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Vikram leads the forecast team, which is responsible for producing all forecasts within M&S research. He is focused on the consumer commerce areas including retail, travel, and financial services. He is keenly involved in understanding the evolution of consumers' online behavior and technology adoption.
Vikram came to Forrester Research through its acquisition of Jupiter Research, where he started in July 2000. Prior to Jupiter, Vikram worked at IRI, a leading market research company, where he worked closely with some of the leading CPG companies.
Vikram often appears on TV, radio, and comments in the press on the US online retail and travel industry. He has been quoted in The L.A. Times, Business Week, The New York Times, CNN Money, and American Banker. He has also appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg TV, and Radio, NPR, Fox Business News, and ABC.
Vikram earned an M.B.A. from Virginia Tech and a B.Com from N.M College in Mumbai, India.
An Improving Mobility Infrastructure And Ecosystem, Combined With Business And Workforce Demand, Is Fueling Growth
The enterprise mobility market presents a huge opportunity for tech vendors in India, especially for telcos and systems integrators (SIs). Mobility is among the top priorities for business...

Focus Quickly Shifts From Managing Mobile Devices To Managing Apps And Data
The managed mobile environment services market is about to go through a fundamental change. Currently, traditional providers focus on managing the device and its security. Moving forward, Forrester...
Demand For Enterprise Mobility Solutions Creates Vendor Opportunities
Enterprise mobility momentum remains a hot area of opportunity for vendors. Enterprises are prioritizing mobility initiatives as a key strategic focus, expanding the use of smartphone devices, and...

Enterprises of all sizes must support a multitude of mobile devices and applications that run over a wide range of mobile operating systems, as well as update devices and applications every few...
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....
Growing Tablet Support By APJ Enterprises Presents Opportunities For Vendors Beyond The Tablet Makers Themselves
Tablet usage is growing rapidly across the globe, including Asia Pacific including Japan (APJ). Features like large screen size, portability, and ease of use allow consumers to use tablets to access...

An Empowered Report: How Vendors Will Meet The Requirements Of Emerging Segments Of Mobile Workers
Enterprise mobility momentum continues to grow, evidenced by increased corporate support for a broad array of smartphones; expanding support of mobile applications for employees, customers, partners,...
I&O Professionals Need The Right Policies, Technologies, And Skills To Secure Enterprise Data
Employees are rapidly embracing personal devices, consumer software, and public cloud services for work to increase personal productivity and efficiency, a trend that Forrester refers to as...
Landscape: The Workforce Enablement Playbook
2012 brought a tectonic shift in worker technology requirements. Many more employees now purchase their own devices, bring them to work, and use them to conduct personal and professional activities...
Policy And Procedures: The Workforce Enablement Playbook
This report outlines Forrester's solution for IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals solving workforce computing challenges. This report is designed to help you redefine your workforce...

Organizations Across The Region Will Invest In Five Key Areas As Workforce Demand For Mobility Continues To Rise
This report gives enterprise mobility vendors guidance on how to identify business opportunities in Asia Pacific (AP) in 2013, providing insights into end user companies' telecom and mobility...
I&O Should Manage Mobile Complexity Through A Corporate App Store
Today, employees are using personally owned smartphones and tablets at work, and firms are leveraging an array of mobile applications to interact with employees, customers, partners, and suppliers....

2011 presents vendors and service providers with a variety of opportunities to address emerging trends in the enterprise mobility and telecommunications market. In results from Forrester's Forrsights...

Support For Tablets And Employee-Owned Devices Drives IT To Invest In Mobile Device Management Solutions
Tablets and employee-owned devices are crippling infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals' existing mobile strategies, tools, and people resources. I&O managers must now ensure the integrity...

Vision: The Workforce Enablement Playbook
This report outlines the vision of Forrester's solution for infrastructure and operations (I&O) executives responsible for "end user computing" — the delivery and support of technology and...