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Report The Forrester Wave™: Hardware Platforms For Software-Defined Networking, Q1 2018
Tools And Technology: The Infrastructure Transformation Playbook
March 7, 2018 | Andre KindnessIn our 40-criteria evaluation of data center hardware platforms for software-defined networking (SDN), we identified the nine most significant players — Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, Arista Networks,...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Operational Intelligence For B2B Integration, Q1 2018
The Eight Vendors That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
January 17, 2018 | Henry PeyretIn our 28-criteria evaluation of providers of operational intelligence (OI) for B2B integration, we identified the eight most significant ones — Axway, Cleo, Dell Boomi, IBM, Liaison Technologies,...
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Report The Software-Defined Data Center Comes Of Age
Landscape: The Infrastructure Transformation Playbook
October 30, 2017 | Richard Fichera, Chris GardnerTraditional data center thinking has ended. Better automation tools, container abstractions, software-defined networks (SDNs), and composable infrastructure have ushered in unprecedented...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Data Resiliency Solutions, Q3 2017
Vendors Have Immense Technology Innovation Potential To Help Optimize Operations For Enterprise Clients
September 21, 2017 | Naveen ChhabraIn our 39-criteria evaluation of data resiliency solution providers, we identified the seven most significant vendors — Actifio, Commvault, Dell EMC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE, now Micro...
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Report Vendor Landscape: Programmable Data Center Hardware Switches, Q3 2017
August 10, 2017 | Andre KindnessTraditional networks can't keep up with the pace of change within the data center. Many infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals have investigated various technologies to deploy the five...
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Report How To Budget For Workforce And Customer-Facing Technologies For 2018 And Beyond
Benchmarks: The Employee Experience Playbook
Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders planning their budgets for 2018 and beyond must invest in business technology (BT) that helps win, serve, and retain customers. They must create a...
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Report Vendor Landscape: Private Cloud In China, 2017
Pick The Appropriate Private Cloud Solutions To Build The Foundation For Your Digital Transformation
April 19, 2017 | Travis Wu, Frank LiuPrivate cloud is becoming a driving force behind enterprise digital transformation. But infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals seeking to adopt private cloud face challenges in...
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Report IoT Applications Require Distributed Analytics
Centralized Analytics Won't Work For Many IoT Use Cases
March 29, 2017 | Frank E. GillettInternet-of-things (IoT) technology offers new visibility into business operations and customer behavior by connecting the physical and digital worlds. Companies that have successfully implemented...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Hybrid Integration For Enterprises, Q4 2016
The 11 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
November 18, 2016 | Henry PeyretIn our 24-criteria evaluation of hybrid integration providers, we identified the 11 most significant ones — Dell Boomi, Fiorano, IBM, Informatica, Liaison Technologies, MuleSoft, Oracle, Red Hat,...
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Report Vendor Landscape: B2C Mobile App-Dev Shops For Large Enterprises
Most Providers Proclaim To "Show, Not Tell" — But Few Really Do
Customer-obsessed firms want to nail mobile moments, but many lack a cohesive consumer mobile app strategy. All too often we see business-to-consumer (B2C) app strategies suffer from apps that have...
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Report Vendor Landscape: The Digital Transformation Capabilities Of Large Services Providers
September 26, 2016 | Liz HerbertThe technology industry is abuzz with talk of digital disruption, and our research shows that firms have a propensity to work with services partners due to the fast-moving and still-nascent nature...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Application Performance Management, Q3 2016
The 14 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
September 22, 2016 | Milan Hanson, Eveline OehrlichIn our 28-criteria evaluation of application performance management (APM) solutions, we identified the 14 most significant vendors — AppDynamics, AppNeta, BMC Software, CA Technologies, Dell,...
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Report Vendor Landscape: Software-Defined Data Centers
The SDDC Is Still A Work In Progress, But Progress Is Swift
September 1, 2016 | Robert Stroud, Richard FicheraTo meet needs arising from the unprecedented acceleration of the digital business, infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals are shifting their attention from physical infrastructure to...
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Report Evolve Or Crumble: Prepare For The Fate Of The Hardware Incumbents
Traditional Infrastructure Players Evolve Their Strategies To Compete In A Cloud-First World
August 29, 2016 | Sophia I. Vargas, Richard FicheraThe cloud is driving increasingly customer-centric and data-rich services, and this infrastructure shift continues to transform and cannibalize hardware markets. The major technology incumbents...
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Report Vendor Landscape: Hosted Private Cloud, Q3 2016
This Cloud Model Brings Both Temporary And Persistent Customer Benefits
Infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals wisely continue to adopt cloud for their business technology agendas. Cloud purists concentrate primarily on public services, and cloud skeptics...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: iPaaS For Dynamic Integration, Q3 2016
The Eight Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
July 20, 2016 | Henry PeyretIn our 32-criteria evaluation of providers of integration-platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) for dynamic integration, we identified the eight most significant — Adeptia, Dell Boomi, Flowgear, IBM,...
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Report Brief: Dell Divests Software That Doesn't Fit Its "Quest" To Dominate The BT Agenda
Dell Sells Its Software Group — Here's What It Means for I&O Pros
July 8, 2016 | Glenn O'DonnellAs Dell prepares itself to build a new company around its EMC acquisition, it's shedding nearly its entire Dell Software Group. This deal gives infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals a...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Privileged Identity Management, Q3 2016
The 10 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
July 8, 2016 | Andras CserIn our 22-criteria evaluation of privileged identity management (PIM) providers, we identified the 10 most significant vendors — Balabit, BeyondTrust, Bomgar, CA Technologies, Centrify, CyberArk,...
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Report Vendor Landscape: Integration Strategy And Delivery Service Providers
Rise Above Silos Of Application, Data, And Process Integration
June 23, 2016 | Randy HeffnerSince the 1990s, the integration landscape has continually expanded, with new styles, patterns, products, and deployment models. Today, digital transformation agendas intensify integration's...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Big Data Hadoop-Optimized Systems, Q2 2016
Hardware Optimized To Run Hadoop Delivers Quick Setup, Higher Performance, And Automation
On-premises Hadoop deployments just got easier. General-purpose hardware infrastructure requires considerable time and effort to install, configure, tune, upgrade, and monitor Hadoop platforms....
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Report Vendor Landscape: Hybrid Cloud Management Solutions Of Major Service Providers, Q2 2016
Service providers are relying more upon software assets and intellectual property (IP) when carrying out client engagements. This is certainly true with hybrid cloud management: Providers are...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Identity Management And Governance, Q2 2016
The Nine Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
May 17, 2016 | Merritt MaximIn our 17-criteria evaluation of identity management and governance providers, we identified the nine most significant ones — CA Technologies, Courion, Dell, IBM, Micro Focus (NetIQ), Oracle, RSA,...
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Report Vendor Landscape: Application Performance Management, Including Mobile APM, Q2 2016
Vendors From All Specialties Are Converging On APM
May 9, 2016 | Milan HansonApplication performance management (APM) has graduated from monitoring back-end systems to helping delight customers. Infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals tasked with managing today's...