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On March 27, Apple announced the features that will be in the GA of Safari 16.4, after two beta releases. This is a significant release bringing a number of changes. In particular, Apple has increased its investment in Safari, presumably to address concerns about fair competition. Apple Hinted At Push Last Year Apple had released […]

The banking crisis will send ripples through the tech industry and budgets, which have already been weakened by layoffs in the first quarter of 2023.

Imagine spending most of your time during the peak of a New England winter researching for a Forrester Wave™ evaluation on a topic (infrastructure automation) that is hotter than ever. Is it a coincidence, or did we time it precisely to publish the report at the onset of spring? I think the latter. 😊 The […]

Typically, security is late to the game with technology innovation. Before we get to see innovative technology, we have to wait for it to matter to security. This time, however, is different. In January, we predicted how the announcement of ChatGPT could change cybersecurity, and today, our predictions were validated again with the announcement of […]

The hard work of customer obsession deserves recognition. Discover the finalists for the inaugural Customer-Obsessed Enterprise Award — EMEA.

The labor market has been "doubly disrupted": find out how your organization can prepare for this structural change.

Digital strategy is a continual process of developing and refining a company’s approach to a fast-shifting landscape, one that requires decisions about what to do and what to avoid. As noted corporate strategy expert Roger L. Martin put it, “Strategy is what you choose to do and not do in service of a particular goal.” […]

Ransomware Vulnerability Warnings Are Coming To A Critical Infrastructure Near You The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launched the Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP) in January 2023 in response to ongoing concerns about the threat of ransomware. This is the CISA’s ransomware-centric take on external attack surface management for critical infrastructure. The RVWP pilot […]

In the prior Forrester Wave™ evaluation on contact-center-as-a-service (CCaaS) providers in August of 2020, AI was mentioned offhand a few times. It was not, however, a factor in the Wave scoring at all. A few years changed everything. AI has taken center stage in this year’s Wave, providing new capabilities across many aspects of a CCaaS vendor’s offerings.

Read on for a look at Forrester’s evaluation of the 13 most significant open banking intermediaries: The Forrester Wave™: Open Banking Intermediaries, Q1 2023.

Tell Us About Yourself! After finishing my master’s degree in commercial sciences, I started in the graduate program of the biggest Dutch telecommunication provider of the Netherlands. I have worked in several roles, from the wholesale department to innovation, new business, transformation, and cybersecurity, mostly as a strategic advisor for executive leadership positions. When I […]

Learn how to cut through the noise and build compelling business cases using Forrester's proven Total Economic Impact™ methodology — the same methodology we use to help our clients demonstrate a consistent, proven, and repeatable way to justify technology investments.

To help you reach a future fit IT organization, Forrester has identified the six key steps to understanding IT operating model customers and stakeholders — if you do this, you can put them at the center of design, build, deliver, and serve.

This week, The Forrester Wave™: Content Platforms, Q1 2023 went live! We looked at 13 key vendors and evaluated them on 26 criteria. This resulted in three Leaders, seven Strong Performers, two Contenders, and one Challenger. To learn more about these vendors and how they serve their target markets, see the full report.  What Is […]

We found that agnosia quite nicely describes what is happening with companies’ efforts around experience. Their inability to identify you as the same individual after having repeatedly interacted with them as a customer and user and employee over a period of time, might cause you to question your sanity when interacting with them. 

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee today amidst rare bipartisan agreement that the app poses a national security threat to the US and should be banned. A TikTok Ban Is Preemptive, Based On Suspicion, Not Substantiation The statements made and questions asked by members of Congress today are […]

Firms need help dealing with challenges related to the migration, modernization, and management of workloads across hybrid cloud environments; lacking the relevant skills and expertise in house, they turn to professional services to help them realize cloud benefits faster. Sam and I recently published The State Of Cloud Migration And Modernization Services In Asia Pacific, […]

All signs point to the COVID-19 pandemic being fully behind us: The Biden administration’s COVID-19 national public health emergency protocols are set to end on May 11; consumers’ comfort in pre-pandemic activities, such as going to a concert or a museum, is increasing over time; and while travel is starting to recover, the lack of […]

The Europe-5 markets comprise the top five economies in Europe — in order of size, those are Germany, the UK, France, Italy, and Spain. In 2022, total retail sales for the Europe-5 countries continued to grow strongly, but this growth actually shifted from online channels and touchpoints to offline channels and touchpoints. You read that […]