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• Report Invent The Future With Asset Tokenization

  Tokenization Offers Tactical And Strategic Benefits, And Banks Must Prepare

  February 18, 2021 | Martha Bennett, Jost Hoppermann

  Representing assets as tokens on blockchain networks both supports process efficiencies and offers potential for new business models. Digital business strategists and emerging technology leaders...

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  Webinar Emerging Technology Trends In Banking For 2021

  February 18, 2021 | Jost Hoppermann, Martha Bennett

  Banks are transforming their organizations with digital technologies. Forces such as emerging technology, fintechs, changing customer behavior, and the decomposition of the banking industry are...

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  Webinar Blockchain Predictions 2021: Is It Time To Stop Talking About Blockchain?

  February 10, 2021 | Martha Bennett

  This packed session starts with a brief review of Forrester's blockchain predictions for 2020 and how the pandemic impacted developments. Following that, a deeper dive into the predictions for 2021...

• Report The Top Emerging Technologies In Banking In 2021

  What's Hot And What's Worth Watching In 2021

  January 28, 2021 | Jost Hoppermann, Martha Bennett

  Forrester interviewed more than 25 banking business and technology decision-makers as well as vendor representatives in the banking technology space to learn their tech investment priorities for...

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  Webinar AI Predictions 2021

  How AI Is Entering New Territory

  November 18, 2020 | Srividya Sridharan, Mike Gualtieri, Brandon Purcell

  Early forays into AI combined with 2020’s new reality for business is catapulting AI competency further and faster. What was once considered impossible is now not only possible, but even...

• Blog Predictions 2021: Blockchain Is A Tale Of Two Speeds

  October 28, 2020 | Martha Bennett

  2020 has been a year of reckoning for distributed ledger technology (DLT; aka blockchain). The pandemic amplified trends that were already underway. More realistic and pragmatic approaches to...

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  Webinar The New, Unstable Normal Roundtable: How COVID-19 Will Change Business And Technology Forever

  Europe-Friendly Start Time

  October 28, 2020 | Laura Koetzle, Martin Gill, Martha Bennett

  The lasting impact of COVID-19 and the high likelihood of future pandemics will usher in five macro shifts that will fundamentally change business and technology: 1) Customer expectations will...

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  Webinar How Brands And Manufacturers Thrive In The Age Of Marketplaces: Blocking And Tackling (Part 2 of 2)

  October 23, 2020 | Sucharita Kodali, Emily Pfeiffer, Brendan Witcher

  Brands and manufacturers that typically sell through wholesale channels are facing seismic shifts due to the transparency around goods online and the growing prevalence of e-commerce marketplaces...

• Report The New, Unstable Normal: How COVID-19 Will Change Business And Technology Forever

  July 14, 2020 | Stephanie Balaouras, Laura Koetzle, Martin Gill

  The pandemic has already forced firms and policymakers to do things that were previously considered impossible. This is just the beginning. Given its gravity, the effects of COVID-19 — along with...

• Report Blockchain In 2020: A CIO's Guide To The 10 Most Prevalent Myths

  To Use Distributed Ledger Technology Successfully, Avoid These Key Misconceptions

  April 24, 2020 | Martha Bennett

  Distributed ledger technology (DLT, AKA blockchain) is maturing. Yet more initiatives will move beyond the pilot phase in 2020, and the technology will continue to evolve. Overall, pragmatism and...

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  Webinar Europe's Working From Home: Guidelines For Managing A Remote Workforce

  April 21, 2020 | Martha Bennett, Paul Miller

  What do you do when your team has become virtual overnight? The magnitude of the challenges you’re facing and the ways of addressing them obviously differ, depending on whether you’ve...

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  Webinar Working Through A Pandemic: Tips And Tricks For Homeworkers . . . From Homeworkers

  April 6, 2020 | Martha Bennett, Andrew Hewitt, Paul Miller

  The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in more people working from home than ever. And many of them had little or no notice to prepare for turning part of their home into their office. In response to the...

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  Webinar Blockchain 2020: What Lies Ahead, And Why Do We Need A Rethink?

  February 27, 2020 | Martha Bennett

  While we're still seeing "blockchain is revolutionizing xxx" headlines, since the start of 2019, these have been counterbalanced by equally sensational statements proclaiming that the technology is...

