John Abbott covers systems, storage and software infrastructure topics for 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

John Abbott covers systems, storage and software infrastructure topics for 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Over a career that spans more than 30 years, he has pioneered specialist technology coverage in such areas as Unix, supercomputing, system architecture, software development and storage.

As one of the co-founders of The 451 Group in October 1999, John ran analyst operations from the company's San Francisco office. He has been a principal author on many 451 Research Special Reports, including those on storage virtualization and blade servers – the first comprehensive surveys of either subject to be published. More recently John has focused on topics such as converged infrastructure, new systems architectures, AI and deep learning accelerators. He helped establish 4Sight, the 451 Research framework for the forward-looking, long-term coverage of emerging technologies.

John began covering the technology sector in 1984, building on his previous experience as a technical author and direct involvement using mainframes, early PCs and Unix workstations. As a freelance journalist, he contributed to publications including Computing, Computer Weekly, The Financial Times and The Times. In 1987, he was appointed editor of ComputerWire's weekly Unix newsletter, Unigram.X, and later became editor of the company's daily Computergram International service, first in London and subsequently in San Francisco. He established the 451 Research office in San Francisco and lived there for over a decade.

John studied music at the University of Keele and has an MA in modern English literature from the University of London. Minimize

As a Principal Research Analyst for 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, Dan Thompson provides insight into the multi-tenant datacenter (MTDC) market space. Full Bio

As a Principal Research Analyst for 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, Dan Thompson provides insight into the multi-tenant datacenter (MTDC) market space. He currently leads the research in APAC and Latin America, while also assisting in the coverage of North America. Dan is particularly focused on MTDCs that are trying to move up the stack to offer additional services beyond colocation and connectivity. These services may include disaster recovery, security, various forms of cloud and other managed services. He also assists the 451 Research Information Security group when their interests overlap.

Prior to joining 451 Research, Dan spent 15 years as a practitioner in the IT industry, the last 10 of which were spent at a top managed/cloud service provider. Dan has worn many hats in the IT world, from systems administration to management, and was most recently an enterprise architect. In that role, Dan not only assisted in the launch of the company's security practice, but also created security-specific products, and designed security into every solution launched to the customer base.

Dan has been quoted in a number of top publications including The Wall Street Journal, as well as industry-specific publications such as CyberTrend Magazine. He is a regular speaker at client and industry events globally, and regularly appears on regional NBC affiliate stations across East Tennessee.

In addition to a good many IT industry certifications, Dan currently holds degrees in Network Security and Forensics, and Information Technology. Minimize

Ellie Brown is an analyst working on the Cloud Price Index at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

Ellie Brown is an analyst working on the Cloud Price Index at 451 Research, a part of S&P Global Market Intelligence. She has a background in writing and editing across various industries, as well as scientific research experience in the field of astronomy, and market research experience in the areas of AI, SaaS, and emerging technologies.

Ellie holds a BA in English with a minor in Physics from The University of Utah. Minimize