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• Report Adoption Profile: Containers In Europe, Q1 2021

  Traverse The Container Terrain To Conquer Application Modernization

  February 11, 2021 | Lauren Nelson, Paul Miller

  Software containers continue to improve European enterprise infrastructure efficiency, software development, and cloud-native project and strategic functionality — especially amid the global...

• 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 Research Overview: Cloud Technology And Services

  Tools And Technology: The Cloud Computing Playbook

  January 22, 2021 | Lauren Nelson, Bill Martorelli, Tracy Woo

  Cloud offers technology leaders a fundamentally new approach to how the organization builds, deploys, and manages software and infrastructure. To help their organizations succeed, infrastructure...

• 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 Level Up Your Cloud Strategy With Video Game Innovation

  Be A Fast Follower Of An Industry That Consistently Pioneers Change

  July 16, 2020 | Chris Gardner, Will McKeon-White

  The video game industry has always been a hub of innovation, leveraging emerging technologies to create new experiences for players. Cloud-native infrastructure and development are no different....

• 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 Now Tech: Public Cloud Development Platforms In China, Q2 2020

  Forrester's Overview Of 28 Public Cloud Development Platform Providers In China

  June 18, 2020 | Charlie Dai, Danny Mu

  You can use public cloud development platforms to build the technology foundations of an adaptive enterprise and simplify digital operations, modernize business applications, and facilitate...

• 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 Adoption Profile: Public Cloud In Europe, Q2 2020

  European Public Cloud Innovation Continues

  May 29, 2020 | Paul Miller

  Every enterprise in Europe is continually evolving its cloud strategy — or should be. In 2020, European infrastructure and operations (I&O) pros are tasked with critiquing the cost efficiency and...

• Report Adoption Profile: Public Cloud In North America, Q2 2020

  May 27, 2020 | Dave Bartoletti

  Public cloud continues to be an essential business platform for rapid innovation, scalable infrastructure, and customer-driven technology modernization. After more than a decade, public cloud is a...

• 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 Build An Adaptive Enterprise To Survive Uncertainty

  Lessons Learned From The Impact Of The Coronavirus On China's Tech Market

  March 17, 2020 | Charlie Dai, Guannan Lu

  The massive efforts that China is undertaking to contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus are having significant consequences on China's economy and organizations. Digital technologies are...

• 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: Public Cloud Development Platforms, Q1 2020

  Forrester's Overview Of 16 Public Cloud Development Platform Providers

  March 4, 2020 | Dave Bartoletti, John Rymer

  Application development and delivery (AD&D) pros can use public cloud development platforms to quickly develop and deliver applications to support business innovations and operations automation,...

• 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 Top 10 Facts About Managed Public Cloud Services

  Hundreds Of MSPs Complement The Hyperscaler Platforms

  February 6, 2020 | Bill Martorelli

  Despite cloud's popularity, common misunderstandings plague the cloud market. To accelerate cloud journeys and fill the skill gaps, a crowded market of managed services providers (MSPs) has stepped...

• Report Research Overview: Benchmark Your Enterprise Cloud Adoption

  Benchmarks: The Cloud Computing Playbook

  January 13, 2020 | Lauren Nelson

  Cloud offers technology leaders a fundamentally new approach to how their organizations build, deploy, and manage software and infrastructure. Despite cloud's popularity, infrastructure and...

• Report Hardware Remains Critical In A Software-Defined World

  Roadmap: The Infrastructure Transformation Playbook

  January 10, 2020 | Naveen Chhabra, Chris Gardner

  Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders live in a world of constant change. Their challenge is to embrace the latest technologies while continuing to maintain the tech they already have. I&O...

• 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 The Hole In Oracle's Cloud Strategy

  Oracle's Focus On Apps And Database Customers Leaves Out New Developers For Now

  December 9, 2019 | John Rymer

  Many application development and delivery (AD&D) pros are confused or dismissive about Oracle's value as a vendor of public cloud services. After a year of leadership turmoil, Oracle has settled on...

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  Webinar Modernize Your Core Business Applications With Cloud In 2020

  November 21, 2019 | Dave Bartoletti, John Rymer

  Digital transformation is facing a moment of truth: Will companies find a way to harness the power of cloud to finally tackle the crufty, lumbering core systems that have always been too difficult...