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Get A Head Start On The National Cybersecurity Strategy

Jeff Pollard March 2, 2023
This blog outlines Forrester’s existing Security & Risk research to help organizations navigate, manage, and prepare their organizations for the implications of the National Cybersecurity Strategy.
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NIST AI Risk Management Framework 1.0 — What It Means For Enterprises

Michele Goetz February 7, 2023
Forrester provides guidance on how to succeed with AI governance with the NIST’s AI RMF 1.0.
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BI Vendors Can’t Resist The Sheen Of Data Fabric

Boris Evelson January 5, 2023
Learn the the two most significant trends that Forrester has been observing in the data and analytics space and what their implications are for your tech organization.
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Data Quality Is For Life, Not Just For The Holidays

Simon Daniels December 23, 2022
Marketing data quality maintenance is an ongoing activity, not something that can be carried out every so often and then forgotten.
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Data Mesh In 2023 And Beyond

Michele Goetz December 2, 2022
Clarity, challenges, and opportunities are all part of our 2023 predictions for data mesh.
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Learn How Data Clean Rooms Can Uncover Deeper Insights At Our Data Strategy & Insights Event

Tina Moffett November 10, 2022
Learn how data clean rooms can allow your brand to share sensitive customer-level data with trusted partners such as retailers or publishers.
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Want To Future-Proof Your Data Architecture? Find Out How At The Data Strategy & Insights Event

Noel Yuhanna November 4, 2022
Get tips for modernizing your data architecture with data fabric 2.0 in this preview of our Data Strategy & Insights event.

Is Your Data Ready For AI?

Learn the 8 phases of shifting to an AI-first data strategy.  

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Exposing The Data Mesh Blind Side

Michele Goetz October 3, 2022
Avoiding the technical aspects of data perpetuates the ivory tower of data strategy and committees without generating business results. Learn how a data mesh can help.
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Customer Data Platforms: Buy Or Build?

Simon Daniels September 14, 2022
Should Marketing Operations leaders buy a Customer Data Platform (CDP) or build one from scratch? While the idea of building something to exactly meet your needs is compelling, ultimately a packaged solution is likely to be the better approach.
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AI Needs Synthetic Data To Build A Real Future

Rowan Curran September 7, 2022
It’s a hazy Saturday morning in Southern California when a struggling actor gets a call. “They want me to do what?” he asks his agent incredulously. “OK, tell them I’ll be there.” He spends the next 24 hours doing everything he can to stay awake, per the instructions of his agent. Finally, the time comes, […]
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Now Is Not The Time To Pull Back On Responsible And Ethical Tech Efforts

Sara M. Watson September 7, 2022
Earn trust and drive sustainable differentiation in technology with a responsible and ethical tech strategy.
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Meet The New Analyst Focusing On Master Data Management, Data Governance, And Data Quality: Jayesh Chaurasia

Jayesh Chaurasia September 1, 2022
About Me Even though I was born in a small town in the northern part of India, I have spent most of my life in the glorious city of Mumbai, where I earned my degree in mechanical engineering. Dancing on the high beats of Bollywood music rejuvenates me! I moved to the United States for […]
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Meet The Analyst Covering Data Storytelling, Data Literacy, And Data Leadership: Kim Herrington

Kim Herrington May 17, 2022
Tell Us About Yourself I help people seek, solicit, and speak data and information in safe-to-share environments. I can help data, technology, and business leaders influence culture change and ignite insight-driven decision-making at their organizations. I empower those at any point in their development journey to be curious, creative, critical thinkers who are undaunted by […]
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Technology Is Not Neutral

Sara M. Watson April 18, 2022
Every element of technology is laden with human decisions and values. Find out how those decisions impact the technology itself.
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Revenge Of The Data Nerds

Brett Kahnke April 14, 2022
(Or, Why You Should Have A Revenue Operations Data Center Of Excellence) “Nerd” is a term of pride in my household. My kids and I embrace the label for its appreciation of learning, its respect for trivia, and its … well … accuracy. Our friends know the topics that might get us nerding out and […]
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The Insights Beat: Time To Spring Into Action, Clean Up Your Data, And Make It Blossom!

Srividya Sridharan March 24, 2022
As the leaves start to grow again and the weather warms up, what better time than now to do some much-needed spring cleaning of your data and insights practices? In this edition of the Insights Beat, we dive into our Q1 research in data, analytics, and AI that highlights the best approach to get more […]
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Navigate China’s New Data And AI Regulations

Guannan Lu March 3, 2022
Firms often struggle to identify the appropriate security controls and practices to comply with fast-changing data regulations. Here are three practices firms should adapt to keep pace.
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Proposed EU Data Act Places Industrial Platforms At The Heart Of Europe’s Technology Future

Paul Miller March 2, 2022
Europe’s proposed Data Act places the continent’s industrial firms at the heart of a plausible digital renaissance.
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Rally Your Information Governance Dream Team To Delete Data Confidently

Cheryl McKinnon February 17, 2022
To delete the data or not? Get four tips on developing a successful data governance strategy.
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Déjà Vu: Don’t Let AIOps Be CMDB All Over Again!

Carlos Casanova January 5, 2022
There's a big risk in setting unrealistic expectations for AI for IT operations. Learn how to avoid it.
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