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Forrester’s 2025 Technology Strategy Impact Award Winners And Runner-Up For APAC

Frederic Giron 10 hours ago
Congratulations to FWD Group and YCH Group, our winners this year, and to AIA Group, our runner-up. Learn more about the technology strategies each of these firms developed and how they executed with the precision and agility.
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Forrester’s 2025 Enterprise Architecture Awards Winner And Runners-Up For APAC

Charlie Dai 10 hours ago
Congratulations to The Hong Kong Jockey Club, this year’s winner of the Enterprise Architecture Award in APAC, and runners-up AIA Group and Nan Shan Life Insurance Company. Learn how excellent EA practices helped all three align their IT strategies with business objectives, empowering them to accelerate business innovation and stay ahead of the curve.

New For 2026! Tech Budget Planning Guide + Workbook

Simplify your 2026 tech budget planning! Download our guide and workbook for recommendations, benchmarks, and actionable templates to help you assess, prioritize, and implement investments.

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Understanding Metric Maps: Measure What Matters For Adaptive, Resilient Operations

Julie Mohr 6 days ago
In today’s complex IT landscape, traditional performance metrics often fall short. This blog explores the importance of metric maps in driving adaptive and resilient operations. By aligning metrics with strategic goals, organizations can foster continuous improvement and enhance employee engagement. Discover how to effectively diagnose service issues and implement meaningful performance models.
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Google Cloud And Oracle Aggressively Discount To Keep US Federal Business

Tracy Woo July 24, 2025
Both Google Cloud and Oracle announced massive price reductions in their contracts under pressure from the General Services Administration, which oversees federal procurement. Learn more about the specifics and the implications of this shift.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Collaborative Work Management Tools, Q2 2025

Margo Visitacion July 23, 2025
Learn what to look for in a collaborative work management tool based on our evaluation of 11 vendors in the recently released Forrester Wave™: Collaborative Work Management Tools, Q2 2025.
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Master Tech Mayhem: Why Technology Leaders Can’t Miss Forrester’s 2025 Technology & Innovation Summit North America

Stephanie Balaouras July 23, 2025
Technology leaders need to get comfortable navigating relentless technology disruption, making bold decisions in the face of uncertainty, and building organizations that are ready to thrive no matter what comes at them. Learn how our upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit North America can help.
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MCP Doesn’t Stand For “Many Critical Problems” … But Maybe It Should For CISOs

Jeff Pollard July 22, 2025
As autonomous agents evolve from novelty to necessity, the protocols that govern their behavior become critical infrastructure. This blog explores the foundational tools we need to build a trustworthy agentic future.
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The AI-Centric Service Desk: A Blueprint For Modern IT Operations

Julie Mohr July 22, 2025
As digital transformation accelerates, traditional IT service desks must evolve. This blog explores the AI-centric service desk model, emphasizing automation and personalized support to enhance the digital employee experience. Learn how embracing an AI-first approach can transform IT operations into strategic enablers of productivity and resilience.
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Jekyll And Hyde: The Dual Role Of Disruptive Technologies In Sustainability

Abhijit Sunil July 18, 2025
Disruptive technologies such AI can boost efforts towards some strategic priorities, but can also work against environmental sustainability goals. Learn more about the the dual role played by six of the most important disruptive technologies poised to shape sustainability in 2025.
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Where Technology Executives Will Be Investing In 2026

Greg Zorella July 15, 2025
For technology executives trying to build an investment plan for 2026, the picture is unclear. Find out where most IT organizations will be investing next year and where you may be able to scale back to fund more experimentation in the year ahead.
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AMD Advancing AI 2025

Alvin Nguyen July 14, 2025
AMD’s Advancing AI 2025 shed light on AMD’s strategic momentum, with a series of focused announcements spanning data center growth, product innovation, and ecosystem expansion. Get a detailed analysis of the event in this post.
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Midyear CIO Check-In: Are You Crushing It Or Barely Treading Water?

Mark Moccia July 10, 2025
Life as a CIO is hectic, the environment around you is increasingly volatile, and you continually have to achieve more with less. Get some tips on managing tech debt and building engagement for your technology strategy.

Stop The Friction: Align CIOs & CISOs For Smarter 2026 Budget Planning

In uncertain times, teamwork is everything. Join Forrester analysts live on August 6 to align CIOs and CISOs on budget plans, prioritize smart investments, and fortify your security for 2026.

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Fear In B2B Buying, Future Of Experiences, Cisco Live Recap

What It Means July 10, 2025
In this episode of What It Means, we dig into fear as a motivator in the B2B buying process, the human-centric future of digital experiences, and what CISOs need to know coming out of Cisco Live.
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Demystifying Artificial General Intelligence

Bernhard Schaffrik July 9, 2025
Many technology leaders are either dismissing artificial general intelligence as a distant fantasy or reacting to it with unnecessary alarm. There is, however, a more balanced and practical path forward. Learn more in this preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA.
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Master Tech Mayhem: Technology & Innovation Summit Comes To London

Pascal Matzke July 9, 2025
In an era of change and uncertainty, technology leaders can either stay reactive or seize the new opportunities in front of them. Find out how Forrester’s Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA can help technology leaders prepare to master tech mayhem and achieve high performance in today’s volatile environment.
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Reimagining ITSM: How Refresh Europe 2025 Propels Freshworks Amid A Fierce Competitive Landscape

Julie Mohr July 8, 2025
At Refresh Europe 2025, the focus shifted from traditional SLAs to experience-led metrics, emphasizing the importance of user perceptions in IT interactions. Freshworks showcased its advancements in AI-driven service management, particularly through Freddy AI. The company aims to simplify ITSM by reducing tool sprawl and enhancing employee experiences. While not the market leader, Freshworks is strategically competitive, targeting midmarket companies. Its approach balances automation with usability, positioning it as a lean alternative in a crowded landscape.
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HPE Discover 2025: AI Is Infrastructure; Infrastructure Is AI

Naveen Chhabra July 7, 2025
Get Forrester's take on seven key announcements coming out of the event and find out how these developments may shape or disrupt your IT roadmap.

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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USU’s Strategic Reveal: Can Its ITSM Vision Keep Pace With Global Giants?

Julie Mohr July 3, 2025
Explore USU’s strategic insights from USU World 2025, where it unveiled its vision for IT service management amid growing global competition. Discover the company’s focus on genAI-powered solutions, data governance, and community engagement, as well as how it is addressing the evolving demands of a hybrid, AI-driven digital landscape, and learn about its commitment to operational compliance and innovative service delivery.
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Navigate The DXP Revolution For Impact With The New Executive Guide For Digital Experience Platforms

Joe Cicman July 2, 2025
We’re seeing some wildly exciting things happening with digital experience platforms (DXPs) that present both opportunities and significant challenges for modern enterprises. They are becoming the backbone of how we connect with customers. To harness these exciting possibilities, technology and business leaders must move beyond just knowing about the trends and instead translate and mold […]
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Dell Tech World 2025: AI’s Model T Moment?

Alvin Nguyen July 1, 2025
Find out why Dell’s founder believes that this is AI’s “Model T moment” and that Dell is positioned to be the Ford of the AI era.
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