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Salesforce Makes Moves Into The Back Office With A Strategic Workday Partnership

Kate Leggett 1 day ago
Salesforce and Workday announced a strategic partnership to blend customer, financial, and employee data in a shared data foundation that negates the need to duplicate data or build custom integration. The result? Optimized employee and customer experiences that up-level business outcomes for joint Salesforce-Workday customers. The strategic objective? Salesforce extends its power into back-office workflows […]
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Threading The Needle On GenAI And Developer Experience

Andrew Cornwall July 11, 2024
Let’s face it: A lot of what developers do is routine. I’m pretty sure I’ve never heard a developer declare, “Hooray, I get to set up a SQL database!” (Well … maybe I’ve heard that once or twice — I know a lot of developers who are connoisseurs of sarcasm.) However, when it comes to […]

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How Cloud-Native Development Benefits SaaS

Devin Dickerson June 27, 2024
For many organizations, SaaS and commercial off-the-shelf software are at best an 80% solution to the business need. Find out how cloud-native development can help close the gap in this preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit North America.
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Developer Experience Is Still Developing

Andrew Cornwall June 26, 2024
Forrester’s Q1 2024 Developer Experience Survey asked developers what would improve developer experience most. Find out how developers responded in this preview of a new report .
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Automation Builders, Beware! Don’t Repeat The RPA Mistakes With Agentic Automation

Bernhard Schaffrik June 20, 2024
If robotic process automation bots are getting replaced by AI agents, will this lead to an unmanageable number of AI agents with overlapping functionalities? Get four tips to avoid this issue.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Continuous Automation And Testing Services, Q2 2024

Diego Lo Giudice June 14, 2024
We evaluated 13 of the top continuous automation and testing services players. Get three key takeaways in this preview of the new Wave report.
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Key Takeaways From SAP Sapphire Orlando 2024

Akshara Naik Lopez June 12, 2024
From generative AI to cloud to pricing announcements, the recent SAP Sapphire in Orlando was a busy event. Read this blog to get our key takeaways and perspectives on the big announcements from SAP.
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The ERP World Is Busy With Acquisitions

Akshara Naik Lopez June 12, 2024
SAP and IFS announce key acquisitions, furthering the breadth and depth of their software capabilities and adding customer value.
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TIER: Tech Leaders Must Adapt To The Evolving US Developer Labor Market

Christopher Gilchrist June 11, 2024
Despite the uncertain economic climate and continued layoffs, competition for skilled software developers will remain high. Get three key insights from our latest TIER report to help attract the best developers.
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Forrester’s AI Webinar Series: Navigate The Choppy And Exciting Waters Of Enterprise AI

Sudha Maheshwari June 7, 2024
AI is having — and will continue to have — a profound impact on how data scientists, software engineers, and other job functions perform their roles. Get tips on how to define, build, and implement your enterprise AI strategy with the help of Forrester's AI Advantage client webinar series.
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Ludicrous Speed — Because Light Speed Is Too Slow To Secure Your Apps

Janet Worthington June 7, 2024
Code is being released at ludicrous speed today. But without appsec, that code has the potential to introduce significant risk. Learn some of the key trends and benefits to DevSecOps in this post.
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Unleash The Power Of Tech: Technology & Innovation Summit North America

Matthew Guarini June 6, 2024
Technology and data leaders are at a pivotal moment, being pressed to chart a path that capitalizes on new and emerging technology to drive meaningful business results. Learn how Forrester’s annual Technology & Innovation Summit North America can help you get there.

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Announcing Our Inaugural AI Foundation Models For Language Forrester Wave™ — 21 Criteria To Consider, Beyond Benchmarks

Mike Gualtieri June 5, 2024
In our inaugural evaluation, The Forrester Wave™: AI Foundation Models For Language, Q2 2024, we break down large language model (LLM) model offering, strategy, and market presence across 21 criteria for 10 providers. Get a preview of the report including four things you should be looking for in a model here.
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The Future Is Now: TuringBots Will Collapse The Software Development Lifecycle Silos

Diego Lo Giudice May 28, 2024
The vision of an invisible and real-time SDLC facilitated by TuringBots is not a distant dream but an impending reality. Find out why TuringBots will become an indispensable ally, ensuring that developers can keep pace with the rapid rate of technological change.
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Enterprise Architecture Awards: You Still Have Time!

Charles Betz May 20, 2024
Thinking about submitting an entry for Forrester’s Enterprise Architecture Awards this year? Good news: The deadline has been extended. Learn the major benefits you could gain from winning an award in this post.
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The Rise Of Application Generation Platforms

John Bratincevic May 7, 2024
AppGen platforms will integrate the steps of software analysis, development, security, testing, and delivery by providing TuringBots for both low-code and high-code development spanning every step — all while incorporating the principles of agile and DevOps along the way.
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Rock Your Enterprise Architecture Award Submission: Dos And Don’ts

Charles Betz April 24, 2024
Forrester's Enterprise Architecture Award submissions are in full swing, but the deadline for the the North American award is less than a month away. As you finalize your submissions, learn what makes a strong entry.
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It Ain’t Just AI: What We Saw At Google Cloud Next

Lee Sustar April 16, 2024
Google recently held its Google Cloud Next conference four months early to unveil new AI offerings and upstage its rivals. Get a detailed review of all of the announcements at the event in this post.
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Assess Your Readiness To Become A High-Performance IT Organization

Ted Schadler April 10, 2024
To start your journey to high-performance IT, you must assess your business needs, your current technology styles, and your organization’s execution readiness. Get started by learning the four key steps in assessing your readiness for high-performance IT in this post.
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US Dept. Of Navy Is Rewiring Its Innovation Pipeline

Devin Dickerson April 10, 2024
The US Navy is revising its modern service delivery framework using investment horizons. Learn how those changes could benefit your organization.
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