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The Chief Information Officer (CIO) plays a crucial and complicated role in today’s enterprises. Read insights on how to balance innovation with practicality; the power of big data with customer privacy; and the opportunities of new tech with its accompanying risks.
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Budget Boom Or Budget Bust? Be Ready For Both In 2026
Though volatility has tempered budget expectations, business and tech leaders should prepare for the unexpected. Forrester’s 2026 Budget Planning Guides can help you make the right strategic moves this budget planning season.
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Where Technology Executives Will Be Investing In 2026
For technology executives trying to build an investment plan for 2026, the picture is unclear. Find out where most IT organizations will be investing next year and where you may be able to scale back to fund more experimentation in the year ahead.
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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AMD Advancing AI 2025
AMD’s Advancing AI 2025 shed light on AMD’s strategic momentum, with a series of focused announcements spanning data center growth, product innovation, and ecosystem expansion. Get a detailed analysis of the event in this post.
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Midyear CIO Check-In: Are You Crushing It Or Barely Treading Water?
Life as a CIO is hectic, the environment around you is increasingly volatile, and you continually have to achieve more with less. Get some tips on managing tech debt and building engagement for your technology strategy.
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Why AI ROI Remains Elusive Despite Widespread Adoption
The disconnect between ubiquitous AI adoption at the individual level and the absence of transformational impact at the organizational level is one of the most pressing challenges facing enterprises today. Learn why the gap exists and how to overcome it.
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What International Customers Should Know About Microsoft’s Sovereign Cloud Offerings
Given the increasingly volatile geopolitical environment, Microsoft customers are requesting more details on the company’s digital sovereignty posture. Consequently, Microsoft has now updated its sovereign cloud offerings to include details for Sovereign Public Cloud, Sovereign Private Cloud, and National Partner Cloud. Find out what this means and how it may impact your strategy in this post.
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Pause Innovation Now And Pay The Price Later: Why AI Readiness Can’t Wait
Even as volatility abounds, business and technology leaders must stay laser-focused on building a strong AI foundation. The first blog in our new quarterly Bold Stances series offers some guidance.
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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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What IT Financial Management Success Looks Like
IT professionals have better things to do than get in the weeds with finance. But as enterprises have become more focused on the ROI of their IT investments, finance and IT have become inextricably linked. This is where IT financial management can help.
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Key Takeaways From Cisco Live 2025: Cisco’s Big Bets For Unified Security And AI
Cisco Live 2025 Focused On Three Main Themes: AI, Simplification, And Security At its annual Cisco Live event, the company delivered a clear message: It’s operationalizing AI across the core pillars of networking, security, and observability. Building on last year’s momentum with innovations like Hypershield and Splunk integration, the company has framed its vision around […]
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FinOps X Recap — AI, Scopes, And FOCUS 1.2
The size of the event and firms in attendance at this year's FinOps X conference underscored that FinOps is not just a math exercise, but a business-critical process. Read the highlights in this review of the event.
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Introducing Forrester’s IT Spend Management Framework
Learn how mastering three indispensable capabilities — visibility, control, and optimization — can help you and your team align expenditures with strategic imperatives, realize cost savings, and fuel the innovation needed to thrive.
Stop The Friction: Align CIOs & CISOs For Smarter 2026 Budget Planning
In uncertain times, teamwork is everything. Join Forrester analysts live on August 6 to align CIOs and CISOs on budget plans, prioritize smart investments, and fortify your security for 2026.
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CIOs: Embrace A Modern Network For Transformation Success
Transformation is only successful if it is accompanied by change within the organization. Learn how the modern CIO network can help technology leaders build relationships and drive change.
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New AI Lessons In Coding, Marketing, And Product Design
In this episode, we look at how to avoid the risks of AI-enabled tools in three common business use cases: coding, marketing, and product design. The key takeaway from all three areas: There’s still a strong need to have a human in the loop to review your AI outputs.
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Organization And Social Network Analysis: How It Can Revolutionize Your Operating Model
Despite well-defined hierarchies and formal reporting structures, many companies struggle with silos, bottlenecks, and suboptimal performance. Learn three key approaches that can help.
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IBM Think 2025: A Bold Step Toward AI-First Enterprise Transformation
Get Forrester's five key takeaways from the recent IBM Think 2025 event and our five pieces of advice for technology leaders based on what we heard.
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The Sleeping Giant Awakens: Defining IT’s Role In A Seismic Shift
Generative AI is making the dream of continuous, intelligence-driven improvement in enterprise operations a reality. Find out how IT can lead the transformation in this preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit in Sydney.
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Master Tech Mayhem: Technology & Innovation Summit APAC
For technology leaders in APAC, the pressing question is no longer about whether AI will transform your business but how you will leverage AI to lead your organization through global volatility and escalating costs. Learn how Technology & Innovation Summit APAC will equip you with the skills, practices, and platforms you need to master today’s tech mayhem and and navigate a volatile environment.
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The Future Is Now With AIOps: Transforming IT Operations In Volatile Times
AIOps is changing the game for IT teams — helping them make smarter decisions, bounce back faster from issues, and keep customers happy. Find out how businesses are using it to stay ahead in today’s fast-moving world.
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S3NS Summit Highlights Sovereignty And Trusted Cloud Progress
S3NS, established three years ago, is a cloud hosting company that aims to deliver a sovereign and secure cloud solution for the French market. Formed as a joint venture between Google and Thales, S3NS adheres to strict governance rules to ensure compliance with French sovereignty requirements.
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