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Report:Introducing Adaptive Intelligence

Why Firms Need To Share Data To Become Customer-Obsessed

Enterprises seeking to better understand their customers, market, and competitive landscape can't afford to limit their insights to only what they already know — the data they generate...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Predictions For 2013: Cloud Computing

We'll Finally Get Real About Cloud

As we start the new year, there is one clear takeaway regarding the cloud computing market: Enterprise use has arrived. Cloud use is no longer solely hiding in the shadows; IT departments are no...

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Report:The Rise Of The New Cloud Admin

And No, It's Not Your Virtualization Manager

Nearly half of all enterprise IT shops claim to be prioritizing private cloud investments in 2013, but both in the largest enterprises and those firms that are most aggressively investing in public...

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Report:Q3 2012 Global Cloud Developer Online Survey Results

This PowerPoint deck presents the data gathered from Forrester’s Q3 2012 Global Cloud Developer Online Survey.  The survey fielded 106 responses; 56% from North America; 25% from Western...

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Report:Cloud Keys An Era Of New IT Responsiveness And Efficiency

Future Look: The Cloud Computing Playbook

The cloud landscape is shifting to cover a broader range of enterprise needs. Why? Cloud is curing the lack of responsiveness and economic flexibility that ails on-premises IT. Look for the popular...

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Report:Don't Move Your Apps To The Cloud

Use The Cloud To Transform Them Instead

It has become conventional wisdom that leveraging cloud services will save you money. But that isn't universally true. To achieve these benefits, especially from cloud platforms...

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Report:Write An Effective Cloud Use Policy

Encourage Cloud Consumption The Right Way

You know your company is using cloud services; our Forrsights Software Survey, Q4 2011 shows that the average enterprise has between four and 12 software-as-a-service (SaaS) services in use already,...

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Report:A Sample Cloud Use Policy

A Cloud Playbook Template For Effectively Communicating Use

This cloud computing playbook toolkit item contains a sample cloud computing policy document that can be used by CIOs as a basis for crafting an effective policy around the use of cloud computing...

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Report:Develop Cloud Metrics Using The Balanced Scorecard

Performance Management: The Cloud Computing Playbook

This report outlines the performance management of Forrester's solution for CIOs working on developing effective objectives and metrics for their organization's cloud strategy. Crafting and measuring...

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Report:Make The Cloud Enterprise Ready

In 2008, Forrester examined whether cloud computing was ready for the enterprise. In 2012, the answer is a definitive yes, but many enterprises aren't ready for the cloud. This report outlines the...

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Report:Rightsource Your Applications For The Cloud

Build/Buy Capabilities: The Cloud Computing Playbook

CIOs frequently ask us which applications they should consider moving to the cloud or replace with cloud services. Forrester provides you with a methodology to answer this question and help you...

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Report:Proactively Engage Cloud Buyers

Skills And Staffing: The Cloud Computing Playbook

Cloud services, from departmental SaaS applications to consumer-facing file sharing, are being brought into your organization, and they are increasingly weaving their ways into business workflows....

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Report:Improve Productivity With The Cloud

Business Impact: The Cloud Computing Playbook

When a market disruption as large as cloud computing comes along, it sends ripples throughout your organization, so it should come as no surprise that attitudes toward this technology vary widely...

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Report:Drive Savings And Profits With Cloud Economics

Business Plan: The Cloud Computing Playbook

We all believe that cloud computing can save us money but aren't sure how to maximize these savings. Firms almost always consider cloud computing a cost advantage compared to the in-house, always-on...

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Report:Put Guardrails In Place To Drive Cloud Success

Policy And Procedures: The Cloud Computing Playbook

Today it is no longer a question of when IT will align with business leaders but how. Cloud computing has emerged as one of the most significant game-changers to hit the technology landscape in the...

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Report:Onboard The Business To Your Cloud Strategy

Change Management: The Cloud Computing Playbook

It's all too easy for CIOs and IT departments to build a strategy around any new technology area that is focused on delivering lower IT costs and greater operational efficiency. However, to get your...

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Report:Master 10 Trends For Your Cloud Journey

Road Map: The Cloud Computing Playbook

Early in 2011, Forrester made a series of predictions about the future of cloud computing for that year. With 2012 now upon us, it's time to evaluate last year's predictions and introduce new...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Understanding Cloud's Multitenancy

Architectures To Balance Economies Of Scale And Security

True cloud services all use some mode of multitenancy — the ability for multiple customers (tenants) to share the same applications and/or compute resources. It is through multitenant...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Market Overview: Public IaaS Clouds, Q4 2011, Part 3

Cloud Platforms: Foundational Systems Could Strengthen Your Preferred Service Providers

A growing number of public infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) clouds are coming to market that share the same underlying capabilities, technologies, and interfaces. Rather than build their clouds...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:The State Of Infrastructure-As-A-Service Cloud Standards

Cloud adoption, particularly of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), is still in the early-adopter phase, and as a result there are no set industry standards. For IT infrastructure and operations...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:TechRadar™ For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals: Cloud Computing, Q4 2011

Maturity, Acquisitions, And Enterprise Experience Drive Cloud Use Forward

With interest in and priority for investment in cloud rising, concern and challenges remain regarding what is (and isn't) a cloud computing service and which options are safe, mature choices. To help...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Market Overview: Public IaaS Clouds, Q4 2011, Part 2

AWS Leads A Rapidly Growing Field

For many I&O professionals, developing a cloud strategy is a top priority for 2011 and 2012. After strategically selecting certain workloads fit for public IaaS, it's now time for selecting your...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Market Overview: Public IaaS Clouds, Q4 2011, Part 1

How To Sift Through The Cloud Washing And Uncover True Value

While cloud computing is still in the early adopter phase, you're under executive pressure to develop a cloud strategy. And it's up to you to sort through the cloud washing and not only understand...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Q&A: How To Get Private Cloud Right

From Scoping To Sizing To Incenting Use: Unconventional Thinking Is Required

Recent Forrester inquiries from enterprise infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals show that there's still significant confusion between infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) private clouds...

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Report:Market Overview: Private Cloud Solutions, Q2 2011

Five Solution Types To Choose From For Advancing Virtualization Maturity

Over the past year, client inquiry questions have evolved from "What is cloud?" to "What vendors should I consider?" This market overview examines the landscape of vendors providing solutions...

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