For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Microsoft Ups The ALM Ante With Its Bet On Teamprise

Expect VS 2010 To Accelerate The Shakeout In The Application Life-Cycle Management Market

by Jeffrey S. Hammond, November 16, 2009

Microsoft's Team Foundation Server (TFS) has proven very popular with .NET developers but not so much with Eclipse developers. This presents a problem for Microsoft, because many of its largest customers develop for both .NET and Java and want a consolidated . . .

For eBusiness & Channel Strategy Professionals

Open Source eCommerce Solutions: Truths And Myths

Is Using An Open Source eCommerce Platform Solution Right For Your Business?

by Brian K. Walker, July 14, 2009

Open source eCommerce solutions are gaining the attention of eCommerce business and technology leaders, who are curious about their viability and applicability to their business needs. While open source offers many potential benefits, Forrester uncovered . . .

For CIOs

Enterprise Software Budgets And Initiatives

Consolidation, Modernization, And Collaboration Are Top Software Priorities

by Sharyn Leaver, July 10, 2009

Budgeting and planning season is right around the corner, and an armful of new and unproven technologies and software initiatives promise to change the way IT conducts its business. IT organizations are wondering what to consider and what to let pass . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

Demand Insights: The SMB Software Market

Where Small And Medium-Size Businesses Are Investing

by Tim Harmon, June 15, 2009

Small and medium-size businesses' (SMBs') software priorities, investment levels, vendor relationships, buying processes, and use of IT differ significantly from large enterprises'. Technology marketers must hone their product portfolios and go-to-market . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

The State Of SMB Software: 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Heidi Lo, R "Ray" Wang, Jean-Pierre Garbani, June 5, 2009

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) via our Enterprise And SMB Software Survey, North America And Europe, Q4 2008. Hot software topics covered include . . .

For B2B Market Research Professionals

The State Of Enterprise Software: 2009

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by Heidi Lo, R "Ray" Wang, Jean-Pierre Garbani, June 5, 2009

This document gives highlights of an extensive data set collected across North American and European enterprises via our Enterprise And SMB Software Survey, North America And Europe, Q4 2008. Hot software topics covered include software-as-a-service (SaaS), . . .

For Infrastructure & Operations Professionals

Open Source IT Management Tools

Cost Is Not The Only Differentiator

by Evelyn Hubbert, May 26, 2009

With shrinking IT budgets and a continued need to control IT environments, the use of open source solutions to manage infrastructure and operations is no longer just an interesting experience but a viable alternative for enterprises of all sizes. The . . .

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Enterprise Architects — Get A Handle On Open Source Software

by Henry Peyret, May 19, 2009

Forrester's Enterprise And SMB Software Survey, North America And Europe, Q4 2008 revealed that software development teams are planning on pursuing and using open source software (OSS) and that cost-cutting is one of the driving forces behind this choice. . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Microsoft's Web Platform Expands To PHP

Microsoft Aims To Simplify Adoption Of PHP Web Apps On Windows

by Mike Gualtieri, Jeffrey S. Hammond, May 12, 2009

Blasphemy might be the first word that comes to mind when you hear Microsoft, PHP, and open source mentioned in the same breath. But no more: The new Microsoft Web Platform will offer simplified install of certain popular PHP Web applications such as . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Open Source Software Goes Mainstream

Convert Your Cost-Cutting Crisis Into An OSS Opportunity

by Jeffrey S. Hammond, April 7, 2009

Forrester's Enterprise And SMB Software Survey, North America And Europe, Q4 2008 makes it clear that open source software (OSS) is a top priority for software development professionals in 2009. Adoption rates vary by region and company size, but a consistent . . .

For Vendor Strategy Professionals

IBM's Bid For Sun Is About More Than Just Solaris And Java

Sun's Innovations Can Improve IBM's Prospects Outside Enterprise Markets

by Frank E. Gillett, March 24, 2009

Vendor strategists are calling Forrester asking what we make of the possibility of IBM buying Sun Microsystems. The conventional wisdom is that IBM wants to capture the Solaris/SPARC customer base to boost the AIX/Power business and own Java to protect . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Best Practices: Improve Development Effectiveness Through Strategic Adoption Of Open Source

by Jeffrey S. Hammond, February 2, 2009

Open source software (OSS) is getting renewed attention from application development professionals who are looking for cost-saving alternatives amid the economic recession. But many aren't asking the right question: Instead of "should we adopt OSS?" they . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Case Study: Reliant Security Innovates With Open Source Software

by Jeffrey S. Hammond, February 2, 2009

Retailers that want to accept credit cards need to demonstrate that their systems are Payment-Card-Industry- (PCI-) compliant. The problem is that implementing PCI compliance can be expensive, and retailers really don't get much additional revenue from . . .

