Best Practice Report

Connect The Dots Between Business Outcomes And Emerging Technology

September 22nd, 2011
Brian Hopkins, VP, Emerging Tech Portfolio
Brian Hopkins VP, Emerging Tech Portfolio
With contributors:
Alex Cullen , Randy Heffner , Mackenzie Cahill , Jeff Scott , Rachel Dines

Summary

Forrester hosted a "tweet jam" on technology trends on July 29. Cloud was clearly atop all other subjects, but business intelligence (BI), mobile, and social were also discussed — the general theme was how these emerging technologies enable new solutions to old problems. A number of tweets, however, reflected a general unrest with enterprise architecture (EA) and its ability to deliver business value effectively via emerging technology. EAs must play a critical role here — business architecture and innovation networks can help connect the dots.

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