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• Report Scoring Our 2020 Cloud Predictions

  COVID-19 Delayed Almost All Our Predictions

  February 10, 2021 | Tracy Woo

  Every year, Forrester predicts what lies ahead for cloud in the year to come. But have these predictions proven true over the past year for infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals? This...

• Report The State Of Cloud In Japan

  Japanese Firms Need Help Refining Their Cloud Migration Plans

  December 17, 2020 | Achim Granzen, Frederic Giron

  Japan is a rapidly maturing market for cloud computing. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) has been successful over the past few years, and now more Japanese firms are considering cloud for their IT...

• Report The Forrester Tech Tide™: Cloud Governance And Enablement Technologies, Q4 2020

  Fourteen Technologies That Underpin Cloud Governance And Enablement

  December 15, 2020 | Tracy Woo, Andras Cser

  Cloud governance is critical to firms' ability to drive growth, accelerate innovation, and provide flexibility at scale. To accelerate their performance in cloud, companies are evaluating and...

• Report Cloud Powers The Adaptive Enterprise

  Vision: The Cloud Computing Playbook

  November 30, 2020 | Dave Bartoletti

  Cloud is no longer tactical but rather a strategic enabler of connected platform economies. Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders must orchestrate cloud ecosystems that link employees,...

• Report Now Tech: Cloud Cost Management And Optimization, Q4 2020

  Forrester's Overview Of 18 CCMO Providers

  November 10, 2020 | Tracy Woo

  You can use cloud cost management and optimization (CCMO) offerings to visualize your cloud costs, optimize resource usage, and better budget and forecast future spend. But to realize these...

• 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 Adoption Profile: Hosted Private Cloud In North America, Q3 2020

  Hosted Private Cloud Providers Shift Their Focus To Hyperscaler Innovations And Managed Services

  July 6, 2020 | Bill Martorelli

  While it may seem a sideshow to an IT industry obsessed with public cloud services, hosted private cloud nevertheless holds a unique position in serving multiple scenarios and users. Hosted private...

• Report The Forrester Wave™: Hosted Private Cloud Services In Europe, Q2 2020

  The Seven Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  June 24, 2020 | Bill Martorelli

  In our 32-criterion evaluation of hosted private cloud providers in Europe, we identified the seven most significant ones — Atos, CenturyLink, Orange, OVHcloud, Rackspace Technology, Sungard...

• Report The Forrester Wave™: Hosted Private Cloud Services In North America, Q2 2020

  The 11 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  June 24, 2020 | Bill Martorelli

  In our 32-criterion evaluation of hosted private cloud providers, we identified the 11 most significant ones — Atos, CenturyLink, Flexential, NTT DATA, Otava, OVHcloud, Rackspace Technology,...

• Report Adoption Profile: Hosted Private Cloud In Europe, Q2 2020

  Local Providers Target Dedicated Infrastructure, Unique Scenarios, And Services

  May 29, 2020 | Paul Miller, Bill Martorelli

  Adoption of hosted private cloud continues to grow; it combines the expertise of a cloud service provider with the workload isolation of a private cloud. While some balk at its shortcomings...

• Report Top 10 Ways To Master Performance For Your Cloud Migration

  Planning In Advance Will Save Headaches Later

  April 13, 2020 | Rich Lane

  Cloud migration has been a hot topic for some time, yet the measurement of performance before, during, and after migration has remained somewhat subjective and, in many instances, has led to bad...

• Report Mind The Cloud Skills Gap

  People: The Cloud Computing Playbook

  March 11, 2020 | Tracy Woo

  After a decade of cloud experience, organizations are facing a talent shortage for all cloud-related skills. Although legacy skill sets translate well to new cloud technologies, the cultural leap...

• Report Now Tech: Hosted Private Cloud, Q1 2020

  Forrester's Overview Of 22 Hosted Private Cloud Providers

  March 6, 2020 | Bill Martorelli

  You can use hosted private cloud to migrate to cloud more quickly, meet the demands of unique workloads, and isolate workloads from other customers. But to realize these benefits, you'll first have...

• Report Push Your MSP To Match Your Dynamic Cloud Journey

  Radical Flexibility And Evolution Hit The Services Market To Mirror The Clouds They Support

  February 20, 2020 | Bill Martorelli

  As more and more IT infrastructure and workloads shift to the cloud, so has infrastructure management. The result has been two distinct infrastructure management models, with clear similarities but...

• Report Scoring Our 2019 Cloud Predictions

  We Were Spot-On For Three And Early On Two

  January 10, 2020 | Dave Bartoletti, Lauren Nelson

  Every year, Forrester predicts what lies ahead for cloud in the year to come. But have these predictions proven true over the past year for infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals? This...

• Report Predictions 2020: Cloud Computing

  New Hyperscale Alliances, Cloud-Native Innovations, And Security Demands Will Reshape The Cloud Battleground — Again

  November 4, 2019 | Dave Bartoletti, Lauren Nelson, Abhijit Sunil

  More than any other force, cloud computing has reshaped the business technology landscape. In 2020, cloud application, platform, infrastructure, and management vendors will battle fiercely for...

• Report The Forrester Wave™: Application Modernization And Migration Services, Q3 2019

  The 14 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  July 16, 2019 | Bill Martorelli

  In our 26-criterion evaluation of application modernization and migration services providers, we identified the 14 most significant ones — Accenture, Atos, Capgemini, Cognizant, Deloitte, EPAM...

• Report Adoption Profile: Private Cloud In Europe, Q2 2019

  Private Cloud Can Focus Efforts To Enable More-Meaningful Changes

  June 21, 2019 | Lauren Nelson, Paul Miller

  Europeans continue to leverage a mix of cloud technologies, including private cloud. Many enterprises face a stark reality: Change is expensive, and private cloud offers meaningful improvements...

• Report Adoption Profile: Hosted Private Cloud In Europe, Q2 2019

  Local Providers Target Dedicated Infrastructure, Unique Scenarios, And Services

  May 7, 2019 | Lauren Nelson, Paul Miller

  Adoption of hosted private cloud (HPC) continues to grow, despite criticism. HPC combines the expertise of a cloud service provider with the isolation of a private cloud. While some balk at its...

• Report Adoption Profile: Private Cloud In North America, Q2 2019

  Open Source Is Everywhere, And Private Cloud Redefines Itself

  April 29, 2019 | Lauren Nelson

  Contrary to popular belief, private cloud is here to stay. And as enterprises align their cloud strategies to business objectives, they're redefining it. Many enterprises face a stark reality:...

• Report Assess The Pain-Gain Tradeoff Of Multicloud Strategies

  Learn The Difference Between Strategic Multicloud And Ineffective Complexity

  March 19, 2019 | Lauren Nelson, Andre Kindness, Naveen Chhabra

  Multicloud and hybrid cloud are equally useless terms, and yet, in reality, they define your obvious cloud strategy. Having multiple platforms, cloud and noncloud, allows for flexibility and...

• Report Top 10 Facts Tech Leaders Should Know About Cloud Migration

  Cloud Migration Is Both Common And Valuable, But Don't Expect Your Business Users To Care

  March 14, 2019 | Lauren Nelson

  In 2015, cloud migration skyrocketed to the headlines as enterprises expanded public cloud plans to include existing applications. Fast-forward to 2019, and many enterprises actively consider...