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Report:The Enterprise Mobility Outlook For Asia Pacific In 2013

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...

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Report:Build A Corporate App Store Into Your Workforce Computing Strategy

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....

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Report:Unified Communications And Collaboration Is Poised For Growth As Demand Rises

Market Landscape: The Communications And Collaboration Infrastructure Playbook

I&O professionals choosing unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) solutions today face a daunting array of solution types, capabilities, and business models. This report outlines a...

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Report:Optimize IT Infrastructure Around Key Workloads

Landscape: The IT Infrastructure Playbook

The inside-out approach of engineers focused on technology for its own sake must stop: Your business cares about outcomes and holistic services, not server, storage, and network technologies. For too...

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Report:Build A Road Map For Workforce Computing

Road Map: The Workforce Enablement Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's solution to help IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders develop their five-year technology road map for workforce computing. This is important because into...

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Report:Five Steps To Transform Your IT Service Management Strategy Today

How To Get Customer-Obsessed, Service-Focused, And Automated

The future of IT service management (ITSM) is customer-obsessed, service-focused, and automated. But the recent additions to the most widely adopted ITSM framework — ITIL 2011 edition —...

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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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Report:Redefine Your Workforce Computing Policy To Empower Employees

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...

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Report:Hosted Virtual Desktops Versus Physical PCs: Understanding The Operational Cost Differences

When considering hosted virtual desktops (also known as virtual desktop infrastructure, or VDI) as an alternative or in addition to physical PCs, it's difficult to find reliable information about the...

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Report:Managing Information Security In BYOT Environments In Asia Pacific

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...

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Report:Tablet Market Dynamics In Asia Pacific And Japan, 2012 To 2016

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...

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Report:Benchmark The Performance Of Your Business Continuity Program

Benchmark: The Business Technology Resiliency Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's solution for infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders to benchmark the performance of their business continuity (BC) programs as part of their broader business...

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Report:Habitat For Engagement: Unleash Workforce Potential With Agile Enablement

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...

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Report:Avoid Tactical, Narrow Communications And Collaboration Infrastructure Strategies

Strategic Plan: Communications And Collaboration Infrastructure Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's solution for IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders developing a communications and collaboration infrastructure (CCI) strategic plan. Developing such a plan...

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Report:Strategic Benchmarks 2013: IT Infrastructure

Benchmarks: The IT Infrastructure Playbook

This report provides IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals with strategic benchmarks to compare their IT infrastructure budgets, priorities, motivations, and technology adoption to...

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Report:Server And Data Center Predictions For 2013

This report outlines Forrester's solution for infrastructure and operations (I&O) executives working on data center infrastructure. This report is designed to help you build a road map for 2013. As...

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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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Report:Five Seismic Forces Reshuffle The Workforce Vendor Ecosystem

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...

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Report:Server Virtualization Predictions For 2013

The Battle Moves To The Management Layer

I&O pros continue to rank the drive to improve IT infrastructure consolidation, availability, and agility — driven by virtualization — as a top priority. With nearly six in 10...

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Report:Prepare I&O For The "Internet Of Things"

Five Key Dynamics That Will Help You Capture The Opportunity For Your Organization

"Internet of Things" (IoT) solutions that machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies like RFID tags, GPS systems, and ZigBee sensors enable are gaining momentum as multiple forces align to drive adoption...

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Report:I&O Leaders: Engage Employees For Successful Tablet And Mobile App Adoption In 2013

Forrester data continues to show employee demand for business ready smartphones, tablets, and mobile applications. This presentation walks you through our data and provides insight into how your...

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Report:Building The Business Case For A Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) Program

Business Case: The Workforce Enablement Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's guidance for developing a business case to justify a BYOD program to support your workforce computing strategy. Supporting the growing number and increasing diversity...

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Report:Software-Defined Storage Will Sound The Death Knell For Traditional Storage Provisioning

Shrinking storage budgets and rapidly expanding data stores are putting extraordinary amounts of pressure on storage administrators. Storage vendors have responded to new customer requirements for...

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Report:Continually Improve Business Meetings With Better Process And Technology

If You're Not Planning Your Meetings, You're Planning To Fail

With 37% of information workers spending an hour or more in meetings every day, it's crucial to make that time productive. Organizing the meeting and using the right collaboration tools is a great...

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Report:Build A Better Business Case For UC

Business Impact: The Communications And Collaboration Infrastructure Playbook

This report outlines Forrester's solution for IT infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals who are building out communications and collaboration infrastructure. This report is designed to...

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