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Hello Again! Bhusri Is Back Behind The Workday Wheel

Akshara Naik Lopez 6 days ago
What We Know Workday just announced its new CEO, and, well, he isn’t really new at all. Aneel Bhusri is returning as CEO after two years as executive chair. The move follows a turbulent period for enterprise SaaS stocks, with Workday shares down more than 20% year-to-date (2026) and significantly declining since the start of 2025, […]
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Data Centers, Semiconductors, And Sovereignty: The Upcoming AI Divide

Alvin Nguyen February 12, 2026
What Is The AI Divide In Data Centers, Semiconductors, And Sovereignty? The AI divide represents a strategic inflection point for global business. Those without these resources will fall behind, not just technologically but competitively. Productivity, customer engagement, and decision-making is widening across industries and geographies, creating systemic issues for companies that fail to invest, such as: […]

AI Isn’t A Hardware Contest — It’s A Human Test

Most orgs get less than 50% ROI on AI. See how people, skills, operating models, and culture — not more tech — unlock the value your AI investments are missing.

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SaaS As We Know It Is Dead: How To Survive The SaaS-pocalypse!

Kate Leggett February 11, 2026
The massive sell-off in software stocks earlier this month may signal that investors are betting on AI-native alternatives. Not so fast. The enterprise core isn't vanishing — it's transforming.
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OneStream Goes Private: Three Strategic Imperatives For Tech Leaders

Faram Medhora January 9, 2026
Hg Capital’s agreement to acquire OneStream for $6.4 billion marks a pivotal moment in the enterprise performance management landscape. This transaction is one of the largest take-private deals in the sector since Thoma Bravo’s $10.7 billion acquisition of Anaplan in 2022.
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KubeCon North America 2025 Retrospective: Closed Source And Open Source Battle For The AI-Native Cloud

Brent Ellis December 3, 2025
The 10th anniversary of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Atlanta was both a celebration of progress in the open-source community and a moment of reflection about the challenges facing that same community amid change.
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Introducing Forrester’s ServiceNow Services Landscape: Partner Selection Becomes More Complex With Enterprise Workflows And Agentic Transformation

Bill Martorelli December 2, 2025
It used to be that you could think of ServiceNow services almost exclusively in the context of IT service management (ITSM) implementations, but the ServiceNow services market has decisively moved beyond those traditional confines.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Digital Experience Platforms, Q4 2025

Joe Cicman November 19, 2025
You’re already feeling it. Each vendor’s site is a live demonstration of its platform’s capabilities. Optimizely leans into experimentation-led personalization; Adobe’s Experience Platform is orchestrated with precision; Salesforce blends CRM depth with conversational interfaces; Sitecore showcases agentic flows that guide content and conversion. These aren’t static pages. They’re dynamic systems that anticipate your needs, route […]

Predictions 2026: Your Planning Starts Here

2026 will demand proof, not promises. Explore Forrester’s Predictions resources — guides, webinars, and blogs — to plan smarter, lead with trust, and stay ahead of disruption.

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Predictions 2026: AI Agents, Changing Business Models, And Workplace Culture Impact Enterprise Software

Linda Ivy-Rosser November 5, 2025
In 2026, enterprise applications will move beyond the traditional role of enabling employees with digital tools to accommodating a digital workforce of AI agents. Tech leaders will be forced to decide how far to go in digitizing business processes and orchestrating workflows independent of human workers.
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Introducing Forrester’s OASIS Framework For Outcome-Driven Infrastructure

Brent Ellis November 4, 2025
The infrastructure landscape is at a crossroads. As AI agents and automation reshape business operations, traditional infrastructure — often rigid, slow, and siloed — can no longer keep pace with the demands of modern enterprises. Learn how Forrester's new OASIS Framework for outcome-driven infrastructure platforms can provide the vision for how technology leaders should build infrastructure for the agentic AI era.
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Introducing The Forrester Wave™: Human Capital Management Solutions, Q4 2025

Akshara Naik Lopez October 21, 2025
The human capital management (HCM) solutions market is experiencing one of its most transformative cycles in decades. Learn eight key trends driving that transformation to better understand which platform will help unlock the full potential of your workforce.
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Oracle AI World 2025: The First Look Under New Command

Lauren Nelson October 21, 2025
Get key takeaways from Oracle's newly renamed annual conference, the first with new CEOs Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia at the helm.
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From Insight To Impact: Why Value Stream Planning Demands Strong Governance

Margo Visitacion October 14, 2025
Despite increasing pressure to deliver business value, many technology organizations still struggle to connect strategic intent with execution. Learn how value stream planning can provide the structure to evaluate which initiatives deliver the most value the fastest.

2026 APAC Predictions: The Blind Spots You Can’t Afford to Miss

Missed the live reveal? The blind spots haven’t gone anywhere. Watch the webinar replay to uncover what APAC tech and security leaders didn’t see coming — and why your 2026 roadmap may need a reset.

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IT’s Time To Talk Budgeting

Greg Zorella October 10, 2025
Tech leaders with unlimited resources can spend on whatever they like. Those in the real world must take budgets into careful consideration and find ways to maximize the value of their available funds. Learn the three questions they must answer to build a budget that maximizes impact.
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What To Expect At KubeCon North America 2025

Lee Sustar October 7, 2025
Kubernetes is evolving from a cloud-native foundation to an AI-native enabler. Get a preview of what to expect at the upcoming KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 event in Atlanta on November 10–13.
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Operational Excellence Starts With Truth And Tracking

Joe Cicman October 2, 2025
Struggling with performance decay? Learn the steps one tiger team at a medical device company took to turn dysfunction into dominance in this case study.
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Forrester’s 2025 Technology Strategy Impact Award Winner And Runners-Up For EMEA

Dario Maisto September 24, 2025
Forrester is proud to announce mBank as the winner of the 2025 Technology Strategy Impact Award for EMEA, with TBC Bank and Philip Morris International as runners-up.
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The Long-Term Impact Of The $100,000 H-1B Fee? Higher IT Service Prices And More Offshore

Ashutosh Sharma September 23, 2025
Find out how the Trump administration's executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications impacts IT service providers and leaders at US companies.
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US Tariffs And IT Services: Prepare Your Organization For A Range Of Outcomes

Mark Moccia September 18, 2025
When was the last time you saw someone on a unicycle trying to juggle a few bottles? Have you ever tried it? Sure, looks impossible, right? This is a familiar sight for technology leaders because that is the nature of their everyday existence. Deploying new capabilities? Managing cyberthreats? Project running over budget? Just lost one […]
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The Technology Lifecycle Never Goes Away

Charles Betz September 11, 2025
Technical debt isn’t just a developer headache anymore — it’s a strategic business risk. Learn how technology lifecycle management can be a practical lever to pull to stop technical debt from overwhelming your organization.
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The Agentic Business Fabric Is How AI Will Transform Enterprise Applications

Faram Medhora September 4, 2025
Struggling with AI ROI? The problem isn’t your tech, it’s your operating model. Learn why success hinges on redesigning jobs and commercial models, not just the tools.
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