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AI agents retrieve information, interpret it, create new content, interact with systems, and act on a user’s behalf. That changes the data security conversation. For years, security leaders have worked to understand where sensitive data lives, who can access it, and how to prevent inappropriate use or disclosure. Those challenges have not disappeared. In fact, […]

If the first chapter of the AI era was about proving the technology works, then the second was about understanding and managing its risks. The third (emerging) era will be won by leaders who know where AI belongs, where humans matter most, and how to orchestrate both into measurable growth. Stop Asking “Can We?” You […]

Organizations don’t have to choose between running today’s business and transforming it for tomorrow. The real challenge is designing an operating model that enables both. Learn why clear ownership, decision rights, standardization, and planning are becoming essential to scaling AI and creating a repeatable capability for change.

Learn key lessons from Finacle Conclave 2026 on building an AI-native bank through composability, modernization, and process redesign.

I never expected Shaggy to show up in a law firm’s analysis of AI risk, yet here we are. Shaggy’s memorable defense was “it wasn’t me.” Meta is giving it a contractual upgrade: It was our technology, but it’s your responsibility. The update to Meta’s commercial terms puts broad responsibility for its AI features and […]

2027 will be a make-or-break year, with success hinging on trust and control in an increasingly open payments ecosystem. Explore a few of the ways that this will play out.

Big Tech earnings this week put a spotlight on the monetization dilemma at the heart of AI-integrated search. The growth of Google’s AI Mode is proving to be a double-edged sword: Investments in conversational search are fueling Google’s fastest year-over-year search query growth in five years, but the company’s advertising revenue growth slowed to 12%, […]

Personal AI agents will increase service volume — and will expose unresolved demand that customer effort used to keep out of sight. Use that unresolved demand to find problems now that customers shouldn’t need to chase you about in the first place.

As AI accelerates software development, teams will need to rethink everything from developer roles to testing and quality. Forrester’s 2027 predictions explore what happens as AI becomes more deeply embedded in how software gets built.

DoorDash announced on October 29 that it will buy Instacart for about $17 billion. Read our analysis.

When Forrester wrote about the creation of Google Public Sector in 2022, the question was whether Google could build the industry credentials to compete more seriously for government business. Four years later, the conversation has changed. At the Google Public Sector Summit 2026 on October 20 in Washington, DC, there wasn’t one major announcement that […]

Teenagers are remarkably good at experimenting. They try new things, question established rules, and quickly abandon what doesn’t work. Sourcing and procurement leaders could use some of that attitude toward AI, provided they combine experimentation with clear boundaries. When it comes to AI in procurement, think like a teenager: Experiment and question the rules, but […]

Picture this: On Tuesday, November 3, it’s Election Day. Your brand’s social media channels have been humming along, crushing engagement and creating conversation. And then seemingly out of nowhere — BOOM. Reach drops, views crater, and your team is left wondering: What did we do wrong? Social media content doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Current […]

AI will reshape how customers engage with brands in 2027, but automation alone won’t create differentiation. Human expertise, empathy, and trust will become increasingly important to delivering standout experiences.

AI is changing not just how content gets created, but who, or what, consumes it. In 2027, brands will prioritize authentic human expertise while adapting content strategies for a world increasingly mediated by machines.

AI agents executing complex workflows may need to combine operational and analytical data, persistent memory, semantic retrieval, and access to tools within a single reasoning loop. Together, these services make up the agent data stack. When teams build that stack from separate services, they have to integrate each service and keep copied data in sync, […]

WPP and Omnicom’s recent success with the Coca-Cola Company’s global and North American media assignments can be summed up in one word: data. In fact, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo’s recent media agency reviews reveal how two competing data strategies are reshaping the global media agency market.* The Intelligence Engine Strategy Intelligence engines create value by improving […]

A rapidly evolving technology landscape changes how consumers discover brands, evaluate choices, and make decisions. This shift exposes a weakness in many loyalty strategies that rely on points and discounts alone to sustain customer relationships. Traditional loyalty programs still have a role, but brands weaken program impact when they treat loyalty as a series of […]

IT Visibility Is No Longer A “Nice To Have” The PHP2Shell security event is rapidly becoming a board-level conversation. Two critical PHP vulnerabilities allow unauthenticated remote code execution, and security authorities are urging organizations to patch immediately. CISA has told organizations to “identify and inventory systems running any version of PHP” while warning that PHP […]

Here we go. Anthropic filed its S-1 on October 26, the formal start of its IPO. The financials will get the headlines, but read the founders’ letter at the beginning of the S-1. It describes how AI should be brought into the world as if from the AI company you would design from scratch: intelligence […]