RedMonk
{{Infobox company
| hq_location_city = Portland, Maine
| hq_location_country = United States
| founders = {{ubl|James Governor|Stephen O'Grady}}{{Cite web |title=Company Overview of RedMonk LLC |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=108111883 |website=Bloomberg.com |publisher=Bloomberg |accessdate=2017-02-13}}
| founded = {{start date and age|2002}}
}}
RedMonk{{Cite web |title=RedMonk web site |url=http://redmonk.com |website=RedMonk web site |accessdate=2017-02-13}} is an industry analyst firm focused on software developers and headquartered in Portland, Maine, United States. It was founded on the premise of the increasing influence of software developers in the technology industry.{{Cite book |last=Gibbons |first=Jemima |url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=it&id=yjerKts207kC |title=Monkeys with Typewriters: Myths and realities of social media at work |publisher=Triarchy Press Limited |isbn=978-0-9565379-8-0 |location=Axminster, Devon |publication-date=2009 |page=174 |accessdate=2017-02-13}} RedMonk co-founder Stephen O'Grady authored a book on "The New Kingmakers: How Developers Conquered the World" which details this premise{{Cite book |last=O'Grady |first=Stephen |url=https://thenewkingmakers.com |title=The New Kingmakers |date=March 2013 |publisher=O'Reilly |accessdate=2017-02-13}} and a book on "The Software Paradox: The Rise and Fall of the Commercial Software Market" which considers the changing role of commercial software.{{Cite book |last=O'Grady |first=Stephen |url=https://thesoftwareparadox.com |title=The Software Paradox: The Rise and Fall of the Commercial Software Market |date=2015-05-18 |publisher=O'Reilly Media |edition=1 |accessdate=2017-02-13}}
RedMonk covers trends in the software industry such as the top-used programming languages.{{Cite web |last=Krill |first=Paul |title=JavaScript, Java lead the way in RedMonk language rankings |url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2870801/application-development/javascript-java-lead-the-way-in-redmonk-language-rankings.html |website=Infoworld |publisher=IDG |accessdate=2017-02-13}}{{Cite web |last=Finley |first=Klint |title=Apple's New Programming Language is Growing Like Mad |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/01/redmonk-swift/ |website=Wired |publisher=Wired |accessdate=2017-02-13}}
Awards
RedMonk co-founder James Governor was awarded the Women in Marketing Equality Advocate award in 2016.{{Cite web |title=Women in Marketing 2016 Awards |url=https://womeninmarketing.org.uk/winners/winners-2016/ |website=Women in Marketing |accessdate=2017-02-13}}
RedMonk was highly ranked in a number of categories from the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations in 2008,{{Cite web |date=2008-06-02 |title=The IIAR Analyst of the Year survey |url=http://analystrelations.org/2008/06/02/the-iiar-analyst-of-the-year-survey-and-the-winner-is/ |website=Analyst |publisher=Institute of Industry Analyst Relations |accessdate=2017-02-13}} 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
References
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External links
- [http://redmonk.com/ Official website]
Category:Market research companies of the United States
Category:Companies based in Portland, Maine