Naveen Chhabra,

Naveen Chhabra

Principal Analyst

Naveen is Forrester’s lead infrastructure, private cloud, and infrastructure automation analyst, delivering strategic guidance to Forrester's vendor and end-user clients. Naveen’s vision for technology leaders is to leverage IT automation and to build and deliver dependable technology services. His research includes technology automation, infrastructure as code (IaC), AIOps, hyperconverged infrastructure, converged infrastructure, and subscription-based infrastructure. Most notably, Naveen leads the industry conversation around bringing cloud-based experiences and expectations to on-premises environments. He actively researches how organizations improve the benefits of automation by aligning people, partners, and practices. His strong multifunctional experiences and background across product development, technology operations, and business management give him a unique ability to provide broad, perspective-based guidance. During his tenure at Forrester, Naveen has been frequently cited in Business Insider, Computer Weekly, Fortune, Reuters, TechTarget, and The Wall Street Journal.

The Top 10 Emerging Technologies In 2026
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This report identifies the 10 most important emerging technologies in 2026 that are set to reshape life and business. Read this report to understand when and where to look.

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