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Unlocking The Power Of Adobe Services: Forrester’s Overview Of 27 Providers
I’m pleased to announce the publication of The Adobe Services Landscape, Q1 2024. Since we started covering the Adobe services market in 2020, we have seen it grow rapidly and mature continuously (see figure). Adobe services have evolved into an established market that features: High revenue growth. Adobe service providers’ revenue has grown rapidly since our previous […]
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management Systems, Q1 2024
Check out this preview of The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management Systems, Q1 2024, which reveals the DAM vendors that are pushing the boundaries of intelligent and strategic creativity.
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Optimize Digital Budgets, Service Providers, And Skills — Or Lose The Digital Race
Forrester surveyed digital business strategy decision-makers globally on their priorities, investments, and organizational structures.
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Introducing The Inaugural Landscape And Forrester Wave™ Evaluation On IT Sustainability Services
The demand for services that can help decarbonize IT is surging as the services continue to evolve. Learn how two new reports can help guide your IT sustainability journey.
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Splunk Is Good For Cisco, But Cisco Needs To Convince Splunk Customers That Cisco Is Good For Them
Find out what Cisco's $28 billion planned acquisition of Splunk could mean for both observability and security.
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The Forrester Wave™: Commerce Search And Product Discovery, Q3 2023, Surfaces The Challenges Of AI Unchecked
Our just-published Forrester Wave™ delivers the first evaluation of the commerce search and product discovery market, featuring the 10 leading vendors in the space.
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Improve Your Loyalty Results With A Loyalty Services Provider
Does your brand employ a loyalty services provider in addition to a loyalty technology provider? If not, you should consider it. Brands continue to increase spend on loyalty technology and programs, but they often don’t tie their loyalty initiatives to broader corporate goals, negatively impacting their success. Services providers help here. This blog answers key […]
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SAP To Raise On-Premise Annual Support Fees An Average Of 5% Effective January 2024
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
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 Type Of Intent Data Provider Is Best For Your B2B Business?
In the recent Forrester Wave™ evaluation covering B2B intent data providers, we identified four primary business models among intent data providers. Understanding the differing focuses of these business models can help you build your shortlist of potential intent providers.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Process-Centric AI For IT Operations (AIOps), Q2 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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What’s New In Software Pricing And Contract Negotiation Success
In 2023, the tech sector is seeing shrinking growth, pressure on profits, and price hikes. Understandably, there are a lot of questions around what these price changes mean and how contract negotiations should be approached amid this uncertainty.
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The CLM Market Is Ripe For Disruption, And 13 Vendors Vie To Lead The Charge
When thinking of markets on the cusp of disruption, legal tech — and especially contract lifecycle management — is not likely what comes to mind. But it should. Here's why.
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Search, The Next Big Category In Commerce Tech, Is Crucial To CX And Success
Our newly-published Vendor Landscape for Commerce Search and Product Discovery lists the 28 most notable vendors in the space and details the 10 most important use cases they’re focusing on for clients today.
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Prove Your Extended Supply Chain Sustainability
Supply chain sustainability is a top priority. In Forrester’s analysis of the Fortune Global 200 companies, 61% of the surveyed enterprises have a named sustainability lead, and 51% have scope 1 and 2 carbon-neutral goals. But Forrester clients often ask which of the competing supply chain certifications is best for them, because there are so […]
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The Forrester Wave™: B2B Event Management Technology, Q1 2023 — A New Digital Era For B2B Events
The Forrester Wave™: B2B Event Management Technology, Q1 2023, reveals a massive change in the event tech market over the past three years. Events have transitioned from an in-person-centric event world pre-pandemic to one that now incorporates a wider range of digitally driven event experiences. Selecting the right technology provider is crucial, but with the […]
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Forrester’s Process Intelligence Landscape Preview — Three Primary Trends To Watch
The rise of automation adoption has led to technology leaders rediscovering process analysis and improvement to scale automation beyond tasks toward end-to-end process automation. So the time is right for us to dive into the process intelligence software market and provide a landscape of relevant vendors as well as technology and adoption trends. The Process Intelligence […]
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What’s Up With SAP’s Cloudification Strategy In Europe?
Hear what customers are saying about the new SAP cloud strategy at the DSAG’s Technology Days event in Mannheim, Germany.
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A Greener Future For Infrastructure Automation
Imagine spending most of your time during the peak of a New England winter researching for a Forrester Wave™ evaluation on a topic (infrastructure automation) that is hotter than ever. Is it a coincidence, or did we time it precisely to publish the report at the onset of spring? I think the latter. 😊 The […]
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Take Control Of Your DAM Experience
Now Live: Strategic Technology Selection Guide for DAM & Digital Asset Management Systems Landscape, Q4 2023 With enterprises migrating to digital business models, there is immense demand on your content teams to produce highly dynamic, engaging, and interactive content while strictly managing spend. Your teams are creating content at a rapid pace to keep up […]
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