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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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Lessons From Building Izola: A Second-Anniversary Look Back

Forrester 7 hours ago
As Izola — the first generative AI tool built specifically for clients by a leading research firm — turns two, we look back on the mission to build it, what we’ve learned, and how it paved the way for our new AI-led research service.
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California’s New AI Law, Anthropic’s Latest Model, B2C Advertising Options

What It Means 17 hours ago
Principal Analyst Alla Valente breaks down California’s new AI law, VP and Research Director Chris Gardner discusses the impact of AI models on software development roles, and Principal Analyst Nikhil Lai reviews Best Buy’s “in-store takeover” advertising offering.

The Countdown To 2026 Predictions Has Begun

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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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Five Themes From The Forrester Wave™: Digital Accessibility Platforms, Q4 2025

Gina Bhawalkar 4 hours ago
While the DAP market is surging around the promise of using AI to boost accessibility, some core challenges prevent organizations from scaling accessibility best practices. Learn five key themes that emerged from The Forrester Wave™: Digital Accessibility Platforms, Q4 2025.
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The Next Wave: DSPs Become Omnichannel Ad Platforms

Nikhil Lai 6 hours ago
Omnichannel demand-side platforms (DSPs) are evolving into omnichannel advertising platforms. These platforms help advertisers plan, buy, measure, and optimize paid media across various online and offline channels but are adding capabilities that go beyond what the acronym “DSP” connotes. Today’s most significant omnichannel ad platforms dispatch AI agents, create audiences, automate creative production and testing, […]

Lead A Security Org That Performs, Scales, And Thrives

Download our guide to help CISOs prove business value, win budget, and reduce burnout. Use our actionable framework to align security with enterprise goals, justify funding, and lead a high-performing team.

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UK Government Plans To Mandate Digital eID For All Legal UK Residents

Andras Cser 7 hours ago
The UK government plans to mandate an electronic digital identity scheme and credential to all legal residents and employees of the UK to prove immigration and employment eligibility status. Read our assessment of the benefits, challenges, and concerns in this post.
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Is Agentic Commerce A Thing?

Emily Pfeiffer 8 hours ago
Learn what agentic commerce means and how it impacts commerce experiences for customers today.
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Banking’s New Power Role: The Chief Digital, Data, And AI Officer

Zhi Ying Barry 9 hours ago
Banks are appointing chief data, digital, and AI officers, signaling a strategic shift in leadership — and operating models.
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Want To Communicate More Effectively? Try Using Metaphors To Make Your Point

AJ Joplin 9 hours ago
Learn how to identify a metaphor that appropriately represents the information you need to communicate when stakes are high.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Consulting Services In Europe, Q4 2025

Madelein van der Hout 13 hours ago
European CISOs face rising regulatory demands, geopolitical instability, and rapid technological shifts. The Forrester Wave™: Cybersecurity Consulting Services In Europe, Q4 2025, captures a market in motion. Resilience now drives trust, AI amplifies capabilities, and data governance defines credibility. Our latest evaluation reveals the following market trends that European CISOs should consider when choosing their […]

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

Sucharita Kodali 1 day 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 1 day 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 […]
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A Holiday Season Gift-Wrapped In Agentic Commerce

Chuck Gahun 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day ago
Despite its criticality, network analysis and visibility solutions remain underrepresented in enterprises compared to technologies such as endpoint detection and response and security information and event management. Find out why in this preview of our new Wave report.

Gain Stakeholder Buy-In For Your Tech Strategy In 4 Steps

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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The Right Mental Model For Agentic AI

Leslie Joseph 1 day 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 1 day 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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The ROI Pendulum: Build Vs. Buy In The Age Of AI

Christy Punch 1 day 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 Targets Chip Governance: A New Precedent For Cyber And IP Risk Intervention

Tope Olufon 1 day 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 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days 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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From Insight To Impact: Why Value Stream Planning Demands Strong Governance

Margo Visitacion 2 days 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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