• Report Data Literacy: What Is It, And Why Do Executive Teams Need To Care?

  Leveraging Data To Achieve Maximum Business Benefit Requires More Than Technology Tools

  February 14, 2020 | Martha Bennett

  Insights-driven organizations require the capacity to produce and analyze context-relevant data to make the right decisions at the right times. However, the access to and quality of data alone is...

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  Webinar Forrester Event Roundup: CES 2020 And What It Means For Your Business

  January 23, 2020 | Nigel Fenwick, Frank Gillett, Paul Miller

  CES is the premier consumer technology event on the calendar. In recent years, CES has morphed into a broad tech innovation conference with an ever-increasing number of connected products using the...

• Report Libra Isn't Dead, But It Needs A Better Form Of Life Support To Survive

  Fine Words About Regulatory Compliance Aren't Enough

  December 19, 2019 | Martha Bennett

  October 2019 was an eventful month for Libra: Seven major companies withdrew from the initiative, the Libra Association held its inaugural meeting, and the US House Committee on Financial Services...

• Report Predictions 2020: Europe

  Europe Will Deliver Regulatory Leadership Amid Uncertainty

  November 4, 2019 | Martha Bennett, Dan Bieler, Thomas Husson

  In 2020, European firms will grapple with increased volatility on both the economic and geopolitical fronts, and Germany's industrial firms, Digital China, and regulators will capitalize on the...

• Blog Predictions 2020: Distributed Ledger Technology Moves Beyond Proof Of Concept

  November 1, 2019 | Martha Bennett

  Overall, our 2019 predictions for distributed ledger technology (DLT, AKA blockchain) panned out pretty much as expected. Some of the key trends we outlined then will persist in 2020, such as...

• Report Predictions 2020: Distributed Ledger Technology

  There Will Be More Realistic Explorations In 2020, But Expect Some Drama On The Frameworks And Tools Front

  November 1, 2019 | Martha Bennett, Charlie Dai

  Interest in distributed ledger technology (DLT — AKA blockchain) remains high but has taken on a different shape: Activity has shifted from unfocused exploration to focused strategic projects. Read...

• Report Predictions 2020: CIO

  Uncertainty Will Create Opportunity For CIO Leadership In 2020

  October 28, 2019 | Brian Hopkins, Bobby Cameron, J. P. Gownder

  Economic uncertainty unfolded in 2019 on the back of the already accelerating pace of technology-fueled disruption. As a result, it has become even more important and difficult to anticipate the...

• Report Bitcoin's Power Consumption Is Excessive — But It Doesn't Matter For Enterprise Blockchain

  September 10, 2019 | Martha Bennett

  The issue of blockchain power consumption keeps coming up in questions from Forrester clients, and this will continue as long as we see press articles calling out the massive electricity...

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  Webinar IoT And Blockchain: Are We There Yet?

  September 10, 2019 | Martha Bennett, Paul Miller

  Distributed ledger technology (DLT, AKA blockchain) and the internet of things (IoT) should be ideal companions. Distributed, peer-to-peer, blockchain-based networks enable the sharing of trusted...

• Report Q&A: The Five Most Frequently Asked Questions About Facebook And Libra

  Forrester's Summary Of The Known Knowns And The Known Unknowns

  August 8, 2019 | Martha Bennett

  Since its launch on June 18, 2019, Facebook's initiative to launch a global digital currency, Libra, has rarely been out of the headlines. But what is "Libra?" And what's behind Facebook's claims...

• Blog Many Blockchain Use Cases Need IoT To Succeed, And More

  July 26, 2019 | Martha Bennett

  Many of the most advanced and successful blockchain projects involve use cases related to supply chain and logistics, ranging from documentation management and goods tracking to trade finance....

• Report IoT And Blockchain: A Powerful Pairing That Doesn't Yet Live Up To Its Promise

  Some Technology Hurdles Remain, But The Real Challenges Are All On The Business Side

  July 16, 2019 | Martha Bennett, Paul Miller

  Distributed ledger technology (DLT, AKA blockchain) and the internet of things (IoT) should be ideal companions. Distributed, peer-to-peer, blockchain-based networks enable the sharing of trusted...