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• Report Forrester Infographic: Enable The Next-Generation Workforce With The Right Technologies

  Forrester's Visual Guide To Generational Technology Preferences

  February 26, 2021 | Andrew Hewitt

  Businesses preparing for the future of work must understand the changing technology preferences among four workforce generations. Each generation comes with its unique needs to ensure an optimal...

• Report The Forrester Guide To Equipping The Next-Gen Workforce

  Don't Let Age Define Your Workforce Enablement Strategy

  February 26, 2021 | Andrew Hewitt

  In this demographic overview, we analyze the four generations in the workplace: Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers. As Gen Z and Millennials increasingly represent a larger...

• Report Master Automation And Software To Transform Your Infrastructure

  Executive Overview: The Infrastructure Transformation Playbook

  February 26, 2021 | Glenn O'Donnell

  Infrastructure is the foundation of every digital experience, and this places the broader charter of service design on the infrastructure and operations (I&O) team. I&O leaders must own the design...

• Report Overcome Change Management Paralysis

  The Basics Still Apply, But You Don't Need A CAB

  December 24, 2020 | Charles Betz

  Infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals are questioning the relationship between traditional change management and new practices such as agile and DevOps. The change management process...

• Report Harness ChatOps To Empower Remote Collaboration

  ChatOps: The Accidental Standard

  December 21, 2020 | Rich Lane, Will McKeon-White

  With the shift to remote work and its ever-increasing complexity, teams are struggling to find ways to make collaboration easier and automate more. ChatOps is an important capability, enabling...

• Report Research Overview: Modern Technology Operations

  Landscape: The Modern Technology Operations Playbook

  August 3, 2020 | Andrew Hewitt, Will McKeon-White, Charles Betz

  Infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals want to evolve their organizations to be more flexible and responsive in the face of digital transformation and disruption. DevOps, Agile,...

• Report How 5G And Edge Computing Advance IoT Value

  This Dynamic Duo Dramatically Expands IoT Insights And Speed

  July 31, 2020 | Michele Pelino, James Staten

  5G networks promise exponential bandwidth and ultra-low latency to edge computing solutions that empower near-real-time insights gained from business systems built on internet of things (IoT)...

• Report Gauge Your Infrastructure Automation Maturity

  Assessment: The Infrastructure Transformation Playbook

  July 17, 2020 | Chris Gardner

  To convert your mundane operations routines into a finely tuned, automated ecosystem, you need to know where to start your transformation. This report guides infrastructure and operations (I&O)...

• Report Apply Enterprise Service Management To Your Industry Processes

  From Trains To Telcos, ESM Is Reshaping Knowledge Work

  June 30, 2020 | Charles Betz, Will McKeon-White

  Enterprise service management (ESM) is expanding once again. Avid ESM users are already moving from initial successful use cases in HR and facilities to business operations for specific processes...

• Report Unify Application Portfolio Management And Cloud Tagging

  Hybrid Systems Require Common Management

  June 23, 2020 | Charles Betz, George Lawrie

  As a result of the current economic crisis, we're seeing a renewed focus on portfolio management. To provide a unified view of digital and IT portfolios for governance and rationalization,...

• Report Now Tech: Infrastructure Automation Platforms, Q2 2020

  Forrester's Overview Of 15 Infrastructure Automation Platform Providers

  June 16, 2020 | Chris Gardner

  You can use infrastructure automation platforms to model and deliver systems, augment continuous delivery efforts, and ensure compliance. But to realize these benefits, you'll first have to select...

• Report IoT Solutions Transform Smart Buildings Into Strategic Productivity Assets

  Extend Opportunities Beyond Efficiency To Include Enhancing Worker Experience

  May 12, 2020 | Michele Pelino, Andrew Hewitt

  Many firms are deploying building management solutions enabled by the internet of things (IoT) to achieve operational and strategic goals. Initial benefits often focus on improving energy...

• Report Forrester Infographic: Differentiate Employee Experience In Smart Building Environments

  April 17, 2020 | Andrew Hewitt, Michele Pelino, Merritt Maxim

  As the importance of employee experience (EX) grows, where you work matters even more. Today's workplace is undergoing a renaissance of new digitally connected technologies designed to improve...

