Architecture & Technology Strategy
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How Tech Leaders Govern AI Outcomes At Scale
Join us July 14 to learn how CIOs and tech leaders turn AI into measurable business outcomes. Bring clarity, accountability, and value to your AI strategy.
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Strategy: Batteries Required, Discipline Sold Separately (Part 2)
Welcome back! Last time, we cracked open the box and discovered that the “strategy” was really a stack of inherited decisions, held together with assumptions, good intentions, a few layers of duct tape, and the occasional vendor relationship nobody can fully explain. We watched it come apart under a divestiture, get reassembled in real time, […]
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Miro’s Big Bet: Can A Whiteboard Company Become The AI Decisioning Layer For The Enterprise?
At its Canvas 26 conference, Miro claimed that it’s no longer in the whiteboard business. Instead, it wants to become the collaborative decision-making layer for the agentic enterprise. That’s bold and ambitious repositioning and, potentially, timely. As the cost of intelligence is plummeting, the amount of work organizations can generate is increasing significantly — you […]
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TeamViewer Connect: A Pragmatic Look At How IT Can Level Up DEX
TeamViewer Connect in New York City brought together TeamViewer leadership, customers, and digital employee experience (DEX) practitioners for a grounded discussion about what it really takes to “level up” DEX. Rather than focusing on product features, the event centered on operational maturity, outcome-based measurement, and the human impact of automation. From customer stories to practical […]
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Agentic AI Enters Its Enterprise Execution Era
Agentic AI is no longer defined by chat-based interactions or experimental prototypes but by its growing ability to execute work across enterprise environments. In March 2026, OpenClaw was part of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote at NVIDIA’s GTC summit. Since then, I’ve had a lot of discussions with my enterprise clients worldwide on its potential […]
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Why Business Leadership Is The Deciding Factor In API Success
Every year, enterprises invest millions in APIs, yet many end up with brittle interfaces nobody wants to reuse. The root of this problem is usually how the program is led rather than the technology. When business leadership is missing, APIs devolve into integration glue. They connect systems, but they don’t create momentum. Solution architects build […]
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OCX 2026: Open Source As Strategy
At OCX, the Eclipse Foundation’s Open Community Experience conference, attendees met to discuss the Eclipse Foundation and what it means to be an open-source developer.
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Why Scaling Products Without Architecture Slows You Down
Product-centric operating models are now the default aspiration for digital organizations. Agile adoption continues to rise. Our data shows that 55% of firms in North America and Europe now use agile or product-centric ways of working, up double digits since 2023, while APAC adoption is approaching 50%. The promise is compelling: faster value delivery, empowered […]
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You Can’t Mature Enterprise Architecture Until You Decide What “Better” Means
Ask 10 enterprise architects what maturity looks like, and you’ll get at least 10 different answers. Some want to fix the basics, such as brittle platforms, slow delivery, or a business that doesn’t trust them. Some want to prove value in terms the CFO understands. Some are asking a more existential question: What kind of […]
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AI Is Forcing A Rethink Of Application Architecture — And That’s A Good Thing
For years, solution architects have worked to modernize application landscapes: decomposing monoliths, exposing business capabilities through APIs, and embracing event-driven design. That work isn’t changing. But the rapid infusion of AI into application architecture fundamentally changes how solution architects orchestrate and design applications. In my latest report, Rearchitecting Applications For The Age Of AI, I […]
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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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SAP’s Reltio Acquisition Forces A Choice For CIOs
The SAP-Reltio Deal Is About Who Controls Your Future Architecture We have seen a lot of M&A activity trying to capitalize on AI hype. SAP’s acquisition of Reltio isn’t that. Instead, the acquisition is a strategic, pragmatic shot by SAP to own the master data layer and make the future enterprise architecture more interoperable, particularly […]
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The Four EA Archetypes: A Story Of How EA Finds Its True Place
In nearly every enterprise architecture (EA) leadership conversation I’ve had this year, the same tension surfaces: The practice is doing real work, but stakeholders can’t describe what it delivers. Expectations have surged, roles have expanded, and transformation pressures are multiplying. Yet the practice remains invisible where it matters most. EA leaders need a clear anchor: […]
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Oracle Embraces AI At JavaOne
If you couldn’t make it to NVIDIA GTC this year, you could still find plenty of AI at JavaOne. About 400 people attended the keynote in person, with more online. That keynote was called “Java for an AI World.” Oracle thinks Java is a great programming language for AI, and it claims its strength over […]
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When Every Enterprise Architecture Tool Looks The Same …
The demos all blurred together — another week, another vendor pitch. Slide after slide promised a “single source of truth,” “360-degree visibility,” and “seamless collaboration across the enterprise.” The names and interfaces changed, but to the enterprise architecture (EA) leader in the room, it all felt like the same story with a different logo on […]
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The Latest Enterprise Software Earnings Reveals CIOs’ Risks And Leverage
Enterprise AI adoption is early and uneven, but consumption pricing shifts budget risk to CIOs now. Use the gap between vendor narrative and operational reality as negotiation leverage.
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Weather The Laptop Refresh Storm: Smart Moves To Control Spend Amid Increasing Prices
Laptop pricing predictability just broke. After years of flat to declining prices, clients are seeing increases in laptop prices of 10–15% or more. This is bad news for CIOs managing this year’s laptop refresh cycle. There are two primary drivers of these cost increases: 1) Windows 10’s end of life has caused many enterprises to […]
Missed It Live? Watch Forrester’s Take On 2026 Scenario Planning
Couldn’t make it to the live session? Watch this on-demand webinar to learn how tech leaders are applying scenario planning to budget smarter, balance AI and human talent, and build resilient strategies for whatever 2026 brings.
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How Philip Morris International’s Outcome‑Driven EA Practice Won The 2025 Forrester EA Award In EMEA
Philip Morris International (PMI) won Forrester’s 2025 Enterprise Architecture Award in the EMEA region by redesigning its operating model to make AI scalable, governed, and reusable from day one.
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Upcoming Research On Digital Twins For Data Centers
This is an announcement of the start of my research into digital twins for data centers. A digital twin is a continuously updated virtual model of a physical system, synchronized with real‑time data from sensors, analytics platforms, and AI systems. This live replica mirrors the behavior, performance, and interdependencies of the system, enabling teams to […]
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Strategically Building The Future Of AI With Value: Meet Kevin A. Ogunsua, Principal Analyst For AI Strategy And Value
Some people see big rocks as obstacles. I move them, work around them, or build on them. I grew up on a university campus where curiosity wasn’t just encouraged but was ambient. My father was a professor. My mother was both a teacher and a tailor. At home, ideas were debated, patterns were studied, and […]
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