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The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing how organizations operate, offering unprecedented opportunities to boost efficiency and drive innovation. Yet, alongside this immense potential comes a layer of complexity that requires deliberate strategy. AI is doing more than just enhancing systems; it’s reshaping how organizations allocate resources, advance capabilities, and achieve growth. Its influence touches every corner of an operating model, challenging leaders to not only capture the power of AI but to create meaningful value with it. The path forward is both exciting and intricate, filled with the promise of transformation and the need for thoughtful navigation. Get the latest AI insights and strategic perspectives from Forrester analysts and experts.
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How to gain AI advantage and not lose your customers
Learn how to use AI to enhance customer relationships, preserve the human connection, and build long-term trust — all while gaining a competitive edge.
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What I Now Know About Task Intelligence — And Why Leaders Need To Pay Attention
As you would expect, I am fielding a lot of questions from clients about how to deploy, embed, and integrate AI into their workforce. Some of the questions imply a hasty workforce replacement strategy, while others are more nuanced about how to prepare their workforce to use AI in their evolving work. But all of these […]
Scale Your AI Strategy To Maximize ROI
Unlock the blueprint for AI success. Discover how to align strategy, prioritize impactful use cases, and close the talent gap — everything you need to expedite ROI and achieve tangible success through AI.
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How Agentic AI Elevates The Enterprise Architect’s Role
As agentic AI becomes embedded in enterprise architecture tools, it’s not just automating tasks — it’s redefining the architect’s role. Learn five things enterprise architects can do to adapt to their new reality.
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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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Are We Ready To Talk AGI Yet? Yes. Maybe. No. All Of The Above.
Artificial general intelligence is inevitable, progressing in stages toward autonomous, goal-driven software across domains. Learn how to focus on practical, observable criteria to plan for its impact.
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Anthropic Lawsuit, AI And Energy, CMO Trends
As we hurtle toward the end of August, it’s time to look toward the future. More specifically, the future of Anthropic (and other AI firms), the future of AI as a technology, and the future of the CMO role.
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Learnings From Knowledge Summit Dublin 2025
After being in the shadows for years, knowledge management has suddenly taken on a much more prominent role as a key strategic function.
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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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AI As Tool Creator: The Next Frontier In Knowledge Work
As I move into my second six months of using AI daily, I’m convinced that its most overlooked role isn’t writing content (or even code) but creating tools. We all know how generative AI has shaken up software development, writing code at scale and collapsing cycle times. But AI isn’t just a writer — it’s a toolsmith.
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Navigating The Geopolitical Cloud: ASEAN’s Diverse Approach To Digital Sovereignty
What we’re now observing in Southeast Asia is a more nuanced and strategically driven “diverse cloud” approach that directly addresses concerns around US foreign policy uncertainty and the imperative for localized data control.
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Early Adopters Share AI-Centric Service Desk Results
The promise of AI-centric service desks has moved from theoretical blueprint to operational reality. After extensive research with early adopters across multiple industries, the results reveal a complex landscape where gains are marred with implementation challenges that many organizations didn’t anticipate.
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Skip The Hype Reel — GPT-5’s Real Story Is In The System Card
Chat GPT-5 doesn’t have crowd-pleasing upgrades, but they do directly address operational pain points that enterprises face today with generative AI applications.
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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Meet The AI Agents Redefining B2B GTM Strategies And Approaches At B2B Summit EMEA
AI agents are augmenting the B2B GTM workforce — and workflows — at a rapid pace. Get to know them and their capabilities better at our B2B Summit EMEA event.
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Five Strategic CMO Moves Heading Into 2026
The stakes for senior B2B marketing leaders are high heading into budget planning season. Learn how to navigate turmoil and come out ahead.
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The Clock Didn’t Stop: The EU AI Act Will Reshape Your AI Strategy — Now
After rejecting lobbying efforts from the tech industry, the EU is moving forward with the next phase of the EU AI Act. Find out what this means for organizations leveraging AI in the EU and beyond.
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Introducing AEGIS — The Guardrails That CISOs Need For The Agentic Enterprise
AI agents aren’t coming — they’re already here. And they’re not waiting for your security architecture to catch up. Learn how Forrester's new AEGIS framework can help CISOs secure, govern, and manage AI agents and agentic infrastructure.
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Stop Reacting To GenAI Tool Requests And Lead With A Content Decision Framework
Discover why B2B leaders must understand the current state of people and workflows in content before moving forward with investments in generative AI for content creation.
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America’s AI Action Plan — Infrastructure Implications Unpacked
Learn five critical AI infrastructure imperatives from America’s 2025 AI Action Plan — from data centers and energy to security and global strategy — and what CIOs must do now to stay ahead.
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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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