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How Accurate Were Our Predictions For 2025?

Sharyn Leaver October 1, 2025
Predictions season is here, and our research teams have been hard at work formulating and fine-tuning their calls for 2026. But before we release our 2026 predictions, here’s a review of some of the “hits” and “misses” from our 2025 predictions.
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Predictions 2026: Europe’s Push For Simplification And Sovereignty Won’t Dislodge US Tech Dominance

Thomas Husson October 8, 2025
Despite a desire to reduce dependencies on non-European firms, a break from the tech giants will be impractical in the near term. Learn what else we foresee for Europe in the year ahead.
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Predictions 2026: Tech Leadership Will Be Wild — Bring Your Surfboard, Your Calculator, And Maybe A Clone

Mark Moccia October 8, 2025
Technology leaders are about to face a year that’s part roller coaster, part chess match, and part improv comedy. Get a jump on planning with our 2026 predictions for tech leaders.

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H-1B Visa Changes, Agentic Commerce, Optimizing Customer Reviews

What It Means October 2, 2025
Heading into the fourth quarter, there are no signs of a slowdown in developments that will keep business and technology leaders on their toes. This episode dives into the latest impacts of geopolitics on the tech industry and AI’s impact on commerce and buying networks.
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Predictions 2026: Cybersecurity And Risk Leaders Grapple With New Tech And Geopolitical Threats

Paddy Harrington October 1, 2025
In 2026, continued political instability coupled with technological advancements being used by cybercriminals will force cybersecurity and risk leaders to adapt their defensive technologies and prepare their workforce for big shifts. Find out more in our 2026 predictions for cybersecurity and risk.
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Wisdom And Books From The Board Of Clients

George Colony September 26, 2025
Forrester's recent Board of Clients meeting was one of the most creative and dynamic in its history — not surprising given that we're living in the emerging world of AI. Members shared their tips for staying grounded and what they're reading right now.

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Fall-ing For Prime Big Deal Days: How Retailers Competed With Amazon’s October Sale Event

Sucharita Kodali 1 hour ago
Get key insights for how retailers competed with Amazon’s October sales event before the holiday season.
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Reimagine Your Event Strategy With AI At Forrester’s B2B Summit APAC

Conrad Mills 2 hours ago
At Forrester’s upcoming B2B Summit APAC, I’ll be diving into one of the most urgent and exciting topics in B2B events today: the transformative role of AI across the event lifecycle. Event marketers are under increasing pressure to do more with less — repurpose content, extract deeper insights from event data, and deliver measurable impact […]

Lead A Security Org That Performs, Scales, And Thrives

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A Holiday Season Gift-Wrapped In Agentic Commerce

Chuck Gahun 2 hours ago
Introducing The OpenAI Product Feed Spec Four weeks before answer engines freeze training data for Black Friday sales, OpenAI has released its Product Feed Specification — the structured data model for merchants who want to sell products directly in ChatGPT with Instant Checkout. This is part of the larger infrastructure — Agentic Commerce Protocol — […]
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Consumers Are Privacy-Savvy And AI-Wary: Insights From The US Consumer Privacy Segmentation Report

Stephanie Liu 4 hours ago
Every year, Forrester updates the US consumer privacy segmentation report to uncover evolving trends in how consumers approach data sharing and privacy protection.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Network Analysis And Visibility Solutions, Q4 2025

Jitin Shabadu 4 hours ago
Forrester released its second evaluation of the network analysis and visibility (NAV) market in the report The Forrester Wave™: Network Analysis And Visibility Solutions, Q4 2025. This market, first defined in Forrester’s 2011 report, Pull Your Head Out Of The Sand And Put It On A Swivel: Introducing Network Analysis And Visibility, introduced NAV as […]
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The Right Mental Model For Agentic AI

Leslie Joseph 8 hours ago
Everyone seems to agree that AI agents will reforge the contours of work and business. What is less clear is the mental model to apply when conceptualizing the role of agents within the enterprise. Get some ideas and insights on how to get the most out of your agentic AI aspirations in this preview of a new report.
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Equinix Industry Analyst Day And Inaugural AI Summit 2025

Alvin Nguyen 9 hours ago
Equinix’s 2025 Analyst Day and AI Summit was held on September 25, 2025. Forrester analysts attended the event to see how Equinix, a leader in the global data center colocation and interconnection market, is addressing the changes AI is bringing to this space.

