Tony.Byrne

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In 2001, Tony Byrne founded Real Story Group (formerly CMS Watch), setting out to create a new kind of research and advisory firm, one that worked only for enterprise technology customers who wanted the real story about Digital Workplace and Marketing Technologies. Over the years, Real Story Group's research became known for its technical depth, toughness and absolute neutrality.

Today, Real Story Group evaluates web content management, digital & media asset management, ECM & cloud file sharing, enterprise collaboration & social software, enterprise mobile technology, portals and content integration, SharePoint, and marketing automation & social technologies.

To retain its independence as an impartial analyst firm, Real Story Group works solely for solutions buyers and never for vendors.

Tony is the original author of The Real Story Group's Web Content Management research, a former journalist, and a 20-year technology industry veteran. Prior to 2001, he managed an engineering team at a systems integration firm. He now focuses his own research on enterprise social-collaboration, SharePoint/0365, and web content & experience management technology.

The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Tony Byrne and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.

Articles by Tony.Byrne

Digital Reality Check

Taking a critical look at Workplace by Facebook

Amid the emergence of enterprise social networking (ESN) platforms over the past decade, creating a "Facebook-in-the-enterprise" became a kind of short-hand exhortation by vendors and customer aspirants alike: Could we recreate the success of the world's largest social network within the internal confines of an organization? Now that Workplace by Facebook has more than a year under its belt, we can begin to answer that question.
By Tony Byrne June 1, 2017
The myth of technology analyst independence
Digital Reality Check

The myth of technology analyst independence

Technology analyst firms make scant distinction between buy-side analysis and sell-side analysis, a conflict of interest that leaves the customer worse off.
By Tony Byrne February 23, 2017