Michele Pelino
Principal Analyst

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Where Should You Start Your Retail IoT Journey?
From data implications to the myriad of use cases, IoT can be somewhat daunting for retail companies. Get some guidance on where to begin with IoT in this post.
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Use IoT Heat Maps To Identify Opportunities For Operational Excellence
Every day, I speak with enterprises using or aspiring to use the internet of things (IoT). Much of what they want to know are the primary use cases where it can serve them. For this reason, I lean on a combination of quantitative and qualitative insights to build out a use-case heat map by industry. […]
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Key Information That Tech Executives Should Know About Edge Computing
Many tech executives must become knowledgeable about edge computing technologies, which put compute, storage, and intelligence close to where it’s needed, allowing firms to design and deploy software flexibly between central, distributed, and local sites. Edge computing decisions affect infrastructure, operations, security, partnerships, and innovation in your company. Proactively establish your firm’s edge computing strategy […]
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Use Sustainability Mandates And Investments To Drive Supply Chain Innovation
Five things you can do to position your firm for successful supply chain sustainability transformation.
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Responding To Today’s Global Uncertainty With Sustainability
Last year, a number of Forrester analysts discussed how manufacturers are responding to the challenges their industry faces right now. As I wrote at the time: “Energy prices are scary. Supply chain disruptions are scary. Workforce modernization and empowerment are hard. Budgets are tightening. Hardware upgrades are expensive, slow, and painful. Aligning the competing (or, […]
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Introducing The Forrester Asset Taxonomy
The definition of “asset” has broadened well beyond traditional financial boundaries in the earliest days of IT asset management. Technology stakeholders are often confused over what constitutes an asset, and the technologies to enable enterprise asset management frequently add to this confusion.
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Responding To Today’s Global Uncertainty With Smart Manufacturing
“If you want to get there, I wouldn’t start from here.” It’s easy to present beautiful visions of a digitally augmented future, full of shiny new machines (all from the same manufacturer, of course), empowered workers, and AI magic. It’s easy, but it’s often a long way from the reality facing most manufacturers today. Energy […]
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Predictions 2023: Economic Uncertainty And Climate Shifts Will Shape Edge, IoT, And Networking
From the city to the farm, market forces will have a dramatic impact on edge, IoT, and networking. Learn more in our 2023 predictions.
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The US Is Spending Nearly Half Of A Trillion Dollars On Climate And Infrastructure, Seeding The Green Market Revolution
Forrester’s research team reviews the major business implications of the Inflation Reduction Act.
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The Future Of Edge Computing: New Opportunities Evolve Along Three Timelines
Learn what new opportunities and risks are brought about by edge computing.
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Sneak Peek: The State Of Industrial Sustainability In 2022
On April 22, countries across the world will celebrate the 52nd annual Earth Day. To highlight the important role of sustainability to industrial firms, I’m providing a preview of key findings from an upcoming state of industrial sustainability report. Industrial firms in key sectors (e.g., primary production, product manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, chemicals, oil, gas) […]
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Operational Excellence Applies To All Firms Embracing Sustainability But Especially Industrial Firms
All firms are evolving their sustainability initiatives to address Forrester’s five-level sustainability maturity model. However, many manufacturing firms spanning various industrial markets, including primary production, product manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, chemicals, and oil and gas, are proactively addressing sustainability initiatives to address operational priorities. These sustainability initiatives often include critical operational processes (e.g., supply […]
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Workload Affinity Expands Edge Computing Opportunities In 2022
In 2022, CIOs and technology executives should prepare for evolving edge computing environments, which run software wherever that software best fits the need — a concept Forrester calls workload affinity. We have identified four edge environments to support a range of workload affinity requirements: the enterprise edge, the operations edge, the engagement edge, and the […]
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IoT Solutions Power Safe, Speedy, And Cold COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
By enabling temperature monitoring of vaccine shipments, advances in internet-of-things technology could play a major role in the vaccine's deployment.
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Predictions 2021: Technology Diversity Drives IoT Growth
In 2021, demand for IoT devices and services will be driven by a variety of technology applications. Find out what Forrester predicts for IoT in the coming year.
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NVIDIA Arms Itself To Terminate Intel’s Processor Dominance
NVIDIA just announced that it plans to acquire Arm Limited from SoftBank for $40 billion. The combination aims to conquer the enormous compute market that has long been dominated by the x86 architecture (and, thus, Intel and AMD). The x86 platform remains the leader in PCs and data centers, but the future growth prospects lie […]
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2019 Saw Industrial IoT Software Platforms Get Richer
My colleague Michele Pelino and I published “The Forrester Wave™: Industrial IoT Software Platforms, Q4 2019” recently, and we’ll be discussing the findings in more detail in a webinar on January 30. It’s a complex space, where traditional industrial conglomerates, established enterprise software giants, networking and telecom providers, hyperscale cloud providers, global systems integrators, professional […]
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A Timeline Guide For Your 5G Strategy
The rollout of 5G is much more evolutionary than the rollout scenarios of previous cellular standards.
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Seeking New Opportunities To Deploy Internet Of Things (IoT) Use Cases? Check Out Our Report Highlighting Hot IoT Use Cases In 2019
Is your organization currently deploying or planning to deploy internet of things (IoT) solutions as part of your digital transformation strategy? Check out the video to hear what types of IoT use cases enterprises are deploying to transform operations. IoT use cases such as facility management, security, and surveillance enhance operational processes, while other use […]
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Unlock The Mysteries Of IoT Pricing
Koninklijke Philips has come a long way since the Philips family began making light bulbs in the Dutch city of Eindhoven in 1891. Today the company focuses on healthcare, but it wants to do more than just build and sell medical products. The Financial Times recently quoted Philips CEO Frans van Houten: “In the future, […]
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