Application Development & Delivery
Application development & delivery is a complex and crucial competency in today’s digitized business world. Read insights on trends, best practices, emerging technologies, and more for application development & delivery professionals.
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Your Mindset And Tech Strategy Are Linked
Don’t believe me? Hear me out … You’re probably used to tech transformation stories outlining the experience and infrastructure challenges of replatforming and evaluating ROI, project teams, budget, and time constraints. I thought I would be writing that story, too. But as I investigated what drove a large consumer packaged goods (CPG) brand to totally […]
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Announcing The Evaluation Of The Adaptive Process Orchestration Market
Adaptive process orchestration (APO) is Forrester’s framework for enabling autonomous operations by integrating AI agents, nondeterministic control flows, and traditional automation technologies to manage complex business processes. As enterprises scale automation, Forrester will launch an adaptive process orchestration Landscape in early Q2 2026 to guide leaders in navigating this emerging category and selecting the right orchestration platforms.
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No More Coders? You Still Need DevOps.
Some enterprises are hoping they can replace developers with subject matter experts and AI. And if the coders are gone, why invest in a system to control the software development lifecycle? That could be a very costly mistake. Find out why in this post.
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“Velocity IS The ****ing Strategy”: What Citizen Development Means For AI-Enhanced Businesses
Making software development easier is only part of the AI-plus-citizen development story. The movement now has another raison d'être. Find out what it is and how it could impact your ability to scale AI.
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Commercial Software Spend Will Reach $1.7 Trillion By 2029 And See Double-Digit Growth
As the global economy braces for slower trade growth and geopolitical tensions, the software industry continues to defy economic headwinds with robust expansion. Software infrastructure is set to grow 13.4% through 2029 while application software grows at a more subdued 9.5%. Learn more in our newly released commercial software forecast.
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AWS Makes Agentic Push At AWS Summit New York City 2025
AWS Summit New York City is a smaller cousin to the re:Invent mega-conference set for the late fall in Las Vegas, so most big announcements tend to wait until that event, but agentic AI won’t wait, despite its relatively modest take-up to date.
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Optimize Your Provider Ecosystem For Maximum Business Value
The struggle to balance single- and multisourcing decisions is pervasive. Because service engagement decisions are fragmented across the organization and made at the portfolio level — not the enterprise level — companies are constantly at odds.
Master Scenario Planning For 2026
2026 could bring economic highs, disruptive lows, and everything in between. Join Forrester’s Greg Willrich and Mark Moccia live on September 10 to explore how CIOs are using scenario planning to navigate uncertainty, optimize tech investments, and lead with confidence.
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AI Pricing, Outcome-Based Pricing, Developer Productivity
As the annual budgeting and planning season comes into full swing, we drill down into two unique pricing trends. We then take a detailed look at how to measure developer productivity.
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Forrester’s 2025 Enterprise Architecture Awards Winner And Runners-Up For APAC
Congratulations to the Hong Kong Jockey Club, this year’s winner of the Enterprise Architecture Award in APAC, and runners-up AIA Group and Nan Shan Life Insurance Company. Learn how excellent EA practices helped all three align their IT strategies with business objectives, empowering them to accelerate business innovation and stay ahead of the curve.
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AI Regulation In The US, Vibe Coding, Click To Cancel Hits Home
July heats up with a look at the impact of some regulatory moves in the US and a deep dive into a new AI trend for developers that may be more useful than you think.
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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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President Trump Amends Previous Cybersecurity Executive Orders: Here Is What You Need To Know
President Trump recently issued an executive order on national cybersecurity that amended and struck several provisions in prior EOs related to cybersecurity. Here’s what security leaders need to know.
New For 2026! Tech Budget Planning Guide + Workbook
Simplify your 2026 tech budget planning! Download our guide and workbook for recommendations, benchmarks, and actionable templates to help you assess, prioritize, and implement investments.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: DevOps Platforms, Q2 2025
The Forrester Wave™: DevOps Platforms, Q2 2025, is live. Hey, Weren’t These Called ISDPs? When I took over the Wave from Chris Condo, I admit that I looked for an excuse to change the name. “Integrated software delivery platforms” didn’t have the word DevOps in the title, which made searching harder for clients. I didn’t […]
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The Public Sector Must Navigate The “Everything Everywhere All At Once” Efficiency Conversation With Portfolio Rationalization
We’re in an era defined by constant disruption and rapid shifts — a true “everything everywhere all at once” scenario.
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Red Hat Summit 2025: AI, Virtualization, Hybrid Cloud, And The Future Of Enterprise IT
The big question at Red Hat Summit 2025: Will customers continue to embrace more complexity in exchange for openness and flexibility? Get five key points coming out of the event.
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Software Composition Analysis Is The AppSec Hero We Deserve AND Need
Get three key insights to consider when purchasing or upgrading your software composition analysis software.
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How Backstage Is Transforming Platform Engineering
An internal developer portal (IDP) is a framework for building DevOps platforms that offer discoverable, self-service IT infrastructure and automation services, helping developers manage IT services efficiently. Learn how IDPs like Backstage can help streamline workflows, reduce context switching, and enhance governance among developers.
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Unlock Optimization Opportunities: The Golden Thread From CX To Value Streams
In today’s volatile business environment, executives face the dual challenge of optimizing costs while maintaining exceptional customer experiences. Our new report, The Golden Thread From CX To Value Streams Reveals Optimization Opportunities, offers a strategic approach to navigating these complexities.
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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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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! The US Government Applies The Concept To Software Coding
The US government’s SHARE IT Act became law in December 2024, requiring that all custom-developed software be accessed, shared, used, and modified governmentwide. By allowing any federal agency to access and use the code, the SHARE IT Act ensures that the investments in custom-developed software ($12 billion spent annually) are maximized, reducing the need for […]
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