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We analyzed the Q2 2024 earnings announcements of five large public technology service providers. Big picture, the market is more difficult than in the past decade. First, tech service providers continued slow organic growth or decline in Q2 2024, with little change expected for the rest of the year. But bookings are up, which we […]
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Découvrez comment nos guides de planification budgétaire 2025 peuvent aider les dirigeants à faire des choix stratégiques pour maximiser la croissance dans un environnement économique incertain.
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Upbeat budget expectations for 2025 will serve European leaders well, but placing the right bets will be critical to securing a competitive edge. Read a few of our top recommendations.
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As AI becomes more agentic, making decisions on behalf of businesses and eventually consumers, the risks will grow more complex. Learn more about the use cases and risks of AI agents in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit.
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Enterprise business applications run all phases of a company’s operations such as sales, customer service, accounting, finance, human resources, inventory, and manufacturing. They streamline and coordinate work across the enterprise, supporting corporate goals of revenue, profitability, and cost optimization. As a result, the market for these applications continues to aggressively grow. Today’s business applications are […]
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Generative AI (genAI) arrived in 2022 with massive expectations, promising to transform everything. But two years later, the initial excitement is shifting to skepticism, with many now demanding, “Show me the money!” While no one doubts AI’s potential, the pressing question remains: When will AI truly deliver, and should your organization wait or dive in […]
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Large-scale AI models trained on extensive datasets are shifting computer vision toward more adaptable and scalable solutions.
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As global interconnectedness exponentially increases the number of commercial and business relationships between organizations, the speed of innovation is also reshaping how they operate. In other words, for an organization to execute on its generative AI (genAI) strategy (and for the record, the absence of a genAI strategy is a genAI strategy), they’ll need to […]
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Learn how to build, improve, repair, or elevate your relationship with your technology counterparts in this preview of our upcoming Security & Risk Summit in Baltimore, December 9–11.
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This blog post discusses the revenue and profit trends of Amazon and Walmart and their growing dominance in US retail.
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The data is clear: high-performance IT shops deliver better business outcomes and experience growth that is 1.8x faster than their peers. Find out why.
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Recently, a client asked, “What are some common mistakes that vendors make when running partner or customer advisory boards?” They wanted to improve their advisory board experience and were looking for tactical help. Amy Bills and I collaborated to produce a list of common operational missteps, grouped into three categories. Advisory board programs fall short […]
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Get six key takeaways from the annual VMware Explore 2024 conference and find out what they mean for technology leaders.
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The Forrester Wave™: Revenue Orchestration Platforms For B2B, Q3 2024, provides a comprehensive market evaluation of the ROP category, highlighting how these platforms integrate sales engagement, conversation intelligence, and revenue operations to enhance frontline productivity and buyer interactions through AI capabilities.
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Forrester’s 2024 Technology Strategy Impact Awards celebrate companies that have successfully embraced three principles: alignment, trust, and adaptivity. Learn more about how this year’s winners — First Student and Best Buy — have exceptionally demonstrated those principles in their IT strategies.
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Walmart leads Forrester’s 2023 US retailer ranking, with Amazon in second. The top 10, representing 38% of total retail sales, remain unchanged from 2022.
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Forrester's annual Budget Planning Guide for Customer Experience offers data-driven guidance on where to increase, decrease, or experiment with your budget for 2025. Co-authors Principal Analyst Riccardo Pasto and VP, Executive Partner Katy Cobian explain the research process for creating the recommendations and how CX pros should use the budget planning guide.
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Based on attendee feedback, we’ve retooled this year's event to focus more on practical, hands-on learning and increased peer interaction. Discover some of what's in store.
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The APAC market is never short of innovative payment technologies. A decade ago, QR code payments blossomed in China, leading a wave of mobile payment tech innovations in Asia Pacific and beyond. More recently, AI and blockchain technologies have injected new vitality into the payment market. Some forward-looking merchant payment providers are already investing in […]
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Behavioral science aims to develop a deep understanding of human decision-making in context. It helps explain customer mental models and why people don’t always act the way they say they do. This is especially important when it comes to environmental issues: Many consumers would like to adopt greener behaviors but struggle to do so due […]