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Tackle AI-led tech disruption, global volatility, and skyrocketing costs at Forrester’s Technology & Innovation Summits. Gain skills, practices, and platforms to fuel innovation and drive results.

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The ROI Pendulum: Build Vs. Buy In The Age Of AI

Christy Punch 9 hours ago
Every few years, the enterprise pendulum swings — from building everything in-house to buying everything off the shelf.
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The Netherlands Seizes The Levers: Europe’s Next Tech Sovereignty Test

Tope Olufon 12 hours ago
The Netherlands placing Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia under ministerial oversight is a sign that Europe has crossed from passive screening to active control to keep IP and capacity in-region. Find out what this means for CISOs and risk leaders and what steps to take next.
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Sovereignty Is The New Differentiator: Google Cloud’s Strategic Shift

Dario Maisto 13 hours ago
Sovereign cloud used to be synonymous with compliance and data protection. But as organizations tighten their sovereign policies and demand greater control over their data and cloud infrastructure, the narrative is changing.
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Connected Products Are Hard — Key Insights From The Forrester Wave™: Connected Product Engineering Services, Q4 2025

Paul Miller 13 hours ago
Connected products are everywhere these days, from consumer goods and automotive to industrial automation and healthcare. But far too many of them offer a poor experience to their users. Find out why in this preview of our new Wave report on connected product engineering services.
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424: Live At CX Summit APAC, 2025

The CX Cast 1 day ago
This week, host Martin Gill travels down under to Forrester’s CX Summit APAC in Sydney. Tune in to hear a series of quickfire discussions with Forrester analysts and CX industry attendees on topics affecting CX across Australia and the APAC region.

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Build consensus with our tech strategy guide! Use our 4-step framework and customizable strategy-on-a-page template to align stakeholders, define your vision, and map your IT strategy.

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From Insight To Impact: Why Value Stream Planning Demands Strong Governance

Margo Visitacion 1 day ago
Despite increasing pressure to deliver business value, many technology organizations still struggle to connect strategic intent with execution. Learn how value stream planning can provide the structure to evaluate which initiatives deliver the most value the fastest.
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Accelerating Formula 1 Innovation With AWS And AI-Native Cloud

Charlie Dai 2 days ago
Learn how AWS’s AI-native cloud is helping Formula 1 improve both racing and fan experiences by providing real-time race analytics and supporting advanced aerodynamic simulations for car design.
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Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA Review: Cyber Resilience In The Age Of Mayhem

Madelein van der Hout 2 days ago
In a time defined by AI-led disruption and economic volatility, innovation can feel as exhilarating as it is exhausting. Learn how to navigate the path to cyber resilience in an age of mayhem in this review of Forrester’s recent Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA.
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CX Leaders: Are Your Change Management Efforts Driving Real Outcomes — Or Just More Documentation?

Martin Gill 5 days ago
One of my less well-kept secrets is that I used to run an enterprise architecture team. Back in those good old days, we’d spend weeks crafting intricate strategy and reference model diagrams, only to watch them gather dust as the business moved on. Fast-forward to customer experience (CX), and I see a striking similarity in […]
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Amazon Accelerate 2025 Seller Event Takeaways: Agentic AI, Supply Chain & MCF, Retail Ads

Jitender Miglani 5 days ago
At Amazon Accelerate 2025, agentic AI took center stage, transforming seller tools, supply chain logistics, and multichannel fulfillment. Here are the key innovations and takeaways.
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IT’s Time To Talk Budgeting

Greg Zorella 5 days ago
Tech leaders with unlimited resources can spend on whatever they like. Those in the real world must take budgets into careful consideration and find ways to maximize the value of their available funds. Learn the three questions they must answer to build a budget that maximizes impact.
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The Future Of GenAI For Visual Content

Thomas Husson 5 days ago
Learn how visual AI technologies will enable businesses to engage responsively with customers and consumers in the next two to five years.
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Trust, Transparency, And Tech: A Trifecta To Reimagine Healthcare CX

Arielle Trzcinski 5 days ago
Today’s healthcare consumers are more connected, informed, and empowered than ever — and they expect their healthcare experiences to keep pace. They demand experiences that are assistive, anticipatory, and agentic. They want to control their health journeys by owning their data, making informed decisions, and engaging in interactions that feel like conversations, not like transactions. […]
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