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Christian Kane

Analyst serving Infrastructure & Operations PROFESSIONALS

Christian serves Infrastructure & Operations Professionals and helps Forrester clients develop and improve their desktop and mobile strategy. His research spans mobile hardware, mobile operating systems, mobile device management, mobile application management, enterprise applications stores, mobile and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policy, and mobile applications.

Previous Work Experience

Prior to his current role as a analyst, Christian was a researcher on Forrester's Infrastructure & Operations team. He interviewed hundreds of CIOs, enterprise architects, I&O Professionals, desktop operators, and technology vendors while conducting primary and secondary research for research reports and consulting engagements.

Education

Christian graduated from Boston University with a degree in international relations focused on economics.

Research Coverage:

Client Computing Hardware, Client Operating Systems & Software, Client Security & Management, IT Infrastructure & Operations, Mobile Application Development, Mobile Application Platforms, Mobile Email, Mobile Operating Systems, Mobile Professional Productivity, Mobile Software & Platforms, Smartphones, Windows Client OS

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Blogs (26)
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Enterprise Architecture Strategy and Process (9)
IT Management (2)
Application Development (1)
Enterprise Collaboration (1)
Innovation (1)
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Alex Cullen

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:Can You Please Provide Some Examples Of Big Rules For Architecture?
Alex CullenJune 06, 2011
Our company is relaunching our enterprise architecture function. One area of focus is "big rules" for architecture. We currently have a set of more-detailed principles, but we are looking for...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Mastering Customer Data: The Next EA Opportunity – And Challenge
Alex CullenAugust 18, 2011
Several recent Forrester reports home in on what we call “The Age Of The Customer” in which firms must seek to become customer-obsessed to build differentiation and loyalty. Those...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:2012 EA Award Winners — Where Are They Now?
Alex CullenApril 25, 2013
The InfoWorld/Forrester Enterprise Architecture Awards recognize excellent EA programs — ones that due to their business focus, and strategic yet pragmatic orientation, provide sustained value...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Forrester EA Forum Keynotes Map EA’s Shift From IT To Business
Alex CullenJanuary 13, 2011
When I started as an architect, I was part of the team called “IT Architecture.” It was clear what we did and who we did it for – we standardized technology and designs so...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:Can You Please Provide Best Practices For Managing Innovation?
Alex CullenNovember 29, 2010
Can you help me describe innovation best practices focused on technology enablers for business challenges and opportunities from a process perspective? In our context, innovation is about being...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:What Is The Role Of The Business Architect In Support Of EA?
Alex CullenMay 12, 2011
What is the role of the business architect in support of EA?
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Follow The Conversation From Forrester's IT Forum 2011
Alex CullenMay 25, 2011
Today we’re kicking off Forrester's IT Forum 2011 at The Palazzo in Las Vegas. Prepare for three exciting days of keynote presentations and track sessions focused on business and technology...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Architect Angst On Their Readiness For Empowered Business
Alex CullenMarch 04, 2011
Forrester sees business empowerment — where business areas seek greater autonomy to address their own technology needs — as an inevitable trend. We’ve seen this...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:How To Keep Up With Reality In IT Planning
Alex CullenMay 29, 2012
Uli Kalex from Alfabet, whom many of you know, has provided us with a guest post addressing one key fallacy which underlies much of IT’s work with their business. I hope you enjoy it and feel...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:How Mature Is Your Firm's Use Of Social Technologies?
Alex CullenJune 22, 2010
Social technology, which includes blogs, microblogging (Twitter), social networking tools, and next-generation collaboration platforms, is a fundamental shift in how businesses use...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:The Context For EA Success Is Changing – Are You Changing For This New Context?
Alex CullenMarch 18, 2013
As architects, we all know the importance of context. The right architecture for one context – say, an organically growing company – doesn’t work for a company growing by...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:How Should We Deal With Senior Executives Who Will Not Follow Processes?
Alex CullenOctober 05, 2010
I would like some ideas on how to deal with senior executives not following processes that have been laid out and documented; they sign off on processes but then do not follow them themselves.
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:New Focus Of EA: Preparing For An "Age Of Agility"
Alex CullenApril 06, 2012
I just recently had a conversation with Peter Hinssen, one of our keynote speakers at Forrester’s colocated CIO Forum and EA Forum in Las Vegas (May 3-4) and our...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Healthcare – an industry transformed by technology. Could you be the Forrester analyst to cover it?
Alex CullenMay 15, 2013
The healthcare industry is undergoing transformation. What’s driving this? A wide range of factors, from new regulations and government programs, to new treatments and approaches,...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Forrester Is Hiring — Join Our Global Enterprise Architecture Team!
Alex CullenSeptember 17, 2010
You know how technology is changing how businesses operate — how they engage with their customers, deliver products and services, and understand their markets. The...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Best Practices For Influencing Business? Tips For Revitalizing IT Standards? Join Our Community Discussions!
Alex CullenFebruary 02, 2011
Architects frequently tell us how much they value insights from practitioners like themselves. We at Forrester equally value these insights, as they are the foundation of our...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:How Should EA Be Funded – And What Impact Does That Have On EA Value?
Alex CullenNovember 16, 2010
Recently I participated in a roundtable discussion by members of Forrester’s EA Council on “Getting Strategic In A Tactical World.” Members talked through the challenge of...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:Assurance-Based Architectural Activity
Alex CullenJune 20, 2011
Can you outsource all of architecture? Where do you draw the boundaries between the accountability of the internal architecture team and the architectural responsibilities of the supplier?
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Announcing The Winners Of The 2011 InfoWorld/Forrester Enterprise Architecture Awards
Alex CullenSeptember 19, 2011
Enterprise Architecture is a challenged role in IT. While more than 50% of all IT shops – and all large IT shops (greater than $100M budget) – have an EA practice in some form,...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Vote For Forrester's IT Forum 2011 Theme
Alex CullenOctober 25, 2010
Are you ready for Forrester's IT Forum 2011? Mark your calendars for May 25-27 in Las Vegas and June 8-10 in Barcelona — and help us design an event that is as relevant and productive...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Is Your EA Program Making A Difference?
Alex CullenMarch 25, 2011
Several recent reports on Forrester.com start with the sentence: "EA organizations often toil out of the limelight . . . " There are fewer and fewer reasons why this should be the case. We...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Business Technology 2020 – Questions And Answers
Alex CullenDecember 14, 2010
What will business and technology be like in 2020 – and what’s IT’s place in this new world? This is the subject of a teleconference that James Staten and I held for our...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:Who Should Lead Strategic Investment Planning?
Alex CullenOctober 29, 2010
Mike Gilpin poses this question in the most recent post to his blog. This question was sparked at Forrester’s Business Process & Application Delivery Forum during a conversation during...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Blog:The State Of Enterprise Architecture In 2011
Alex CullenNovember 28, 2011
To paraphrase a now-marginalized US political figure: “How you’all doing?” Every year, Forrester’s Enterprise Architecture team looks at how enterprise architecture, as a...
For Enterprise Architecture Professionals
Client Inquiry:What Are Forrester's Recommendations Regarding Storing Technology Documentation In A Wiki?
Alex CullenDecember 07, 2010
As part of the movement to a more community-based environment, we are in the process of moving all our technical architecture information from its current site to a wiki. As we investigated movement...

