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Forecast: Global Tech Purchases By Region, 2018 To 2020
February 11, 2019
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The Growth Surge In Hardware Purchases Comes To An End
February 11, 2019
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Webinar US Tech Market Outlook For 2019 To 2020
Slowing Growth As Economic Headwinds Increase
Thursday, May 9, 2019, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Eastern time (18:00-19:00 GMT) | Andrew BartelsThis webinar discusses Forrester’s updates to our forecast for business and government purchases of tech goods, services, and staff in the US for 2019 and 2020, including our projections for...
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Webinar The Diminishing Productivity Gains From Tech Investments
Thursday, May 2, 2019, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Eastern time (18:00-19:00 GMT) | Andrew BartelsCIOs have long used improvements in productivity and efficiency as the primary justification for technology investments. However, data on overall US productivity as well as industry-level...
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Blog The Questions CIOs Need To Be Asking About Their Firm’s Cloud Application Exposure
April 9, 2019 | Andrew BartelsIn my tech market forecasts, I am starting to see the intersection of two worrisome trends: Software subscription fees for multitenant SaaS or for single-instance hosted software are rising...
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Report Asia Pacific Tech Market Outlook For 2019 To 2020
Growth Will Remain Steady Unless China's Or Japan's Economy Slows
Asia Pacific (AP) CIOs can expect tech market growth of 4% or more in 2019 and 2020, although trade frictions and slowing economies could halve that. Many AP firms, still at the early stages of...
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Blog US Tech Demand Will Be Strongest In Domestic And Services Industries, Weakest In Manufacturing And Multinationals
February 12, 2019 | Andrew BartelsForrester has just published its 2019 industry outlook for US tech budgets, with forecasts for how firms in different industries will increase and allocate their spending this year (see the...
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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 2019 US Tech Budgets: Industry Outlook
CIOs Should Make Their 2019 Plans With A Solid Understanding Of What's Going On In Their Industry
February 6, 2019 | Andrew BartelsThe US tech budget outlook for 2019 is generally positive, with projected growth of 6.1% only slightly slower than its 2018 growth. But in that broad picture, different industries will face very...
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Blog The Search For US Tech Talent Will Get Harder And More Costly In 2019
January 29, 2019 | Andrew BartelsForrester has just published our forecast for US tech employment and compensation (see “2019 US Tech Talent Market Outlook”). It has some foreboding news for CIOs and for tech vendors: Tech talent...
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Report 2019 US Tech Talent Market Outlook
Low Unemployment And Rising Wages Present New Challenges For CIOs
Low unemployment and accelerating wages across the US economy are resulting in a shortage of workers and a surplus of jobs. While these overall labor market trends are affecting the market for tech...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Contract Lifecycle Management For Source-To-Contract Suites, Q1 2019
The Eight Providers Of CLM Solutions For Source-To-Contract Suites That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
January 22, 2019 | Andrew BartelsIn our 33-criteria evaluation of contract lifecycle management (CLM) providers for source-to-contract suites, we identified the eight most significant ones — Coupa Software, Determine, GEP, Ivalua,...
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Report The Forrester Wave™: Contract Lifecycle Management For All Contracts, Q1 2019
The 13 Providers Of CLM Solutions For All Contracts That Matter Most And How They Stack Up
January 8, 2019 | Andrew BartelsIn our 30-criteria evaluation of contract lifecycle management (CLM) providers for all contracts, we identified the 13 most significant ones — Agiloft, Apttus, CLM Matrix, Cobblestone, Concord,...
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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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Blog The Shifting Map Of US Tech Talent Offers New Opportunities For Talent-Hungry CIOs
November 15, 2018 | Andrew BartelsThe US tech economy is starting to spread from major cities on the East and West Coasts to inland metro areas. This is great news for American cities, employers, and tech workers. Inland urban...
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Report 2018 US Tech Talent Hotspots
Tap New Metro Markets To Get The Tech Talent You Need At A Cost You Can Afford
A highly skilled, customer-obsessed tech workforce is a powerful competitive advantage in the age of the customer. But a strong labor market and the growing need for tech skills across all...
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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...
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Report European Tech Market Outlook By Country, 2018 To 2019
Benelux And The Nordic Nations Lead, While The Big Four Sputter With Weakening Economies
People often view Western and Central Europe as a single regional tech market, but as every European CIO knows, it is also a collection of 28 separate national markets. This report details...
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Report European Tech Market Outlook For 2018 To 2019
3% Growth Lags Behind The US's 6% In 2018, With A Continued Slowdown To 0.8% In 2019
September 13, 2018 | Andrew BartelsEuropean business and government CIOs enjoyed better-than-expected economic conditions in 2017, which encouraged decent growth of almost 4% in 2017 tech budgets. But the second half of 2018 and...
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Blog US GDP Report For Q2 2018 Will Increase US Tech Market Size And Slightly Raise Our 2018 Tech Market Forecast
July 27, 2018 | Andrew BartelsThe U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its Q2 2018 report on US gross domestic product this morning, and it contained some surprises for the US tech market. Real GDP growth for the...
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Report How To Grow Your Internal Tech Talent
Case Study: Cerner's Learning And Skill Development Strategies
Employee learning and development is critical in today's competitive labor market, as the cost and challenge of obtaining high-demand tech skills through recruitment continue to rise. Cerner is a...
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Blog Canada’s Tech Market Stays A Half Step Behind The US Tech Market
July 11, 2018 | Andrew BartelsThe Canadian tech market will grow in both 2018 and 2019, but growth will slow from 5% in 2017 and 2018 to 3.7% in 2019, according to Forrester’s report, “The Canadian Tech Market Outlook For...
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Blog US Tech Market Poised For A Strong 2018, But With Doubts About 2019
July 5, 2018 | Andrew BartelsAt the midpoint in 2018, the US tech market is on track to grow by 6.7% in 2018, the fastest growth since 2012. In our just-published report, “US Tech Market Outlook For 2018 And 2019: Cloud...
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Report US Tech Market Outlook For 2018 And 2019
Cloud Powers Tech Spend To Nearly 7% Growth And Software To 8% Growth
July 2, 2018 | Andrew BartelsCIOs and other tech decision makers will see positive fundamentals in 2018 and 2019. This report lays out Forrester's analysis of how conflicting forces will affect US tech markets in 2018 and 2019...
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Report The Canadian Tech Market Outlook For 2018 To 2019
5% Growth In 2018 Will Slow To Under 4% In 2019
The Canadian tech market will continue to post solid growth, but several factors may slow growth in 2019. Uncertainty around the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) combined...
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Webinar The European Tech Market Outlook For 2018 And 2019
June 25, 2018 | Andrew BartelsJoin Andrew Bartels as he breaks down Forrester’s updated forecast for business and government purchases of tech goods, services, and staff in Europe for 2018 and 2019. Key...
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Webinar SAP For Digital Business, Part II: The Shift To S/4HANA And Leonardo
This is the second of a two-part series. SAP — and SAP customers — are undergoing a massive shift in which speed, intelligence, and innovation are becoming the new pillars of digital...