Stephen Powers

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Forrester’s Evaluative Research: A Matter Of Trust

Stephen Powers December 4, 2025
Our evaluative research — just like our business — is built on integrity, honesty, fairness, and the courage to tell it how it is. Our methodologies are unbiased, transparent, and publicly available, ensuring consistent quality across markets and technologies.
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A Look Under The Hood Of Our New Forrester Wave™ Report

Stephen Powers December 5, 2024

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Introducing Forrester’s Interactive Wave Experience

Stephen Powers June 18, 2024
Forrester has launched an updated experience for the Forrester Wave™. Read this blog to learn about the new upgrades that allow users to easily customize and compare vendors included in Wave evaluations.
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Salesforce Picks Up (The) Slack To Extend CRM’s Reach Into Collaboration But Won’t Dethrone Microsoft Teams

Kate Leggett December 1, 2020
Find out how Salesforce plans to use the $28B buy to extend the reach of its CRM platform.
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Explore Your Future Fit Technology Strategy At Technology & Innovation Global

Stephen Powers October 7, 2020
The technology leader's key to accelerating out of this crisis is developing a future fit technology strategy. Learn more in this post and at the upcoming Technology & Innovation Global event.
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Manage Through The Pandemic’s Next Stage With Technologies In Four Categories

Stephen Powers May 21, 2020
As firms continue to deal with the changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, they will need to expand their tech strategy beyond enabling remote workers.
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Redefine “Digital Transformation” In The Era Of Technology-Driven Innovation

Stephen Powers February 11, 2019
What does the term “digital transformation” mean to you? Is it about digital customer experiences? Digital operations? Transforming business models? Leveraging software ecosystems? Is it a floor wax? A dessert topping?  Digital transformation (DT) as a term loses meaning when it involves everything under the sun. Over the past few years, we’ve seen companies label anything and everything as “digital […]
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Red Hat Acquisition Gives IBM A Much-Needed Booster Shot Of Open Source And Cloud DNA

Chris Gardner October 29, 2018
Yesterday, IBM announced its intention to purchase Red Hat for $34B. Assuming a successful transaction, this acquisition blends hybrid cloud and open source synergies: Both companies target hybrid cloud from different angles; Red Hat provides a compelling middleware environment with OpenShift, while IBM supports enterprise customers with monolithic and even mainframe support in its cloud […]
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Solve The Digital Transformation Puzzle

Stephen Powers April 11, 2018
What do the following companies have in common? Southwest Airlines FTD AARP Stumped? They’ve all made significant progress on digital transformation. And they aren’t alone in undertaking these initiatives. You’ve heard the term “digital transformation” quite a bit over the last few years. But it can be a puzzle. Why? Because people can stretch “digital […]
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Not too late to catch Digital Transformation Forum, 2017

Stephen Powers May 1, 2017
The moment of truth for your digital re-invention has arrived. Digital technology has rendered your legacy systems obsolete, and has liberated your customers to adopt – and abandon – your offerings at a moment’s notice. You already know it’s time to change. You need to transform your firm to meet your customers’ expectations and ensure […]