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Christian Kane

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:Can You Please Provide Some Examples Of Big Rules For Architecture?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Mastering Customer Data: The Next EA Opportunity – And Challenge

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:2012 EA Award Winners — Where Are They Now?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Forrester EA Forum Keynotes Map EA’s Shift From IT To Business

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:Can You Please Provide Best Practices For Managing Innovation?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:What Is The Role Of The Business Architect In Support Of EA?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Follow The Conversation From Forrester's IT Forum 2011

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Architect Angst On Their Readiness For Empowered Business

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:How To Keep Up With Reality In IT Planning

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:How Mature Is Your Firm's Use Of Social Technologies?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:The Context For EA Success Is Changing – Are You Changing For This New Context?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:How Should We Deal With Senior Executives Who Will Not Follow Processes?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:New Focus Of EA: Preparing For An "Age Of Agility"

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Healthcare – an industry transformed by technology. Could you be the Forrester analyst to cover it?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Forrester Is Hiring — Join Our Global Enterprise Architecture Team!

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Best Practices For Influencing Business? Tips For Revitalizing IT Standards? Join Our Community Discussions!

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:How Should EA Be Funded – And What Impact Does That Have On EA Value?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:Assurance-Based Architectural Activity

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Announcing The Winners Of The 2011 InfoWorld/Forrester Enterprise Architecture Awards

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Vote For Forrester's IT Forum 2011 Theme

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Is Your EA Program Making A Difference?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Business Technology 2020 – Questions And Answers

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:Who Should Lead Strategic Investment Planning?

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Blog:The State Of Enterprise Architecture In 2011

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Client Inquiry:What Are Forrester's Recommendations Regarding Storing Technology Documentation In A Wiki?

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