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Splunk Is Good For Cisco, But Cisco Needs To Convince Splunk Customers That Cisco Is Good For Them

Allie Mellen 4 days ago
On September 21, Cisco announced its intention to buy Splunk for $28 billion in cash, its largest acquisition ever and fourth this year. This is a massive investment and win for Cisco from two perspectives: observability and security. Cisco’s full-stack observability platform could catapult into relevance against established competitors overnight. Similarly, on the security side, […]
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How To Enhance Your Security Operations Practice With Agile And Detection Engineering

Join us on Sept. 27 for a deep dive on detection engineering in security operations. Hear Forrester advice on best practices and the use of detection–as–code. 

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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Counting Down To Forrester’s Technology & Innovation APAC Event For 2023

Sam Higgins September 11, 2023
Technology Alignment: The Key To Powering Customer-Obsessed Growth You’ve likely suspected it and maybe have even said it out loud: Aligning technology with customer objectives can ignite significant growth. The data backs this up decisively. Forrester’s most recent study of business and technology leaders shows that companies with high alignment between technology and customer-facing roles […]
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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 […]
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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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Kick Off Your T&I Experience With A Tech Strategy Assessment

Bobby Cameron August 21, 2023
Forrester’s Technology & Innovation North America Forum in Austin, Texas is fast approaching (September 10–12). If you, like us, are feeling restless to begin learning how technology is powering growth through our world-class program, we have just the thing for you to get started a bit early! To kick off the T&I experience early, we […]
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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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Hyperscalers, It’s Time To FOCUS

Tracy Woo August 10, 2023
In late June, at FinOps X, the annual event hosted by FinOps Foundation, a big topic was the open source project FinOps Open Cost & Usage Specification (FOCUS), which aims to standardize the billing construct and presentation of cloud cost data. This is a BIG DEAL. In doing so, FOCUS will remove the complexity and […]
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SAP To Raise On-Premise Annual Support Fees An Average Of 5% Effective January 2024

Akshara Naik Lopez August 9, 2023
Continuing the latest trend in price increases by major enterprise software vendors, SAP announced on July 26, 2023, that it will increase the annual support fees for SAP support agreements by roughly 5.0% (by local CPI rates, capped to 5%). This is on top of the previous increase announced in 2022 for an average support […]
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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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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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The Rise Of DIY In FinOps

Tracy Woo July 18, 2023
One of the trends that emerged from FinOps X in San Diego is that DIY tooling is on the rise. Find out why Forrester typically tries to dissuade FinOps teams from taking this route.

Align Tech Spending With 2024 Benchmarks

Download our 2024 Planning Guide for Technology Executives to learn how to drive growth with strategic tech budgeting.

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Technology Leaders Must Drive The Green Market Revolution, Not Watch From The Stands

Stephanie Balaouras July 17, 2023
We don’t always think about the carbon footprint and environmental impact of information technology. Read more in our latest blog post.
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The Next Generation Of Modern Software Development Is Here: Embrace It Or Die

Diego Lo Giudice July 17, 2023
TuringBots are among Forrester’s top 10 emerging technologies for 2023 that will impact technology choices now and in the next few years.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Process-Centric AI For IT Operations (AIOps), Q2 2023

Carlos Casanova July 14, 2023
The Forrester Wave™: Process-Centric AI For IT Operations (AIOps), Q2 2023, evaluated 11 vendors on 30 different capabilities. Read the report to see which vendor came out on top with the highest-ranked capabilities for the broadest set of organizations.
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Healthcare Ranks Eighth Out Of 10 Industries In Future Fitness

Shannon Germain July 13, 2023
Clear differences in business and technology priorities separate modern and future fit HCOs from the rest of the traditional pack.
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Salesforce To Raise Prices An Average Of 9% Next Month

Liz Herbert July 11, 2023
Salesforce announced today that it will be increasing pricing an average of 9% starting in August. The pricing affects the Sales, Service, and Marketing Clouds as well as Industries (e.g., Financial Services Cloud) and Tableau. Much of its current (pre-increase) pricing can be found on its website (e.g., Sales Cloud pricing). The new pricing will […]

Discover The Top 10 Emerging Technologies For 2023

Watch this on-demand webinar to see which technologies made our list, which didn't — and a benefits horizon to help you plan your investments.

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Dear Technical Architects, It’s Time To Sink Or Swim

Alvin Nguyen July 11, 2023
Technical architects are being called on to keep up with the demands of a fast-paced, ever-changing modern IT industry. Here’s what they need to do.
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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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Use Human-Centric Principles To Drive Sustainable Technology Success

Gordon Barnett June 29, 2023
Human-centric principles are becoming increasingly important to organizations in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing business environment. But tech executives are lagging their peers in adopting human-centric practices. Learn the five SOLID principles of human centricity that can help propel IT organizations to sustainable success with technology.
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