# 451 Research

> 451 Research is S&P Global’s technology research business, combining analyst reports, buyer surveys, market forecasts and proprietary databases to help organizations assess enterprise technology, acquisitions and digital infrastructure. Its current public positioning places it within S&P Global Energy.

- **Founded:** 2000
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Nick Patience (Co-founder), William Fellows (Co-founder), John Abbott (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Market Insight, Voice of the Enterprise / Voice of the Customer, Market Monitor, M&A KnowledgeBase, Datacenter KnowledgeBase
- **Notable:** Built a technology research business launched in 2000 and acquired by S&P Global in December 2019., Published more than 3,000 reports and data sets annually according to the 2019 acquisition announcement., Developed proprietary research assets spanning cloud costs, buyer demand, technology M&A and data-center facilities.

## Products & services

- **Market Insight** — Analyst research on technology vendors, innovation and market developments.
- **Voice of the Enterprise / Voice of the Customer** — Survey-based evidence on enterprise technology adoption, spending and priorities.
- **Market Monitor** — Market sizing, company revenue tracking and forecasts.
- **M&A KnowledgeBase** — Technology deal database with sector classifications, deal rationales and proprietary private-company valuation estimates.
- **Datacenter KnowledgeBase** — Facility-level intelligence on locations, capacity, utilization and operators; MIT’s June 2026 catalog describes coverage of more than 14,500 facilities.
- **Cloud Price Index** — Workload-based cloud pricing and cost benchmarking, including a private-cloud edition announced in May 2015.
- **Advisory and commissioned research** — Custom strategic analysis, market opportunity work and go-to-market research.
- **451 Alliance** — Qualified practitioner research community exchanging survey participation for research access.

## Achievements

- Built a technology research business launched in 2000 and acquired by S&P Global in December 2019.
- Published more than 3,000 reports and data sets annually according to the 2019 acquisition announcement.
- Developed proprietary research assets spanning cloud costs, buyer demand, technology M&A and data-center facilities.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — S&P Global announced an agreement to acquire datacenterHawk and combine its asset-level intelligence with 451 Research and energy-market capabilities; announcement expected closing in the second half of 2026.
- **2026-06** — MIT Libraries cataloged a purchased Datacenter KnowledgeBase extract, describing more than 14,500 facilities worldwide.
- **2026-05** — S&P Global reported that 2025 US grid power supplied to hyperscale, leased and crypto-mining data centers reached about 64.4 GW, above the June 2025 forecast.

## Links

- Website: https://www.451research.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-451-group
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/SPGMarketIntel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sandpglobal/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25