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Report:IT Will Skip Windows 8 As The Enterprise Standard

But Workers Should Have The Freedom To Use Windows 8 Devices

Windows 8 is the boldest release of the OS since Windows 95. Microsoft chose to discard the Start button in favor of a new look designed to tie together the PC, tablet, and, smartphone experience....

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Predicting Individuals' Loyalty To Mobile Computing Ecosystems

As Multidevice Adoption Spreads, Today's Weak Attachment To Vendor Ecosystems Will Strengthen

Personal technology vendors are engaged in a battle for their customers' loyalty, which (they hope) will translate to ongoing investment in related devices, software, and services. As individuals...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Navigating Diversity In Operating Systems And Browsers

Heterogeneity Is Here — And Mobility Is Driving It Further

Infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals face a splintered landscape of operating systems (OSes) and browsers, which complicates investment decisions tied to what they deploy and support for...

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:Evaluating Microsoft's Software Assurance

Are You Making The Most Of The Benefits On Offer?

Whether acquired via the Microsoft Select Plus agreement or Enterprise Agreement (EA), many organizations have signed up to the Microsoft Software Assurance (SA) program, but time and again we find...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:How To Successfully Set Up IT Infrastructure For Your Business In China

For the thousands of foreign companies that establish business operations in China every year, one of the first things on their to-do lists is setting up IT infrastructure, including horizontal and...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:SharePoint Adoption Faces Three Barriers: Mobile, Social, And Cloud

These data charts contain the full results of Forrester's August 2012 Global SharePoint Usage Online Survey. The results indicate that weak mobile access and social computing features combined with...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:SharePoint Enters Its Awkward Teenage Years

Customer Struggles With Social, Cloud, And Mobile Signal A Transition

Microsoft SharePoint is the centerpiece of many enterprises' collaboration and content strategies, but it isn't clear to us that enterprises will continue to invest in SharePoint to provide a broader...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:2013 Mobile Workforce Adoption Trends

More BYOD, More Devices, More Mobility, More Apple

Have we hit peak bring-your-own-device (BYOD)? Which apps are most important on smartphones? How many employees are interested in Windows tablets? Do employees use mobile devices for work more at...

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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:PaaS Market Dynamics in China, 2012 To 2017

Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) is garnering attention and focus from multiple corners of the Chinese market as traditional IT vendors, independent software vendors (ISVs), telcos, and Internet...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:China Appliance Market Dynamics, 2013 To 2017

Understanding of and interest in appliances is surging in China as organizations there struggle to manage massive growth while simultaneously using traditional infrastructure and platforms to...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:IT Industry Disruptions Fuel Renewed Asia Pacific Market Growth

Forrester's 2013 Predictions For Asia Pacific

2013 will be a transformative year for IT adoption in Asia Pacific (AP); multiple IT trends will converge to drive industry disruptions and help spur renewed growth in IT spending. Overall, we...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Windows: The Next Five Years

As Mobile Device Sales Surpass PCs, CIOs Will Need To Corral A Troika Of OS Leaders

The launch of Windows 8 is a major pivot point for Microsoft — and for IT leaders and the individuals they support. The new Windows 8 user experience (UX) and programming model will transform...

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Licensing Changes — What You Need To Know

Repackaging And The Move From Per-Processor To Per-Core Licensing Will Affect The Way Your Organization Uses SQL Server

Microsoft's recent announcements will affect the way your organization licenses its SQL Server product and what you have to pay to use it. To prepare for these changes, sourcing and vendor management...

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:How To Negotiate A Better Microsoft Office 365 Deal

Concentrate On Who You Are Buying For And How You Want To Buy

As many businesses are now evaluating moving their Microsoft Office applications online and into the cloud as a way of reducing infrastructure and staffing costs, sourcing and vendor management (SVM)...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:The Forrester Wave™: CRM Suites For Midsize Organizations, Q3 2012

The 18 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

During the past five years, the customer relationship management (CRM) solutions market has experienced considerable growth and turmoil, including significant vendor consolidation and a rapid rise in...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:The Forrester Wave™: CRM Suites For Large Organizations, Q3 2012

The 17 Solutions That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

During the past five years, the customer relationship management (CRM) solutions market has experienced considerable growth and turmoil, including significant vendor consolidation and a rapid rise in...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Tablets Will Rule The Future Personal Computing Landscape

We'll Use Tablets As The Conductor For PCs, Devices, And Personal Cloud Services At Work And At Home

For a new technology that is just two years old, tablets are huge hit. For CIOs the question is — will they last and what are the long-term implications? How do tablets interact with other...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Determine Your Workforce Computing Hardware Budgets For 2012

Balance Security And Efficiency With Responsible Empowerment

IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders spend nearly 25% of their IT hardware budget on workforce computing hardware. However, Forrester finds that these priorities and budgets favor security...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Six Steps To Negotiating A Better BI Deal

Use Forrester's Approach To Help You Get More For Your Money

Many business intelligence (BI) vendors do not publish list prices. Some do not even provide list prices under NDA to their customers and prospects. Plus, BI pricing and licensing models differ...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:A SharePoint Custom-Development Strategy Is More Crucial Now Than Ever

Adoption Of SharePoint 2010 — A Serious Application Platform — Is Strong

The stage is set for a big upswing in custom application development on SharePoint. First, SharePoint Server 2010 adoption is very strong, and this version of the product has the strongest features...

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For CIO Professionals

Report:Office Productivity Alternatives Perceptions and Interest

These data charts look at Microsoft and the productivity market.

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For Sourcing & Vendor Management Professionals

Report:Consider These Five Criteria When Choosing A Microsoft Volume Licensing Program

Key Factors When Evaluating Enterprise Agreements Against Alternatives

Selecting the right Microsoft volume licensing program is a major decision for IT sourcing and vendor management executives and it gets more complicated every year. This report analyzes the key...

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For Security & Risk Professionals

Report:Message Archiving: Market Trends And Enterprise Expectations

Q1 2011 Global Message Archiving Online Survey

A combination of eDiscovery needs, IT objectives, and regulatory requirements continues to drive strong message archiving adoption. The mature message archiving market, however, is in a clear...

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For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Report:Learn From Those Who Have Made The Leap To Cloud-Based Email

Solid Preparation And Proper Pilots Lead To Successful Migrations

Infrastructure and operations (I&O) chiefs at companies large and small are beginning to entrust their email to Google, IBM, Microsoft, and other hosters. Migrating email — a business-critical...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Trends 2011: It's Time For The Business To Own Master Data Management Strategies

Business process professionals recognize master data management (MDM) as a critical enabler to deliver optimized business processes and trusted business insights. But ownership of MDM remains in the...

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