The Nemertes Relationship

Our passion is guiding people through uncharted waters in enterprise technology and helping them solve their strategic challenges.

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Who knows what’s next? Those who attend Nemertes [Next] do.

For senior-level executives interested in tech breakthroughs and their real-world impact.

Uncover and harness the true business value of your technology solution.

Improve decision-making with wargaming exercises.

The next level of fast, accurate team decisions in the stressful context of incident response.

Rebalance your technology investment portfolio.

Improve decision-making with wargaming exercises

Course-correct your strategy with advance intelligence

Strengthen your security stance

Boost your presentations to the board

Rapidly mobilize your response to a ransomware attack

Uncover and harness the true business value of your technology solution.

Unsurpassed Research

“Better data. Better decisions.” That’s not just our tagline, it’s our philosophy. We conduct regular, self-sponsored primary research with leading organizations to understand how they make emerging technology work for them – and provide that data as a force multiplier for our clients.

Experienced Team

Nemertes has advised leading Fortune 500 firms and cutting-edge technology providers for 20 years. Our principals have decades of personal experience in roles such as CEO, CIO, CTO, CISO, Chief Architect, and Developer. We are thought leaders who also understand how to take technology from what-if to real-world value.

Thought Leadership

  • November 19, 2024—President-elect Trump’s recent backing of cryptocurrency and Bitcoin’s latest highs are raising hopes that crypto is finding favor with the financial mainstream...

  • Nemertes has assembled a maturity index of sorts for the quantum computing market, in our first ever Technology Area Benchmark. This report presents a balanced and forward-looking assessment for making quantum computing useful to the enterprise...

  • “You've got see what goes on there. You've got to watch these brilliant people interact... Every time I attend it makes my day, every day”...

Featured Video

Nemertes [Next] is the continuation of the TTI/Vanguard conference series focusing on emerging technologies and their enterprise implications.

Originally created by famed UCLA computer scientist researcher Leonard Kleinrock and his colleagues, the series has attracted a range of visionary speakers for over forty years. Our conference series will continue to be guided by many of the same board members and long-time advisers and organizers, including Dr. Kleinrock, Content Director Nancy Kleinrock, long-time master of ceremonies (and former CEO) Tony Shaw, and other critical members of the team.

For details about upcoming conferences, click here.

Markets We Serve

Technology & Business Leaders

Research and Advisory Relationship

The Research and Advisory Relationship is the cornerstone of the Nemertes client experience. This is a year-long relationship with Nemertes focused on accelerating the achievement of your goals. We work closely with you and your team to assist you in a range of technology decisions. It also means that you always have an advisor in your corner who knows you, knows your organization, and is focused on ensuring your success. Please contact us for further details.

Quick-Start Request for Information (RFI)

Gain a customized shortlist of technology providers tailored to your specific requirements. We work with you to set selection criteria and issue an RFI to solicit responses from a wide range of vendors and providers. We downselect to top 2-3 providers, and provide you with a prioritized list along with a detailed analysis of all responses. Click here to learn more.

Expected Economic Value (EEV) Project

Nemertes works with you to understand your technology environment and strategic goals. We then assess the value of the proposed solution in meeting those goals. The EEV provides a clear assessment of the technology’s financial (and other) benefits and drawbacks. The EEV also includes a risk assessment, capturing the risk of deploying the technology as well as the risk of not deploying it. Click here to learn more.

Emerging Technologies Insights

We provide regular briefings on a rotating selection of emerging technologies, along with curated news, insights, and context around how peer organizations are implementing them. You’ll come away with an understanding of how, and when, to begin assessing and implementing these technologies. Click here to learn more.

Adaptive Leadership Training (ALT) Foundational

Based on groundbreaking work by renowned military historian and leadership scholar Donald Vandergriff, Adaptive Leadership Training (ALT) is an interactive, hands-on experience that measurably improves decision-making and delivers lasting results. Click her to learn more.

ALT: Ransomware Rapid Response

When an organization has been hit with a ransomware attack, the ability to make quick, effective decisions is critical. Nemertes Adaptive Leadership Training (ALT) is a structured, proven methodology for training your technology and cybersecurity professionals to respond effectively in a cybersecurity crisis. Nemertes’ decades of technology and cybersecurity expertise paired with Major Donald Vandergriff’s groundbreaking, military fast-response training provides the foundation for this offering. Click here to learn more.

Contract Review

We provide a detailed written analysis of a vendor or service provider contract, with a focus on pricing and terms.

Strategy and Roadmap

We assist you in developing a data-supported strategy in a specific technology space with a realistic implementation roadmap, and we brief senior leadership on the strategy and timeline.

Operational/Peer Benchmarking

Our data-driven maturity models enable us to compare your operations with those of the most mature, successful organizations. We recommend specific changes in staffing, structures, processes, and technologies to improve maturity and bolster success, and the critical performance metrics that will demonstrate that success.

Technology Vendors & Service Providers

Research and Advisory Relationship

The Research and Advisory Relationship is the cornerstone of the Nemertes client experience. This is a year-long relationship with Nemertes focused on accelerating the achievement of your goals. We work closely with you and your team to assist you in a range of technology decisions. It also means that you always have an advisor in your corner who knows you, knows your organization, and is focused on ensuring your success. Please contact us for further details.

Real Economic Value (REV) Project

Gain a true understanding of the value of your solution from the people who use it. We conduct in-depth interviews with your customers to create a detailed report that captures and quantifies the real economic value of your solution. Click here to learn more.

Emerging Technologies Insights

We provide regular briefings on a rotating selection of emerging technologies, along with curated news, insights, and context around how peer organizations are implementing them. You’ll come away with an understanding of how, and when, to begin assessing and implementing these technologies. Click here to learn more.

Adaptive Leadership Training (ALT) Foundational

Based on groundbreaking work by renowned military historian and leadership scholar Donald Vandergriff, Adaptive Leadership Training (ALT) is an interactive, hands-on experience that measurably improves decision-making and delivers lasting results. Click her to learn more.

ALT: Ransomware Rapid Response

When an organization has been hit with a ransomware attack, the ability to make quick, effective decisions is critical. Nemertes Adaptive Leadership Training (ALT) is a structured, proven methodology for training your technology and cybersecurity professionals to respond effectively in a cybersecurity crisis. Nemertes’ decades of technology and cybersecurity expertise paired with Major Donald Vandergriff’s groundbreaking, military fast-response training provides the foundation for this offering. Click here to learn more.

Marketing Collateral

We deliver our research, insights, and thought leadership in the form of a video, webinar, podcast episode or issue paper.

Event Speaking

We engage and educate audiences on the most significant trends. We routinely earn top ratings from audiences for great content and captivating delivery of the information.

Marketing Insight & Message Testing

We focus on understanding how and why enterprise organizations adopt emerging technology. We know the goals, ambitions, and pain points of enterprise business and technology leaders, and give you objective feedback on how well your solution and messaging fits. We work with your product development teams on functionality, form factor, and features. We review your messaging, marketing collateral, and Go To Market strategy to ensure they connect with enterprise needs.

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