• Report Promises, Not Obligations, Are The Basis Of Future Operating Models

  Empower Team Collaboration Through A Framework Of Mutual Commitments

  March 10, 2020 | Charles Betz, Chris Gardner

  As infrastructure and operations (I&O) organizations move to digital product teams, it's becoming increasingly ineffective to base governance on traditional controls (processes, manual inspection,...

• Report Forrester's Enterprise Service Management (ESM) Buying Guide, 2020

  Map ESM Providers To Your Current State, Size, And Priorities

  February 10, 2020 | Charles Betz, Will McKeon-White

  In "The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Service Management, Q4 2019," we researched, analyzed, and scored enterprise service management (ESM) providers, providing infrastructure and operations (I&O)...

• Report It's Go Time For Application And Infrastructure Dependency Mapping (AIDM)

  Long-Awaited Dependency Mapping Is Finally Here To Bring Meaning To Your Digital Pipeline

  February 7, 2020 | Charles Betz, Rich Lane

  Visibility into complex distributed systems is crucial for modern technology operations. Despite promises, the configuration management database (CMDB) and its discovery tools never delivered...

• Report Enhance Digital Employee Experience With Device-As-A-Service (DaaS)

  The Value Of DaaS Lies In Digital EX Improvement, Not Cost Predictability

  January 23, 2020 | Andrew Hewitt

  Subscriptions are everywhere, and now they're coming to your corporate PCs. Organizations are increasingly interested in adopting device-as-a-service (DaaS) to shift employee device purchasing from...

• Report The IT Financial Management — AKA TBM — Technology Solution Ecosystem

  Achieve Total Cost Visibility With ITFM/TBM Technology And Services

  January 9, 2020 | Bill Martorelli

  Solutions for IT financial management (ITFM), AKA technology business management (TBM), are evolving rapidly because of the growing need for infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders to control...

• Report Goodbye Desktop Engineering, Hello Digital Experience Architect

  From Patches To Productivity: How Desktop Teams Will Evolve In 2020 To Meet The Needs Of The Modern Workforce

  December 18, 2019 | Andrew Hewitt

  Infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals increasingly understand the direct link between poor technology experience and employee disengagement, burnout, and attrition. As a result, they're...

• Report The Five Principles For IT Chatbot Success

  It's All About The User

  December 18, 2019 | Charles Betz, Will McKeon-White

  The chatbot value proposition is creation of faster, self-service support features for customers and employees alike. But in practice, chatbots suffer from low satisfaction scores. As IT leaders...

• Report Streamline Your Operational Processes With Lean And Agile Thinking

  Processes: The Modern Technology Operations Playbook

  December 6, 2019 | Charles Betz

  Forrester client inquiries about IT process are increasing sharply as digital transformation and DevOps practices force many IT organizations to fundamentally reexamine the role of process in their...

• Report The Forrester Wave™: Unified Endpoint Management, Q4 2019

  The 13 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  November 11, 2019 | Andrew Hewitt

  In our 23-criterion evaluation of unified endpoint management (UEM) providers, we identified the 13 most significant — 42Gears, Baramundi Software, BlackBerry, Citrix, IBM, Ivanti, ManageEngine,...

• Report Predictions 2020: DevOps

  Firms Will Embrace New Customer-Centric Approaches As DevOps Speeds Falter

  November 4, 2019 | Charles Betz, Diego Lo Giudice, Christopher Condo

  DevOps continues to capture hearts and minds. However, with release speeds slowing, it's experiencing an inflection point. To succeed, integrated DevOps teams must perceive this inflection point as...

• Report IT Financial Management — AKA TBM — Will Drive IT To Focus On Business Outcomes

  IT Leaders Must Adopt ITFM For Cost Transparency And Effective IT-Business Decision Making

  October 15, 2019 | Bill Martorelli

  Spurred by the cloud and the challenges of today's IT complexity, IT financial performance has emerged as a board-level concern. IT leaders can no longer leave the analysis, management, and...

• Report The Forrester Tech Tide™: Compute Platforms, Q4 2019

  Fifteen Technologies Underpin Compute Platforms

  October 10, 2019 | Chris Gardner, Abhijit Sunil

  Human experiences depend heavily on underlying technology performance, making compute platforms increasingly critical to a firm's ability to win, serve, and retain its customers. To optimize their...