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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.
Demand for business intelligence (BI) tools, technologies, and approaches is increasing across Asia Pacific (AP). Competitive pressures are driving investments in reporting and decision support to...
This document provides vendor strategists with an overview of trends, issues, and opportunities in the cloud computing market. It presents the data on perception of cloud computing and its relevance,...
This document provides an overview of cloud computing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for vendor strategists. There is a focus on cloud adoption trends and demand drivers, benefits and concerns,...


Understanding Cloud Growth Dynamics Across The Region
This document identifies the infrastructure (server, client, storage, OS) profile of end user organizations in Asia Pacific Excluding Japan (APEJ) for vendor strategists. The report focuses on IT...
The Forrester team of Asia Pacific (AP) analysts has just published its 2013 IT industry predictions. Below is a sneak peek at some key regional trends I wanted to highlight. 2013 will be a...
In multiple recent announcements and company events across Asia Pacific including Japan (APJ), Symantec outlined its strategy for regional (and ultimately global) growth. Not surprisingly, cloud...
IT's Involvement And Support Are Poised To Grow Sharply
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) adoption is rapidly going mainstream across more and more markets in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). But there's still a disconnect between business decision-makers' demand...

This document provides an overview of cloud computing in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) for vendor strategists. The report will allow vendor strategists to understand cloud-related market trends...
This report provides an overview of the virtualization adoption trends in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan (APEJ) for vendor strategists. Survey data reflects over 450 interviews with CIOs, IT managers,...
There Are Huge Opportunities For Vendor Strategists — If You Know The Landscape
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) today represents one of the most dynamic growth segments of the global tech sector. The markets across Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) in this context are exposing...
This document provides vendor strategists with an evaluation of Cisco's corporate restructuring announcement. Cisco's vision is explained and its network-centric offerings are analyzed. Additionally,...
This document provides an overview of cloud computing in Singapore for vendor strategists. The document focuses on adoption trends and challenges and includes a breakdown of how users leverage cloud...
Through a combination of analyst briefings and customer events, Cisco has ramped up outbound communication and marketing of its collaboration strategy in Asia Pacific over the past several months....
This document provides an overview of cloud computing in Australia and New Zealand for vendor strategists. There is a focus on cloud adoption trends and demand drivers, benefits and challenges,...
This report provides an overview of virtualization end user adoption trends in Greater China. It focuses not only on adoption trends but also on deployment patterns, demand drivers, adoption...
This document provides an overview of cloud computing in Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) for vendor strategists. Survey data was gathered from over 470 interviews with CIOs, IT managers, and top...
Telecommunications companies (telcos) of all sizes, and in many geographies, are now embracing cloud computing as a new market opportunity. However, not all telcos are as equally committed, or...
As of late 2011, more than half the organizations we surveyed in Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) are either currently using or actively planning cloud initiatives — 52% in fact. This number...
This document provides an overview of cloud computing in India for vendor strategists. There is a focus on cloud adoption trends and demand drivers, benefits and concerns, market awareness and user...
Over the past 12-18 months, IBM has steadily refined its strategy and messaging for its software business, within the context of its broader Smarter Planet initiatives. Key to IBM's strategy is the...
Email has emerged as one of the leading enterprise applications for cloud computing over the last 12-18 months. Both Microsoft and Google have become the dominant enterprise players with VMware...
The Top 10 Trends Affecting Market Maturity And Growth
Business intelligence (BI) adoption drivers, technology understanding, and organizational process maturity continue to vary widely across Asia Pacific. The one constant in this market is the...

Understanding Cloud Growth Dynamics Across The Region
Exploiting cloud computing growth opportunities in Asia Pacific requires insights into future cloud market size, growth dynamics, adoption trends, and demand drivers, all of which vary widely across...
As John Brand and I recently wrote, business intelligence (BI) adoption drivers, technology understanding, and organizational process maturity continue to vary widely across Asia Pacific (AP). But...
This document provides an overview of cloud computing in Nigeria for vendor strategists. There is a focus on cloud adoption trends and demand drivers, benefits and concerns, market awareness and user...
