emerging technology

I’ve been thinking a lot about exponential technology and asking myself: “Is disruptive change due to ‘Moore’s law’ done?” Newsweek recently proclaimed, “The Future Of Technology Is Uncertain As Moore’s Law Comes To An End.” However, while most experts agree that silicon transistors will stop shrinking around 2021, this doesn’t mean Moore’s law is dead […]

As I’ve reported, the degree of tech-driven market disruption has never been a higher priority for every company, across every industry, than it is today. Thanks to rapidly evolving emerging technologies such as AI/ML, IoT, and blockchain, as well as the megacloud vendors who offer priced-per-hour access to tech innovation chains, everyone now has the ability to craft new […]

For Artificial Intelligence In Healthcare, The Quadruple Aim Isn’t Just A Goal — It’s A Requirement There is enormous excitement around using artificial intelligence in healthcare, and at the same time, there is growing consensus among healthcare organizations (HCOs) to focus on the “quadruple aim.” This includes improving the customer experience, driving better outcomes, lowering costs, […]

I recently published a report — “Emerging Technologies Are Transforming ‘Made In China’” — in which I discuss how manufacturing CIOs should leverage emerging technologies to drive their transformation under the “Made in China 2025” initiative. China has long been known as the world’s factory, contributing the most added manufacturing value in the world. However, China’s manufacturing […]

Digital Risk Protection In 2018: New Vendors, New Leaders, New Wave Our “The Forrester New Wave™: Digital Risk Protection, Q3 2018” report is out! Take a look at how 14 DRP vendors stack up in this emerging market. You will find detailed vendor profiles and analysis evaluating how well they monitor and mitigate organizations’ external, […]

I talk to clients about their innovation plans and technology all the time, especially their plans with technologies that are emerging, like the ones I blogged about here from our report, “The Top Emerging Technologies To Watch 2018.” It’s become clear to us that finding innovative ways to exploit emerging technology has become really important to enterprises — […]

I’m excited to announce that our list of top emerging technologies to watch in 2018 is out. If you are a client, you can download the report here; if not, here is a quick video blog. It explains what’s different about this year’s report and how we came up with our list. It further contains […]

I’m excited to announce that our list of top emerging technologies to watch in 2018 is out. If you are a client, you can download the report here; if not, here is a quick video blog. It explains what’s different about this year’s report and how we came up with our list. It further contains […]

New C-Suite Must-Read Report: “Technology Innovation Chains Create Breakthrough Opportunities” To C-suite execs responsible for driving business innovation, I highly encourage you to read Brian Hopkins‘ latest report, which shows that today’s approach to emerging tech innovation is dead. If you are either investing in single technologies or waiting for emerging technologies to mature along […]

New C-Suite Must-Read Report: “Technology Innovation Chains Create Breakthrough Opportunities” To C-suite execs responsible for driving business innovation, I highly encourage you to read Brian Hopkins‘ latest report, which shows that today’s approach to emerging tech innovation is dead. If you are either investing in single technologies or waiting for emerging technologies to mature along […]

The media has been all over quantum computing for a few years now, creating muddy waters for our clients as they try to understand this conceptually difficult emerging technology. I’ve been tracking quantum computers for about five years, but I’ve kept it off the research radar because I thought it was outside the “Should clients care?” […]

Forrester Launches New Survey On AI Adoption There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) is top of mind for executives. AI adoption started in earnest in 2016, and Forrester anticipates AI investments to continue to increase. Leaders are quickly waking up to AI’s disruptive characteristics and the need to embrace this emerging technology to remain […]

Forrester Launches New Survey On AI Adoption There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) is top of mind for executives. AI adoption started in earnest in 2016, and Forrester anticipates AI investments to continue to increase. Leaders are quickly waking up to AI’s disruptive characteristics and the need to embrace this emerging technology to remain […]

It is such a pleasure to be back at Forrester, especially now when our firm is actively embracing and helping you, our customers, leverage new technologies to innovate and differentiate your business. After three years leading technology strategy and market development for Microsoft Azure and Equinix, what brought me back were three things: The value […]

I take dozens of briefings a quarter from vendors trying to snag my attention. Frankly most don’t. In this new blog series, Forrester Startup Spotlight, we will highlight interesting technology startups that do. These up and comers exemplify trends we identified in The Top 10 Technology Trends to Watch: 2018 To 2020. Check out my blog postabout […]

AI, blockchain, chatbot, digital identity, etc. — there’s enough emerging technology in financial services to fill a whole alphabet book. And it’s difficult not to get swept off your feet by visions of bionic men, self-executing smart contracts, and virtual assistants that anticipate our every need. Investing in emerging technology is one of the main […]

Less than a year ago, my colleague Laura Koetzle and I published a report on the transformative effects of autonomous vehicles on the global economy. While conducting the research in the year leading up to that publication, the news cycles were sparsely populated (at best) with stories of the marvel of self-driving cars. We are […]

Do you know what the following 10 things have in common? Airbnb iPad iPhone Kickstarter Lyft Spotify Tesla Roadster Uber Venmo WhatsApp None of these things existed when I joined Forrester in 2006. Today, WhatsApp boasts more than 1 billion daily users; Venmo processes more than $20 billion in P2P payments annually; Kickstarter has raised […]