RedMonk is an
industry analyst
An industry analyst performs primary and secondary market research within an industry such as information technology, consulting or insurance. Analysts assess sector trends, create segment taxonomies, size markets, prepare forecasts, and develop in ...
firm focused on software developers and headquartered in
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine and the seat of Cumberland County. Portland's population was 68,408 in April 2020. The Greater Portland metropolitan area is home to over half a million people, the 104th-largest metropol ...
, United States. It was founded on the premise of the increasing influence of software developers in the technology industry. RedMonk co-founder Stephen O'Grady authored a book on "The New Kingmakers: How Developers Conquered the World" which details this premise and a book on "The Software Paradox: The Rise and Fall of the Commercial Software Market" which considers the changing role of commercial software.
RedMonk covers trends in the software industry such as the top-used programming languages.
History
RedMonk was founded in 2002 by James Governor and Stephen O'Grady.
Awards
RedMonk co-founder James Governor was awarded the Women in Marketing Equality Advocate award in 2016.
RedMonk was highly ranked in a number of categories from the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations in 2008,
specifically:
* Analyst of the year #3: James Governor, RedMonk
* Analyst firm of the year #4: RedMonk
* Most relevant #5: RedMonk
* Most import firm #6: RedMonk
See also
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Industry analyst
An industry analyst performs primary and secondary market research within an industry such as information technology, consulting or insurance. Analysts assess sector trends, create segment taxonomies, size markets, prepare forecasts, and develop in ...
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Software developer
Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, Computer programming, programming, software documentation, documenting, software testing, testing, and Software bugs, bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applic ...
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External links
Official website
Market research companies of the United States
Companies based in Portland, Maine
2002 establishments in Maine
Software development