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

Latest BI Adoption Trends In Enterprises: Bright Future, But Off To A Slow Start  (446 KB PPT)

by Boris Evelson, January 12, 2009

Our latest data shows that enterprises are slowly but surely beginning to adopt the newest BI features like open source, end-user self-service, and search-BI convergence.

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Lean Software Is Agile, Fit-To-Purpose, And Efficient

by John R. Rymer, Dave West, Mike Gilpin, December 12, 2008

Bloat kills. Whether it's excessive complexity in the application, its underlying platform or architecture, or the process used to deliver it, overloaded platform software and heavy processes impede delivery of the solutions the business demands. Yet . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Application Development Pros: Must-Read Research In Any Economic Downturn

by Mike Gilpin, October 28, 2008

Whether the economy slips into recession or not, many firms are starting to tighten their budgets. Although this means even more limited resources than usual, the business will continue to expect application development teams to deliver high-quality, . . .

For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Are Open Source And Low-Priced Solutions Available For Tooling EA?

by Henry Peyret, July 23, 2008

Justifying an enterprise architecture (EA) tools investment continues to be a problem — particularly when compared with just using Microsoft Visio. So what are the alternatives for inexpensive EA tooling? We investigated five scenarios that can provide . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Market Update: Open Source Databases

Open Source Databases Remain A Viable Choice For Business Applications

by Noel Yuhanna, July 17, 2008

Open source databases continue to grow in adoption, offering enterprises a reliable and low-cost alternate solution for supporting small to moderately sized applications. Although the rip-and-replace method of trading a commercial database management . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Open Source Adoption: Notes From The Field

Adoption Moves Up The Stack, But Concerns Vary By Region

by Jeffrey S. Hammond, Diego Lo Giudice, July 3, 2008

At Forrester's IT Forum EMEA 2008, we met with application development and enterprise architecture professionals from European firms that are actively using open source software and spoke with them about their open source adoption experiences. For most . . .

For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals

Web Content Management And Open Source

Answers To Frequently Asked Questions

by Stephen Powers, June 19, 2008

As organizations embark on next-generation Web content management (WCM) initiatives, they want to avoid the mistakes made in earlier, more costly WCM projects. As a result, information and knowledge management (I&KM) professionals increasingly show . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

Enterprise Open Source Use In 2007  (410 KB PPT)

by Jeffrey S. Hammond, June 9, 2008

These data charts discuss trends seen in enterprise open source usage in 2007.

For B2B Market Research Professionals

The State Of Enterprise Software Adoption: 2007 To 2008

Business Data Services North America And Europe

by R "Ray" Wang, January 25, 2008

How are enterprises adopting, using, and managing all types of software, including enterprise applications, Web 2.0, open source, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and service-oriented architecture (SOA) — and what do they plan to do with IT budgets in the . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

OSI License Approval Gives Microsoft More Open Source Credibility

by Michael Goulde, November 13, 2007

The Open Source Initiative (OSI), the recognized guardian of open source license fidelity, accepted two of Microsoft's Shared Source licenses, the Microsoft Public License and the Microsoft Reciprocal License, thereby signaling that the licenses complied . . .

For Business Process & Applications Professionals

Market Overview: Open Source ETL Tools

An Attractive Alternative To Custom Code

by Rob Karel, Michael Goulde, November 6, 2007

As open source, community-driven software continues its evolution from an interesting experiment to a viable technology alternative for enterprises, additional market segments develop open-source alternatives. The latest segment in the trend is open source . . .

For Application Development & Program Management Professionals

What Application Development Pros Need To Know About GPL v3

by Michael Goulde, August 6, 2007

The Free Software Foundation, the creator of the GNU Public License (GPL), has released the first new version of GPL since 1991. The goals of GPL v3 were to improve the technical quality of the license, strengthen users' rights, improve license compatibility, . . .