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Clabby Analytics

Telling it the way I see it...

Clabby Analytics: A Different Approach!

Clabby Analytics is an independent information technology (IT) research and analysis firm. My firm specializes in providing counter opinion that bucks some of the opinions of other IT research analyst firms as well as vendors. It is my hope that you take my opinion and contrast it with research from other firms/vendors -- find a balance -- and draw your own conclusions.

Clabby Analytics areas of coverage include systems architectures (microprocessors, blades, midrange systems, high-end systems and mainframes); in CVP (consolidation, virtualization, and provisioning); “green” (environmentally-focused) computing; and cloud computing.

My firm is unique in that I:

Travel the world extensively — so I bring international focus to my research;
Challenge the “conventional wisdom” of other IT research and analysis firms;
Am willing to take advocacy positions for various products (products that I believe in!) — and I am willing to point out deficiencies in competing products.

As you read my reports, be aware of these points:

I publish what I believe based on a robust research/analysis process;

I actually do talk directly with IT buyers/users before publishing reports;

I am willing to defend my positions verbally or in writing (contact me at jclabby1@AOL.com with comments and criticism about what I’ve written or said).

PS> If you get a chance, please read my free report/perspective on ethics within the IT analyst field. It can be found in the Free Reports/Critiques section of my Web site at
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Best,
Joe Clabby
President, Clabby Analytics