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Report Quantifying The Business Value Of SaaS
Business Case: The SaaS Transformation Playbook
Software-as-a-service (SaaS) continues to grow in popularity across every type of enterprise application. And SaaS purchases can be both expensive and mission-critical — putting more pressure on...
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Report Drive Greater Speed, Innovation, And Adoption With SaaS Transformation
Executive Overview: The SaaS Transformation Playbook
February 13, 2019 | Liz HerbertCompanies looking to maintain their competitive edge and execute on digital transformation strategies need modern, flexible business applications. Forrester's software-as-a-service (SaaS)...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Hadoop/Spark Platforms, Q1 2019
The 11 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
Cloud Hadoop/Spark (HARK) platforms accelerate insights by automating the storage, processing, and accessing of big data. In our 25-criterion evaluation of HARK providers, we identified the 11 most...
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Report The Global Tech Market Outlook For 2019 To 2020
Tougher Times Are Ahead As We Move Away From 2018's Peak Growth Rates
February 11, 2019 | Andrew BartelsWhen CIOs look back in five years, they will probably mark 2018 as the best year for tech budgets over that period. To help CIOs navigate these shifting tech waters and prepare for tougher times,...
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Report Weighing The Options To Oracle's New Java SE Subscription
Oracle's Licensing Changes Spur Clients To Consider Alternatives
In June 2018, Oracle announced a new support model for its commercial Java runtime, Oracle Java SE. Java SE Subscription is a jarring disruption to long-term Java shops, including hikes in support...
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Report Setting The Technology Foundation For Your Enterprise Collaboration Strategy
Tools And Technology: The Enterprise Collaboration Playbook
January 29, 2019 | Art SchoellerMany organizations are making a fundamental bet on enterprise collaboration (EC) to link the various roles in the customer experience ecosystem and make worker effectiveness and engagement into a...
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Report Now Tech: Data Loss Prevention, Q1 2019
Forrester's Overview Of 37 Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Providers
January 18, 2019 | Heidi SheyYou can use data loss prevention (DLP) capabilities to support compliance, protect intellectual property, and augment employee security awareness. But to access these benefits, you'll first have to...
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Report Understanding The Cloud Services Provider Landscape
Landscape: The Cloud Computing Playbook
With cloud computing services now central to modern technology strategy, the challenge for infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals is to focus on selecting the right partners and planning...
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Report China Tech Market Outlook, 2019 To 2020
2019 Will Be A Year Of Rebalancing For China's Decision Makers
January 15, 2019 | Charlie DaiTechnology spending in China will reach US$256 billion in 2019 as the Chinese government and enterprises leverage digital technologies to further drive reforms and transformations. This report...
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Report Now Tech: Customer Communications Management, Q1 2019
Forrester's Overview Of 17 CCM Providers
January 11, 2019 | Craig Le ClairYou can use customer communications management (CCM) to format, personalize, and distribute content to support physical and electronic communications and improve the customer experience. But to...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Strategic iPaaS And Hybrid Integration Platforms, Q1 2019
The 15 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
January 3, 2019 | Henry PeyretIn our 25-criterion evaluation of strategic integration-platform-as-a-service (iPaaS) and hybrid integration platform (HIP) providers, we identified the 15 most significant ones — Adeptia, Axway,...
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Report Cloud Services Accelerate Your Pursuit Of Customer Obsession
Executive Overview: The Cloud Computing Playbook
December 26, 2018 | Glenn O'DonnellConfusing cloud definitions and erroneously identified "cloud" solutions impede cloud from becoming a staple in your customer-centric technology portfolio. Forrester offers its cloud computing...
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Report Tackling The Unsexy Challenge Of Mainframe Modernization
The Cloud Era Demands Connection To Modern DevOps Practices
The death knell for mainframe has rung every year for the past several decades, but it's not going away. Infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals are doubling down, migrating off, and...
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Report Scoring Our 2018 Cloud Predictions
We Were Spot-On For Three, Early On Four, And Reaching On Three
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...
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Report Build A Pragmatic Cloud Strategy That Delivers Real Value To Your Organization
December 11, 2018 | Lauren E. NelsonThere's no shortage of sensational stories about groundbreaking cloud strategies — but that's not the task at hand for most infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals. Their job is to...
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Report Be Aware Of These Sourcing Trends For Managed Services And Cloud
Road Map: The Cloud Computing Playbook
December 11, 2018 | Bill MartorelliAs the nature of sourcing demand and delivery continues to evolve, infrastructure and operations (I&O) professionals will witness the impact of service delivery automation, which has been...
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Report Now Tech: Information Archiving, Q4 2018
Forrester's Overview Of 24 Information Archiving Providers
December 7, 2018 | Cheryl McKinnonYou can use information archiving platforms to meet information governance and compliance requirements, speed responses to investigations, and build a foundation for analytics on structured and...
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Report 2019 US Tech Budget Outlook: What CIOs Should Expect
Look For Continued Strong Tech Growth, But With Some Weakening And More Risks
December 7, 2018 | Andrew BartelsWith US firms finalizing their 2019 tech budget plans, we provide our current forecast for the 2019 US tech market across multiple dimensions, including by tech category, by business technology...
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Report Move BI To The Cloud To Achieve Greater Agility, Part 3
The Three-Part Guide To BI Modernization
December 4, 2018 | Boris EvelsonAn on-premises, single-tenant business intelligence (BI) platform is inflexible and outdated. This report makes recommendations to application development and delivery (AD&D) pros working on BI...
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Report The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Rating Solutions, Q4 2018
The Nine Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
November 13, 2018 | Nick Hayes, Trevor LynessIn Forrester's evaluation of the emerging market for cybersecurity risk rating solutions, we identified the nine most significant providers in the category — BitSight, FICO, iTrust, NormShield,...
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Report Predictions 2019: Cloud Computing
Cloud Comes Of Age As The Foundation For New Digital Application Platforms, Both Inside And Outside The Data Center
Public cloud adoption is mainstream today, but only a small fraction of core business applications run in a public or private cloud. In 2019, a major transformation of legacy apps using powerful...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Cloud Data Warehouse, Q4 2018
The 14 Providers That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
October 29, 2018 | Noel YuhannaCloud data warehouse (CDW) deployments are on the rise as firms look at lowering costs, supporting new accelerated insights, and simplifying data management. In our 25-criterion evaluation of CDW...
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Report Take The Wheel: Build Your Cloud Computing Strategic Plan Now
Strategic Plan: The Cloud Computing Playbook
October 26, 2018 | Dave BartolettiYour customers demand more cloud-enabled experiences. Your business leaders want the latest cloud applications; your developers want new cloud-native tools to deliver software faster; and your tech...
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Report Optimize Your Cloud Organization For Speed And Customer Delight
Organization: The Cloud Computing Playbook
October 26, 2018 | Dave BartolettiCloud computing is the engine of enterprise digital transformation. Customers drive intense demand for better experiences, and your developers use cloud-enabled development processes, services, and...
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Report The Q4 Global Tech Market Outlook For 2018 To 2019
2019 Will See Good Growth But Also Risks Coming Off The Highs Of 2018
October 26, 2018 | Andrew BartelsDespite threats of trade wars, Brexit uncertainties, Turkey's meltdown, and other disruptions, 2018 is turning out to be a very good year for the global tech market. While some of the positives...