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 technologies, 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 getting the most from your emerging technologies. Read our insights to learn how to evaluate, implement, and drive business value with new and emerging technology.

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At Its Innovation 2023 Event, Intel Is Focused On AI Developers

Brian Hopkins 1 day ago
Get Forrester's key takeaways and unique insights from the recent Intel Innovation 2023 conference.
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Restricted Source Licensing Is Here

Naveen Chhabra September 7, 2023
Open source has taken the enterprise by storm. What was once seen as risky code, developed in suburban basements, has taken on new life. Major software companies employ teams of full-time workers to write and contribute code to open source projects. Even end user companies such as Netflix, Lyft, Capital One, etc., are contributing back […]

Budget Your 2024 Cloud And AI Priorities Wisely

Download our 2024 Planning Guide for Technology Architecture & Delivery Leaders to learn where cloud, data center, software, and emerging tech budgets are shifting.

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Forrester’s Impressions: VMware Explore 2023

Naveen Chhabra September 6, 2023
In recent years, VMware has faced major headwinds: It migrated its clients from on-premises to public cloud, changed to a cloud-native application development paradigm, shifted to subscription licensing, had frequent cycles of M&A activities, and experienced unfavorable macroeconomic environments. Despite these, VMware registered modest revenue growth. Even though it grew, it knows it is vulnerable. […]
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Biden Escalates The US-China Tech Trade War (Again)

Glenn O'Donnell August 23, 2023
US president Joe Biden issued an executive order on August 9 imposing tighter restrictions on certain technology investments in “countries of concern.” It cites military applications of these technologies by hostile states that raise US national security concerns. The EO leaves “countries of concern” vaguely defined, but the target is China, including its special administrative […]
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AI Advertising Is An Economic Multiplier, Provided You Own It

Jay Pattisall August 22, 2023
Marketers looking for cost savings from AI advertising should rethink it in the wake of a new decision upholding human authorship.
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Why NASA, IBM, And Hugging Face’s Open Source Model Is A Big Deal

Ted Schadler August 16, 2023
What do you get when you combine an open source platform, a massive and critically useful dataset, and an ability to open-source an AI foundation model? Find out in this post.
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Subscription Hardware Puts The Channel At Risk

Naveen Chhabra August 14, 2023
Subscription-based hardware is the emerging model that every hardware vendor is promising to customers, partners, and investors. It’s a significant shift from the classic capex model in which firms spend money for outright hardware purchases. There are several scenarios such as new technology, short-term projects, test-before-you-buy, and infrastructure bundled with managed services, etc., where subscription-based […]

2024 Tech Budget Missteps You’ll Want To Avoid

Explore benchmark data from Forrester’s 2024 Planning Guide reports for tech leaders to see where you’re over- or underinvesting.

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Unique Solutions To Reduce Technical Debt

What It Means August 10, 2023
In this preview of the upcoming Technology & Innovation North America event, five analysts provide their perspectives on how to reduce or avoid technical debt.
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Annual Planning 2024: Now Is The Time For Tech Leaders To Reinvigorate Their Role In The Growth Agenda

Keith Johnston August 8, 2023
For 2023, Forrester recommended a steadfast approach to technology decisions to reconcile any hasty investments made in the pandemic years. With that work now forming the foundation for future business growth, it’s time to accelerate into 2024 with a pragmatic approach to innovation. Learn three key areas where you should focus your 2024 tech spend.
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What Are The Hottest Data Management Trends? Find Out At Data Strategy & Insights 2023

Noel Yuhanna August 4, 2023
Despite huge progress in data, analytics, and AI platforms and tools, our data challenges keep stacking up! The fundamental business needs of storing, processing, and accessing data are complicated by ongoing cloud migration, growing data variety and volumes, demand for real-time everything, and ever-expanding regulatory and compliance mandates. Data management — which includes data ingestion, […]
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Planning Guides 2024: Technology Leaders

Take the guesswork out of your 2024 tech budget planning. Find out how your 2024 tech budget compares to your peers — and where to increase, decrease, and experiment with your tech investments.
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Top 10 Emerging Technologies In 2023

What It Means July 27, 2023
Struggling to figure out which emerging techs to focus on in the year ahead? In this episode, VP of Emerging Tech Portfolio Brian Hopkins and VP and Principal Analyst Michele Goetz discuss the top 10 emerging technologies list for 2023.

Get Bullish On These 2024 Tech Budget Line Items

Download our 2024 Planning Guide for Technology Executives to learn where to halt legacy spending — and boost tech budgets to power the business growth agenda.

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One Destination, Many Paths: The Content Engagement Solutions Landscape

Phyllis Davidson July 24, 2023
B2B marketers spend ample time seeking better ways to engage their audiences, convert them to buyers, and retain them as customers. While content is central to engagement, audience expectations for contextually relevant, personalized content know no limits. To get content right, technology is key, but there are many paths to the ideal content destination. In […]
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IoT Benefits And Risks

What It Means July 20, 2023
The internet of things (IoT) brings a lot of potential — and a lot of risk. In this episode, Principal Analyst Michele Pelino reviews the latest IoT use cases and Senior Analyst Paddy Harrington highlights some of the security risks involved.
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When The Regulator Comes Knocking, Will You Have Your AI House In Order?

Michele Goetz July 18, 2023
The US Federal Trade Commission is officially investigating OpenAI. Learn how you can mitigate your risk exposure by addressing the eight areas of interest outlined in the FTC request.
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Generative AI Will Supercharge The Green Market Revolution

Abhijit Sunil July 16, 2023
The advent of generative AI brings immense potential for the technology to aid in areas of environmental sustainability efforts. This incudes measurement and reporting, research and revolution, and design and manufacturing, among others. Find out the details in this blog.
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How Embracing “Resilience By Design” Enables Innovation

Naveen Chhabra July 12, 2023
What does badminton have to do with resilient technology strategies? Find out in this sneak preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation North America event.

Separate Generative AI Fact From Fiction

Want to realize the true potential of generative AI? Discover what it can (and can't) do for you. Explore our generative AI insights to guide your journey and your choices.

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Generative AI Dominates The Top 10 Emerging Technologies Of 2023

Brian Hopkins July 11, 2023
Generative AI tops this year's list of 10 emerging technologies — but maybe not for the reasons you think. Find out why.
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Apple Acerca 5G Network Slicing A Ser Una Realidad

Octavio Garcia Granados June 30, 2023
Network slicing es una de las características clave que diferencian las redes 5G de las generaciones anteriores. A pesar de esta promesa, la adopción de 5G network slicing ha sido casi inexistente. Aunque los desarrolladores de aplicaciones tenían la capacidad de aprovechar network slicing a partir de Android 12 (agosto de 2021) y posteriormente con […]
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The Top 10 Emerging Technologies For 2023

Watch this on-demand webinar to see the emerging technologies on our top 10 list with a benefits horizon to help guide your short–, mid–, and long-term investments. 
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