Diego Lo Giudice
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The Future of Software Will Be Defined by Stewardship
This summer, my colleague Diego Lo Giudice and I explored a deceptively simple question: What happens to enterprise software when AI makes software creation abundant? We found a paradox: Get more of what you want, and you also get more of what you don’t want. Get more of what you ask for AI writes code, […]
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UiPath FUSION 2026: Why Adaptive Process Orchestration And Autonomous Testing Matter For Enterprise AI
Why UiPath’s Strategy Aligns With Enterprise AI Adoption At this year’s UiPath FUSION event, we saw a clear shift in how automation vendors are positioning AI. Rather than promoting AI-first visions, UiPath emphasized trust, governance, and integration with existing automation investments. Based on the announcements and roadmap discussions, we believe UiPath’s strategy is well aligned […]
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The Future Of (Enterprise) Software
I have spent much of this summer working with my colleague Joe Cicman on a deceptively simple question: What happens to enterprise software when AI makes software creation abundant? Last week, Joe presented the first evolution of our thinking at Forrester’s Technology & Innovation Forum in Austin. Next week, I will bring the conversation to […]
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Trustworthy AI Won’t Scale Without A New Quality Playbook: Forrester Offers One
AI Trust Starts Before Production AI-infused applications are moving into production faster than most enterprises can prove that they are safe, reliable, explainable, or even useful. This gap is now one of the biggest barriers to scaling AI. Our report, Trustworthy AI Starts With Testing And Evals, Not Deployment, makes a simple but urgent call […]
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Launching The Agentic Development Platforms Vendor Landscape, Q3 2026
Agentic development platforms (ADPs) move AI-enhanced development from experimentation to enterprise decision-making. As AI coding assistants evolve into platforms that can coordinate agents, manage context, and automate work across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), technology leaders need a clearer view of which vendors matter, how they differ, and where the market is heading. ADPs are […]
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OpenAI’s Proposed IPO Opens A Trifecta Of Opportunities For It, But Don’t Lock In Just Yet
OpenAI’s IPO move, paired with its latest manifesto, highlights a race to win consumers, automate enterprises, and advance toward AGI. For business and technology leaders, the implication is clear: Accelerate AI adoption, avoid lock-in, and focus on capabilities, not vendors, as the competitive landscape shifts.
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Agentic Software Development Takes The Lead: From Code Assistants To Orchestrated SDLC Agents
So far in 2026, software development has already crossed a clear threshold. GenAI is no longer just helping developers to write code faster; it is reshaping how software is planned, built, tested, and delivered. Forrester’s recent report on The State Of Agentic Software Development, 2026 shows that TuringBots are now becoming agentic, not just AI […]
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Atlassian Team ’26: The New Logic Of Work
Atlassian’s Team ’26 event highlighted how AI, agents, context, and workflows are reshaping enterprise work.
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Beyond The Wave: What Customers Really Think About Autonomous Testing Platforms
We spoke with 37 enterprise customers using autonomous testing platform tools. The findings, published in our new report, “Buyer’s Guide: Autonomous Testing Platforms, Q1 2026,” reveal a nuanced picture: real progress, tempered by uneven adoption and evolving expectations.
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Please Test Your AI Agents — Like, At All
Recent, public AI agent and bot failures have exposed the hazards of forgoing testing. Here’s what you should do before rolling out your own agents.
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Agentic Software Development: Defining The Next Phase Of AI‑Driven Engineering Tools
GenAI is already reshaping software development — but not primarily through chatbots or code autocomplete. The most consequential shift is the emergence of agentic software development (ASD): a new way of building software in which AI systems do real development work, not just assist humans.
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The CIO’s Guide To AI Readiness
To deploy AI safely and profitably at scale, CIOs must cut through AI hype and focus on IT capability maturity. Learn how in this preview of a new report.
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The Forrester Wave™: Autonomous Testing Platforms, Q4 2025, Is Out!
Find out why autonomous testing matters more now than ever and get four key findings from our new Wave™ report on autonomous testing platforms.
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AI Is Rewriting Software Work: What It Means For Your Team
Over the past 6–9 months, our team has been working on one of the most ambitious research efforts I’ve led at Forrester: a dual-track program combining dozens of qualitative interviews with development leaders and practitioners and a rigorous quantitative analysis of AI’s employment impact across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
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Predictions 2026: Software Development Goes From Jamming To A Full Orchestra
If software development was music, generative AI would be rewriting the score. Learn how the tune will shift in the coming year.
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The Autonomous Testing Platforms Landscape, Q3 2025, Is Out!
As software development accelerates through AI and generative technologies developer teams need to rethink how they approach testing. Learn some of the benefits of autonomous testing platforms in this preview of a new market landscape report.
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AppGen Is Here: Say Goodbye To Software Development As You Know It
Discover how AI-powered AppGen platforms are collapsing the SDLC, democratizing development, and disrupting the software industry.
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The Evolution From Continuous Automation Testing Platforms To Autonomous Testing Platforms: A New Era In Software Testing
For years, continuous automation testing (CAT) platforms have been the gold standard for reducing manual testing and ensuring comprehensive coverage across diverse environments. But with the advent of generative AI (genAI) and large language models (LLMs), we are entering a new era: the rise of autonomous testing platforms.
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Atlassian’s AI Offensive Is Changing Work Forever
Atlassian has launched a sweeping upgrade to its platform, and the message is crystal-clear: AI isn’t just a feature; it’s the foundation. If you’re working in tech, managing teams, or even just part of a business using Jira or Confluence, this isn’t a subtle shift; it’s a tectonic one. Atlassian dropped a full suite of […]
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Vibe Coding: Innovation Or Chaos?
In the rapidly evolving landscape of software development, one month can be enough to create a trend that makes big waves.
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