flux . It is in the process of consolidating, while also moving upstream on its way to becoming a key part of information technology service management (ITSM ITSM Information Technology Service Management ITSM Information Technology Security Manager ITSM Indirect Tensile Stiffness Modulus ITSM Information Technology System Management ITSM Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager ITSM It Service Management ). These findings are discussed in a new 451 Security Quarterly report, the first in a series of reports designed to provide clients with timely analysis and perspective on key technology trends and marketplace developments in the world of enterprise security. "Once ESIM becomes an integrated component of ITSM products, in about 18 months' time, ESIM pure-play vendors will have three choices - get bought, restrict themselves to a niche market A niche market also known as a target market is a focused, targetable portion (subset) of a market sector. By definition, then, a business that focuses on a niche market is addressing a need for a product or service that is not being addressed by mainstream providers. or go away," said Nick Selby, senior analyst and director, Enterprise Security Practice at The 451 Group. 451 analysts believe that to grow ESIM, vendors will have to aggressively expand their integration with traditional security products, move from security into adjacent compliance-sensitive verticals with different priorities (such as energy and telecommunications), and also move further upstream to become an integral part of network operations, into the ITSMs of the HP OpenView HP OpenView was a Hewlett Packard product range consisting of an extensive portfolio of network and systems management products. In 2007 the entire HP OpenView portfolio was rebranded under the strengthened HP Software name. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Tivoli and BMC Patrol See PATROL. ilk. "A wave of consolidation is about to sweep through this space. When it does, vendors at the wrong side of the curve will be left hanging," added Selby. This 90-page report, 'ESIM: Security information management moves upstream,' was written by Nick Selby together with Andreas Schneider, Research Associate, and Lee Bruno, Editorial Director, Special Reports. This 451 Security Quarterly report takes an in-depth look at enterprise security information management, which begins with the proliferation proliferation /pro·lif·er·a·tion/ (pro-lif?er-a´shun) the reproduction or multiplication of similar forms, especially of cells.prolif´erativeprolif´erous pro·lif·er·a·tion n. of log data from the likes of firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs), intrusion-prevention systems (IPS (1) (Inches Per Second) The measurement of the speed of tape passing by a read/write head or paper passing through a pen plotter. (2) (IPS) (Intrusion Prevention S ), intrusion-detection systems (IDS) and anti-malware. It then looks at the technologies and products offered to relieve the strain. It provides marketplace intelligence and analysis to enable end users, vendors and investors navigate this complex topic. Key Companies Covered The report includes in-depth competitive assessments of the following companies (although this is not a complete list of companies covered in various sections of the report): ArcSight, CA, Cisco, Consul, eIQnetworks, IBM Tivoli, LogLogic, LogRhythm, netForensics, Network Intelligence, Novell, OpenService, Q1 Labs, SenSage, Splunk, Symantec and TriGeo. Report Orders To learn more about this report, or to discuss developing a client relationship with The 451 Group, contact Simon Carruthers, Vice President of Research Services, via phone at 212-505-3030 x-103, or via e-mail at: simon.carruthers@the451group.com. About The 451 Group The 451 Group is an independent technology-industry analyst company focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation. The company's analysts provide critical and timely insight into the market and competitive dynamics of innovation in emerging technology segments. Clients of the company - at vendor, investor, service-provider and end-user organizations - rely on 451 insight to support both strategic and tactical decision-making for competitive advantage. The 451 Group is headquartered in New York, with offices in key locations, including San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , London and Boston. The company also operates Tier 1 Research - an independent division of The 451 Group, headquartered in Minneapolis - which analyzes the financial and industry implications of developments impacting public and private companies within the IT, communications and Internet sectors. For additional information on The 451 Group or to apply for trial access to its services, go to: www.the451group.com |
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