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  Webinar IoT Predictions 2021

  January 7, 2021 | Paul Miller, Michele Pelino

  Enterprises and consumers continue to drive demand for new internet of things (IoT) solutions and services across verticals and geographies. Join us to hear Forrester IoT analysts reflect on 2020...

• Report IoT Transforms Supply Chain Management

  Assess Opportunities To Enhance Your Supply Chain Processes Using IoT Solutions

  December 11, 2020 | Michele Pelino, Paul Miller

  Across verticals, enterprises use a variety of internet-of-things (IoT)-enabled processes to transform their end-to-end supply chain operations. This report identifies areas where IoT solutions...

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  Webinar Smart Manufacturing Predictions 2021

  November 9, 2020 | Paul Miller, Achim Granzen, George Lawrie

  Smart technologies such as robots, machine learning, or the internet of things (IoT) are not new to asset-intensive industries like manufacturing. But the sector’s response to COVID-19 has...

• Report Machine Makers And Users Fight For Control Of Machine Data

  Clarify Data Flows Before Investing In Machine-As-A-Service Business Models

  July 7, 2020 | Paul Miller

  Connected machines generate a wealth of data — data that's valuable to machine makers optimizing their machines and to machine users optimizing their businesses. It may also be useful to third...

• Report Forrester Infographic: What's All The Fuss About Digital Twin?

  June 30, 2020 | Paul Miller

  CIOs and tech leaders continue to struggle with defining and realizing the true possibilities and opportunities associated with digital twin technology. This infographic explains the core...

• 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...

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  Webinar Learn Which Key Technologies To Adopt With Forrester’s Smart Manufacturing Tech Tide™

  May 20, 2020 | Paul Miller

  Smart manufacturing is increasingly critical to manufacturers’ ability to win, serve, and retain customers. To accelerate their performance in smart manufacturing, companies are evaluating...

• Report Grasp The Challenge Of Implementing Digital Twins At Scale

  Digital Twins Show Great Promise, But Early Adopters Struggle With Technical And Organizational Barriers As They Scale

  May 18, 2020 | Paul Miller

  Tech leaders continue to struggle when it comes to defining and realizing the true possibilities and opportunities associated with digital twin technology. Most digital twin initiatives today model...

• Report Combine Augmented And Mixed Reality With IoT To Deliver Insight At The Point Of Need

  Combining IoT With Extended Reality Tools Gives Frontline Workers Data When, Where, And How They Need It

  January 8, 2020 | Paul Miller

  Augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and virtual reality (VR), collectively referred to as extended reality, can visualize data collected from sensors that are part of the internet of things...

• Report The Forrester Wave™: Industrial IoT Software Platforms, Q4 2019

  The 14 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up

  November 13, 2019 | Michele Pelino, Paul Miller

  In our 24-criterion evaluation of industrial internet of things (IIoT) software platform providers, we identified the 14 most significant — ABB, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Bosch, C3.ai, GE Digital,...

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  Webinar Understand Digital Twin’s Role In Your IoT Journey

  November 13, 2019 | Paul Miller

  There’s a lot of hype around the digital twin right now, but there’s also clear value. Join this webinar to find out what Forrester believes the digital twin to be, to hear examples of...

• Report Predictions 2020: The Internet Of Things

  IoT Will Propel Smart Displays, 5G, Product Ransomware Attacks, Supply Chains, And New Business Models

  November 1, 2019 | Frank Gillett, Michele Pelino, Paul Miller

  This report shares Forrester's five 2020 predictions to help CIOs and their business counterparts tackle the rapidly changing internet-of-things (IoT) landscape to deliver and enable connected...

• Report Forrester Infographic: The Internet Of Things Delivers Value Throughout The Supply Chain

  October 18, 2019 | Paul Miller, Michele Pelino

  Across many vertical markets, enterprise stakeholders and their infrastructure and operations (I&O) counterparts are using a variety of IoT-enabled processes to transform their end-to-end supply...

• Report Untangle The Digital Twin As Part Of Your Digital Product Strategy

  Three Digital Twin Scenarios And How They Drive Business Value

  October 2, 2019 | Paul Miller

  The term "digital twin" refers to a wide range of situations, from comprehensive data-driven simulations of a machine operating in the real world to simple animations of how that machine might...

• Report Machine Learning Powers The Industrial Internet Of Things

  Insights From IoT Software Platforms Create New Service-Based Experiences To Delight Customers And Drive Growth

  September 10, 2019 | Paul Miller, Michele Pelino

  The internet of things (IoT) plays a pivotal role in transforming the industrial sector. Connecting machines to record their usage patterns is often the first step, and it can deliver tangible...

• Report Use Data From The Industrial Internet Of Things To Deliver Customer-Centric Business Models

  A Great Physical Product Is No Longer Enough, So Manufacturers Turn To IoT To Build New Connections With Their Customers

  September 10, 2019 | Paul Miller

  Product-as-a-service business models have mostly been limited to expensive, long-term investments like jet engines. However, the increasing ubiquity of internet-of-things (IoT) sensors and...

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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 Bridge The IT/OT Divide To Win With Smart Manufacturing

  For Industry 4.0 Strategy Success, Empower Technology And Operations Teams To Work Together

  July 24, 2019 | Paul Miller

  Computing in the office and on the factory floor have been different for decades. Different teams have managed different technologies in different ways for different reasons. But as manufacturing...

• 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...

• 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: Public Cloud In Europe, Q2 2019

  European Public Cloud Innovation Continues Despite GDPR's Entrance And Reinforcement

  April 29, 2019 | Lauren Nelson, Paul Miller

  Every enterprise in Europe is continually evolving its cloud strategy — or should be. In 2019, European infrastructure and operations (I&O) pros are tasked with critiquing the cost efficiency and...

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  Webinar Augmented Reality And Virtual Reality In Industry: Good For More Than Just Training

  March 11, 2019 | Paul Miller

  Augmented reality, mixed reality, and virtual reality (collectively referred to as extended reality) are making their way into industrial environments. But there is a disconnect between all the...

• Report Taking The Pulse Of Europe's Cloud, Q1 2019

  Data Centers Open In More Countries As Cloud Adoption Continues To Grow

  February 22, 2019 | Paul Miller

  Cloud computing is firmly established as a tool in the European technology toolbox, but the rationale for using cloud continues to mature. This report examines recent moves by major cloud vendors...