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Pascal is a member of Forrester's Business Technology Futures team, which serves CIOs and their business partners by predicting the long-term business impact of information technology. His research focus is on as-a-service business models and tech-driven business transformation, analyzing the shifting and consolidating IT services and outsourcing market, as well as underlying IT market dynamics. His research examines new constituencies of buyers and suppliers that are currently reshaping and recasting the IT services market.
In addition, Pascal regularly advises end user clients on their IT services and sourcing strategies, with a particular emphasis on outsourcing decision issues, RFP creation, and vendor selection and vendor management. His research spans the business strategies, operational processes, and portfolio elements required to achieve and sustain market leadership. For example, he co-authored Forrester's Big Idea on "Converged Service Delivery: The Missing Link In Achieving Business Flexibility." Pascal is a frequent public speaker and is regularly quoted by leading business newspapers and IT magazines, such as CIO Magazine, Computing, The Economist, the Financial Times, Handelsblatt, InformationWeek, and the International Herald Tribune.
Pascal joined Forrester in 2005 from META Group, where he was a European lead analyst and consulting director responsible for IT services and vendor strategy issues. Previously, Pascal came from Giga Information Group, where he was a senior analyst and solution program manager covering IT services and outsourcing topics, as well as the relevant vendor evaluation methodologies. Prior to joining Giga Information Group in 1997, Pascal was involved in management consulting projects at a Munich-based consulting company, mainly in the telecommunications and IT services area.
Pascal earned an M.A. in political science, economics, and modern history from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany.
Changes Will Accelerate Over The Next 24 Months
The IT services industry is in the middle of a fundamental transformation of who it sells to, what services it sells, and how it delivers those services. Upstart vendors specializing in new...

Our Software Decision-Maker Survey Shows A Shift In Emphasis From Systems Of Records To Systems Of Engagement
During November 2011 and December 2011, Forrester surveyed 676 software decision-makers across Germany, France, and the UK to determine their spending priorities around software. With new systems of...

The European outsourcing market has continued to see a high level of activity over the past 24 months, with Forrester tracking 340 deals in 2010 and 220 deals in the first half of 2011. However, as...
Identifying Dominant Players And Mapping Challenges To Opportunities
As the number of smart, sensor-rich IP-enabled devices grows, so does the demand and scramble to secure these connected devices. But no one tech or security vendor can do it alone. The variety of...
We live in a world where an increasing number devices and objects — from medical implantable devices to cars — come with sensors to communicate with each other and transmit information to...
Four Economic And Technology Factors Will Combine To Recast The Business
The tech services market is about to undergo a massive transformation that will call traditional provider business models into question. Four factors will combine to dramatically change the dynamics,...
Looking past the current industry hype surrounding all things cloud, Forrester believes that cloud computing is a sustainable, long-term IT paradigm, and the successor to previous mainframe,...
Despite A Rocky 2009, Outsourcers Are Poised For Growth In 2010
In 2009, we recorded 409 outsourcing deals in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia (EMEA). This represents a 20% increase on the number recorded in 2008. However, at the same time, we find that total...
The Market Sees Convergence Driven By Nontraditional Services Players
The global market for IT services and outsourcing is in the midst of a fundamental transformation. While overall services revenues for 2009 are set to decline, the vendor landscape has already...
M&A Services SWOT Analysis: KPMG, Q4 2009
KPMG provides a very broad mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services portfolio, which is being brought to market through a consistent go-to-market and delivery approach. The provider enables its...
Business Data Services North America And Europe
As the global economic downturn continues to put pressure on IT budgets, companies are taking a variety of measures to get more value for the money spent on IT services. But unlike the last recession...
M&A Services SWOT Analysis: Capgemini Consulting, Q4 2009
Capgemini Consulting, the newly formed global consulting business unit of Capgemini, provides a well-defined portfolio for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services. This step of globalizing its...
The Company Makes A Bold Services Play
On September 28, 2009, Xerox announced that it was purchasing the business process outsourcing (BPO) company Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), in a deal valued at approximately $6.4 billion. Coming...
M&A Services SWOT Analysis: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Q4 2009
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has primarily focused on the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) IT requirements of clients in the financial services industry for many years. Backed by its strong IT...
One Small — Though Challenging — Step Toward Dell's Services Aspirations
While the proposed acquisition of Perot Systems by Dell does not come as a surprise — Dell has been orchestrating a more determined services strategy — it anchors the commitment. The...
Forrester's biannual review of the key events in the IT services and outsourcing market reveals how providers are responding to the severe macroeconomic conditions and continuing their transformation...
Tech Vendors Need To Offer A Holistic Vision To Policymakers
Investment in information and communication technologies (ICT) is an important element of many economic stimulus packages around the globe. In particular, the new US administration strives to...
M&A Services SWOT Analysis: IBM Global Business Services, Q2 2009
IBM Global Business Services (IBM GBS) provides a broad mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services portfolio, which is also fueled by IBM's ample M&A knowledge and business expertise. The company...
M&A Services SWOT Analysis: Siemens IT Solutions And Services, Q2 2009
Siemens IT Solutions and Services (SIS) has made significant efforts to build out its mergers and acquisitions (M&A) services portfolio over the past two years, with a strong focus on the IT...
While 2008 proved to be a tumultuous year in the world economy, IT outsourcers were well positioned to take advantage as companies looked to cut costs and potentially headcount. Despite the fact that...
As the world's major economies battle the oncoming recession, Forrester has examined how the key players in the IT services market have fared and how they are adapting their strategies to not only...
Whatever the vagaries of the current economic downturn, the tech industry is caught in the grips of a deep structural change that will drastically alter the nature of industry supply and demand. Tech...
The European Converged Service Delivery (CSD) market has continued on its strong growth path from the second half of 2007, with Forrester recording a record number of deals in the first half of 2008....
Providers With Different Legacies Frame The Diverse M&A Services Market
While the current credit crunch has led to a decrease in the overall number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2008 compared with 2007, companies continue to rely on good advice and support to...
During recent weeks, we have seen some unprecedented events in the global financial markets that will also have a profound impact on the tech sector, including the services business. Service...