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The Independent Analyst Platform (IAP)

What is the Independent Analyst Platform?

On June 30 –July 2, 2008 the first Independent Analyst Platform (IAP) is organized in Phoenix, Arizona. This event is set up specifically for independent analysts to stay up to date with the latest trends in the worlds of SOA, Data Governance, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Mashups, Enterprise Architecture, Database and Integration Technology. 

The audience will consist of the following independent, highly renowned analysts from the US, Europe, Canada, and Australia (See this page for some detailed information on those analysts.):

Alec Sharp
Barry Devlin
Beth Gold-Bernstein
Bill Inmon
Claudia Imhoff
Clive Finkelstein
David Loshin
David McGoveran
Gwen Thomas
Jan Henderyckx
John Ladley
John Zachman
Jos van Dongen
Krish Krishnan
Lyndsay Wise
Mark Madsen
Mike Ferguson
Nancy Williams
Peter Aiken
Richard Hackathorn
Rick van der Lans
Shawn Rogers
Sid Adelman
Stan Locke
William McKnight

All these analysts are considered to be top experts in their areas. They are considered by the market to be key influencers. All off them are invited regularly to present keynotes. You will find their articles in many IT magazines and newspapers. Most of them have written books that are published world wide. Together, they have blogs that are read by thousands of people daily. Their combined GQ (Google Quotient) is comparable to that of Gartner.

To summarize, together they represent a magnificent force of exposure. This is the perfect platform for every vendor to present their new products and technologies. Each vendor wants these people to know what they are doing, what their new products and technologies look like, and what their plans and strategies are.

List of participating vendors

Go here to find an updated list of all the participating vendors.

Location

The location for the Independent Analyst Platform is the Embassy Suites Hotel in Phoenix/Scottsdale or a hotel in Denver. A very nice hotel, with spacious rooms, next to the Stonecreek Golf Club. The hotel is located only 15 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor airport.

What is an independent analyst?

How do we define the term independent analyst? An independent analyst is someone who does not work for a software or hardware vendor. Additionally, he or she should not work for one of the larger analysts groups. 

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