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Introducing The Inaugural Landscape And Forrester Wave™ Evaluation On IT Sustainability Services

Abhijit Sunil 2 days ago
The demand for services that can help decarbonize IT is surging as the services continue to evolve. Learn how two new reports can help guide your IT sustainability journey.
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Navigating The Waters Of Enterprise Software? Keep An Eye On The Agile Vendors

Liz Herbert September 19, 2023
Learn why focused enterprise software vendors like Adobe and Salesforce maintain superior product quality over behemoths like IBM and SAP.

2024 Tech Budget Missteps You’ll Want To Avoid

Explore benchmark data from Forrester’s 2024 Planning Guide reports for tech leaders to see where you’re over- or underinvesting.

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Break The Cycle Of Security And Technology Intergenerational Trauma

Jinan Budge September 12, 2023
Learn what's creating the silos between technology and security teams and how to avoid or remove them.
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Discover The Foundational Priorities And Capabilities That Every Architect Must Adopt

Stéphane Vanrechem September 12, 2023
Enterprise architects want a best-in-class enterprise architecture department, but they can only achieve this by having the right foundational priorities and architecture capabilities. Learn how in our new research.
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Enhance Your Security Operations Practice With Agile And Detection Engineering

Get a deep dive on detection engineering in security operations. Hear Forrester advice on best practices and the use of detection–as–code. 
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Counting Down To Forrester’s Technology & Innovation APAC Event For 2023

Sam Higgins September 11, 2023
Technology Alignment: The Key To Powering Customer-Obsessed Growth You’ve likely suspected it and maybe have even said it out loud: Aligning technology with customer objectives can ignite significant growth. The data backs this up decisively. Forrester’s most recent study of business and technology leaders shows that companies with high alignment between technology and customer-facing roles […]
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Demystifying Real-Time Data For Analytics And Operational Workloads

Noel Yuhanna September 8, 2023
I often get client inquiries about latency requirements to support real-time analytics and operational workloads. The challenge is that “real time” can vary from milliseconds to minutes depending on the use case. At its core, real-time data refers to data made available immediately (or almost immediately) to support operational and analytical workloads. This data may […]

Get Bullish On These 2024 Tech Budget Line Items

Download our 2024 Planning Guide for Technology Executives to learn where to halt legacy spending — and boost tech budgets to power the business growth agenda.

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LeanIX To Be Acquired By SAP In Q4 2023: A Vote Of Confidence By SAP In Enterprise Architecture

Stéphane Vanrechem September 8, 2023
LeanIX, a privately held enterprise architecture (EA) management solution, is set to be acquired by SAP, as announced on September 7, 2023 (click here). SAP has made this strategic acquisition to offer SAP clients access to a complete suite of tools essential for continuous business transformation. It includes AI-driven process optimization, particularly in enterprise architecture. […]
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Restricted Source Licensing Is Here

Naveen Chhabra September 7, 2023
Open source has taken the enterprise by storm. What was once seen as risky code, developed in suburban basements, has taken on new life. Major software companies employ teams of full-time workers to write and contribute code to open source projects. Even end user companies such as Netflix, Lyft, Capital One, etc., are contributing back […]
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Forrester’s Impressions: VMware Explore 2023

Naveen Chhabra September 6, 2023
In recent years, VMware has faced major headwinds: It migrated its clients from on-premises to public cloud, changed to a cloud-native application development paradigm, shifted to subscription licensing, had frequent cycles of M&A activities, and experienced unfavorable macroeconomic environments. Despite these, VMware registered modest revenue growth. Even though it grew, it knows it is vulnerable. […]
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To Become Future Fit, Ditch The PMO Moniker

Margo Visitacion September 1, 2023
To become more future fit, consider moving your IT operations from a project management office to a strategic value office operating model. Learn the key points in this post.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: iPaaS, Q3 2023

David Mooter August 22, 2023
The Forrester Wave™: Integration Platform As A Service (iPaaS), Q3 2023 is live! iPaaS continues to be a key part of application architecture. It’s used for both modern, cloud-native systems and rejuvenating investments in legacy systems. It is also growing in relevance for business automation. These valuable use cases have resulted in strong growth for […]

Align Tech Spending With 2024 Benchmarks

Download our 2024 Planning Guide for Technology Executives to learn how to drive growth with strategic tech budgeting.

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Forrester’s 2023 Enterprise Architecture Awards Winner And Finalist For EMEA

Laura Koetzle August 22, 2023
Learn how our EMEA Enterprise Architecture Award winner and finalist use outcome-driven enterprise architecture for business success.
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Open Source Under Attack: Your Source Is Ajar

Andrew Cornwall August 21, 2023
The open source world has seen high-profile projects with unusual terms. They call themselves “open source” and “free for research and commercial use.” Whether a project is open source does matter. It could be not-quite-closed source masquerading as truly open - it could be ajar source.
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When Is The Right Time To Invest In The Cool New Thing?

Paul Miller August 17, 2023
Not every emerging technology succeeds. Read more on how you can cut through the noise to work out when and where to commit your company’s finite resources.
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Heat Reuse In Data Centers May Be Required And Regulated

Abhijit Sunil August 16, 2023
Debates surrounding the Energy Efficiency Act, which aims to reduce energy use in public authorities, corporations, and data centers, will potentially influence future laws globally. Why is this important and what does it mean? Here’s the context: Data centers use a lot of energy. The International Energy Agency estimated that global data center electricity consumption […]
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How Ineffective Sourcing Strategies Affect Your Tech Debt Index

Akshara Naik Lopez August 11, 2023
Struggling to manage tech debt? Learn three key considerations in this preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation North America event.

How CIOs Can Pave The Way For A Growth Agenda

Don't get caught unprepared for this CIO change. Read our report on tech leaders' new role in driving a growth agenda with a customer-centric technology strategy.

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Unique Solutions To Reduce Technical Debt

What It Means August 10, 2023
In this preview of the upcoming Technology & Innovation North America event, five analysts provide their perspectives on how to reduce or avoid technical debt.
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SAP To Raise On-Premise Annual Support Fees An Average Of 5% Effective January 2024

Akshara Naik Lopez August 9, 2023
Continuing the latest trend in price increases by major enterprise software vendors, SAP announced on July 26, 2023, that it will increase the annual support fees for SAP support agreements by roughly 5.0% (by local CPI rates, capped to 5%). This is on top of the previous increase announced in 2022 for an average support […]
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Forrester’s 2023 Enterprise Architecture Awards Winner And Finalists For The Americas

Charles Betz August 9, 2023
Learn how our winner, U.S. Bank, and finalists Rockwell Automation and Takeda Pharmaceuticals have used outcome-driven enterprise architecture for business success.
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