Dan Kusnetzky Appointed Vice President, Research Operations, to Accelerate Cloud Computing Thrust for The 451 Group
Independent Analyst Firm Adds Well-Known Analyst and Thought Leader to Senior Management Team
New York (PRWEB) June 5, 2009 -- The 451 Group has appointed Dan Kusnetzky, 25-year veteran analyst and leader of ZDNet's Virtually Speaking blog, to head up its research operations. As Vice President, Research Operations, Mr. Kusnetzky will initially accelerate The 451 Group's cloud computing and virtualization practices, and will direct overall 451 coverage.
"Our clients rely on us to provide straight talk about who wins and who loses as a result of disruptive changes in IT," said Martin V. McCarthy, Chief Executive Officer of The 451 Group. "And cloud computing is one of the most profound changes we have seen in two decades. Dan's addition will be key to helping us assess the viability of these and other emerging segments for vendors, investors, bankers and technology end users."
Dan Kusnetzky brings The 451 Group more than three decades of industry experience. Before joining the senior team of The 451 Group, Kusnetzky was Principal Analyst at KG LLC. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President of Corporate and Marketing Strategy for Open-Xchange, a software company that provides open-source collaborative solutions.
Kusnetzky also spent 12 years at International Data Corporation (IDC), four of them as Vice President of System Software Research. During this time, he led an extended team of 16 analysts and created an industry-leading research practice based on both quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Prior to that, Kusnetzky spent 16 years with Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), where he was responsible for program and product management and marketing in the areas of client software, server software, and clustered and networked systems, and he had the responsibility of being the Intel/UNIX Business Manager.
For more information about the analyst team at The 451 Group, please visit:
http://www.the451group.com/about/our_team.php
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, London and Boston. The company also operates Tier1 Research - an independent division of The 451 Group - 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 or www.tier1research.com
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