Emerging Technology
Emerging technology is reshaping business models and improving digital experiences for consumers and employees across industries and geographies. To leverage emerging technology effectively on their path to business and digital transformation, brands and enterprises must continually assess the technology landscape to separate vaporware from the truly emerging techs, while also evaluating the impact of new technologies on the organization’s technical debt and legacy operations and existing tech stack. Forrester can provide best practices and frameworks for building an emerging technology business case and getting the most from the emerging technologies you deploy. Read our insights to learn how to evaluate, implement, and drive business value with new and emerging technology.
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How To Get Retrieval-Augmented Generation Right
As AI continues to redefine the way organizations think and work, retrieval-augmented generation is a pivotal tool for enterprise adoption of generative and agentic AI. Find out how to leverage it most effectively.
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Getting The Balance Right: Shared Services Versus Service Providers In Government
Without rigorous management, shared services in government can devolve into a service provider model, losing sight of the core mission and sacrificing the efficiencies they were designed to deliver. Learn how to avoid this and get the balance right.
Ultimate Guide To The Top 10 Emerging Technologies
Discover the top 10 emerging technologies shaping 2025, based on Forrester’s exhaustive research. Explore the impact, use cases, and benefit horizons of technologies like agentic AI, synthetic data, quantum security, and more.
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Frictionless CX Is Possible But Only If You Have Foresight
After years of digital transformation, many companies still struggle with fragmented customer experiences. But in 2025, a new wave of converging technologies — from generative AI to adaptive edge intelligence — is making seamless, intuitive CX possible. The key? Foresight. At Forrester’s CX Summit North America, you’ll discover how emerging technologies are reshaping the way brands connect with customers.
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Your Emerging Technology Questions Answered
You asked; we answered. Check out this list of questions and answers from our recent webinar unveiling our top 10 emerging technologies.
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MIT’s 2025 CIO Symposium: For AI Success, Follow Path Two
MIT's Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu proclaims that technology can take two paths: automation and empowerment. Learn what each path entails and where AI is on each in this event review.
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Redefining Operations With Aerial Drones
As physical automation advances, aerial drones are becoming a powerful tool for overcoming operational challenges. Learn more about the benefits, use cases, and risks of aerial drones in this preview of a new report.
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Public-Sector IT Leaders: It’s Time To Prioritize The Right Emerging Technologies
Learn the 11 emerging technologies that all public-sector IT leaders should be watching and get insight on how these technologies will shape the next decade of government transformation.
Summer Team Up: Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA
From 1 July to 29 August, purchase passes for Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA and get two tickets for the price of one with the voucher code SUMMER2FOR1.
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Introducing TCQ, Forrester’s Technology Change Quotient
How can you prepare your employees to become adaptable learners who quickly embrace and master each new wave of technology change? Forrester's technology change quotient (TCQ) can help. Find out what TCQ is and how you can leverage it in this post.
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Agentic AI And IT Maturity: Bridging The Gap Between ServiceNow’s Vision And The IT Reality
The ServiceNow Knowledge 2025 event unveiled ambitious advancements in AI-driven enterprise technology, with a focus on autonomous workflows, unified data platforms, and human-machine collaboration. Key announcements included the launch of the AI Control Tower for managing AI agents, the expansion of Workflow Data Fabric to unify disparate data sources, and the intent to acquire data.world […]
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Figma Config 2025: In An AI World, Design Matters More Than Ever
New Figma products embrace AI, but Figma Sites fails to adhere to accessibility standards.
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Geopolitics Accelerates Emerging Technology Investment In Europe
Contrary to popular misconception, European firms aren’t lagging behind in emerging technology adoption, and there’s no lack of innovative startups. Get a look at a few of this year’s top 10 emerging technologies through a European lens.
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How Emerging Tech Will Transform Digital Banking Experiences Over The Next Decade
Over the next decade, banks, fintechs, and big tech firms will use a combination of maturing and emerging technologies to introduce innovative interfaces, making digital experiences more intuitive and human-centered. These technologies will amplify consumer understanding, enhance automation, and accelerate the orchestration and delivery of digital banking experiences. As a result, digital banking experiences are evolving to become more assistive, anticipatory, and agentic, empowering consumers in unprecedented ways.
Summer Team Up: Technology & Innovation Summit NA
This July and August, seize the opportunity to elevate your team! Buy one pass for Technology & Innovation Summit NA and get one free. Tackle technology challenges together and walk away with actionable insights. Don’t wait — reserve your passes today!
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Racing Ahead: Emerging Technology Adoption In The APAC Region
The Asia Pacific region is no longer following global tech trends — it is setting them. Once seen as a fast adopter, APAC is now a bold innovator, building new technologies from the ground up. Get some examples and use cases in this preview of our upcoming webinar.
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RSAC Conference 2025: Innovation Sandbox Turns 20
RSAC Conference 2025 featured the 20th annual Innovation Sandbox competition. Learn more about the entrants and results in this review of the event.
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Forrester’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies For 2025: Automation Evolves, Robots Rise, And Synthetic Data Steps Forward
Emerging technology isn’t just speeding up — it’s splintering into newer, riskier, and more powerful directions. Learn three noteworthy changes to this year’s top 10 emerging technologies list and one foundational truth that hasn’t changed in this preview of our upcoming webinar and new report.
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Agentic AI Strengthens Digital Adoption Platform Offerings
Digital adoption platform (DAP) providers have always been at the forefront of integrating automation into workflows, so integrating agentic AI is a logical next step. Learn the agentic AI use cases that DAP vendors are exploring to further boost performance.
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The Future Of Digital Experiences: A Human-Centered, Empowering Journey
Emerging technologies are transforming digital experiences, which are evolving to become more human-centered, assistive, anticipatory, and agentic.
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XR Steps Back, AI Steps Up: The Shake-Up In Our 2025 Emerging Technologies
Forrester’s 2025 top 10 emerging technologies report reveals a major shift in the tech landscape, driven by AI acceleration and changing market dynamics. Longtime list members extended reality and Zero Trust edge are stepping back, making room for two fast-moving innovations — one of which was virtually unknown just a year ago. The earlier release gives tech leaders more time to strategize and align with upcoming breakthroughs in AI and beyond.
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Four Forces Shape The Future Of Technology Services
Generative AI and agentic workflows are roiling technology services markets, overturning the 15-year stability of the prevailing business model. Over the last three years, four powerful forces began converging to disrupt the services status quo, forcing providers toward radically different choices and reshaping the sector to deliver what enterprises need now.
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OCBC’s Journey To Becoming A Generative AI Pioneer
OCBC has emerged as a leader in enterprise AI adoption, seamlessly integrating generative AI (genAI) across its operations. I recently spoke with Donald MacDonald, head of OCBC’s Group Data Office, about the bank’s AI journey. Q: Donald, OCBC’s success with AI seems to stem from a long-term vision rather than a sudden pivot. How did […]
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