We’ve had a good Fall here at Layer 7. Last month, Gartner declared that Layer 7 is a leader in its 2011 Magic Quadrant (MQ) for SOA Governance Technologies. To be placed by Gartner in the Leaders Quadrant is a formal recognition of a company’s excellence in its vision and its ability to execute. We’ve achieved this honour with Gartner before (it was the last time they evaluated the SOA Governance space, back in 2009); but this year the firm raised the bar considerably by emphasizing the greater scope of SOA governance, including the overall life cycle of policy and services. We’ve worked hard to develop a complete SOA governance solution—something that Gartner clearly recognized, as are the only SOA gateway vendor to be included in this year’s leaders quadrant. This is an achievement our whole team is very proud of.
But the honours didn’t stop there. Last week, Forrester published The Forrester Wave™: SOA Application Gateways, Q4 2011. I am very pleased to announce that Forrester has also recognized Layer 7 as a leader. Forrester evaluates vendors based on 45 criterion that cover current offering, strategy, and market presence. Layer 7 achieved the highest scores in both the current offering and strategy categories.
As with the Gartner MQ, the actual placement of Layer 7 on the Forrester Wave is dramatic—and it is very flattering. I can’t reproduce either graphic here, but I would encourage you to use your Gartner and Forrester subscriptions to see the reports for yourself. Both studies offer comprehensive information about the state of SOA governance and technology in 2011.
Finally, Layer 7 was ranked as number 71 in Deloitte’s 2011 Technology Fast 500™. The Fast 500 recognizes the 500 fastest growing North American companies in technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology. Deliotte ranks organizations based on their percentage of revenue growth over the five-year period between 2006 and 2011. Being named to the Fast 500 brings us full circle: from vision, to execution, to concrete revenue growth.
I’m looking forward to 2012.
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