JimDavis

Principal Analyst at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Has 10+ Years Of Experience

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Almost 6 years ago

Answered a question: Which Web Application Firewall (WAF) would you recommend? R&S or Imperva?

Imperva is a strong choice, given their security focus and ongoing R&D into the product in areas such as bot management.

Almost 6 years ago

Answered a question: F5 Silverline vs Imperva on Gartner Magic Quadrant: Why is F5 regressing while Imperva consolidates its leading position?

There are a number of factors that go into the ratings, ranging from product capabilities to sales/marketing/product development plans, revenue and many more. My perspective is that F5 tends to find traction where companies have already been using their ADCs offerings. The…

About 8 years ago

Answered a question: We are looking at managed DNS providers and want to know what others are using

Already many good suggestions listed. I'll add another DNS provider to look into: NS1 (https://ns1.com). They have options for private managed DNS, dedicated DNS, and a control layer for load balancing based on any number of policies you set All of the DNS providers…

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Almost 6 years ago

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Which Web Application Firewall (WAF) would you recommend? R&S or Imperva?

Almost 6 years ago

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

F5 Silverline vs Imperva on Gartner Magic Quadrant: Why is F5 regressing while Imperva consolidates its leading position?

About 8 years ago

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) Protection

We are looking at managed DNS providers and want to know what others are using

About me

Research analyst with a track record of providing insights into the technologies and companies that are influencing markets. Proven ability to provide concise, timely, in-depth written reports for clients. Experienced public speaker and moderator that has presented at events such as 451 Research's Hosting & Cloud Transformation Summit, Capacity North America, CDN World Summit, and CDN World Forum.

Specialties: Qualitative and quantitative research for clients in technology, telecoms, and financial services industries. Extensive knowledge of CDN and cloud computing markets. Advisory services provided for clients includes M&A analysis, competitive intelligence, corporate branding, and product positioning strategies.

Employers

Edge Research Group
Structure Research
The 451 Group
451 Research
CNET
Capitol Weekly

Education

University of Wyoming
University of California, Davis