Application Development & Delivery
Application development & delivery is a complex and crucial competency in today’s digitized business world. Read insights on trends, best practices, emerging technologies, and more for application development & delivery professionals.
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AI Regulation In The US, Vibe Coding, Click To Cancel Hits Home
July heats up with a look at the impact of some regulatory moves in the US and a deep dive into a new AI trend for developers that may be more useful than you think.
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AppGen Is Here: Say Goodbye To Software Development As You Know It
Discover how AI-powered AppGen platforms are collapsing the SDLC, democratizing development, and disrupting the software industry.
New For 2026! Tech Budget Planning Guide + Workbook
Simplify your 2026 tech budget planning! Download our guide and workbook for recommendations, benchmarks, and actionable templates to help you assess, prioritize, and implement investments.
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President Trump Amends Previous Cybersecurity Executive Orders: Here Is What You Need To Know
President Trump recently issued an executive order on national cybersecurity that amended and struck several provisions in prior EOs related to cybersecurity. Here’s what security leaders need to know.
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Announcing The Forrester Wave™: DevOps Platforms, Q2 2025
The Forrester Wave™: DevOps Platforms, Q2 2025, is live. Hey, Weren’t These Called ISDPs? When I took over the Wave from Chris Condo, I admit that I looked for an excuse to change the name. “Integrated software delivery platforms” didn’t have the word DevOps in the title, which made searching harder for clients. I didn’t […]
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The Public Sector Must Navigate The “Everything Everywhere All At Once” Efficiency Conversation With Portfolio Rationalization
We’re in an era defined by constant disruption and rapid shifts — a true “everything everywhere all at once” scenario.
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Red Hat Summit 2025: AI, Virtualization, Hybrid Cloud, And The Future Of Enterprise IT
The big question at Red Hat Summit 2025: Will customers continue to embrace more complexity in exchange for openness and flexibility? Get five key points coming out of the event.
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Software Composition Analysis Is The AppSec Hero We Deserve AND Need
Get three key insights to consider when purchasing or upgrading your software composition analysis software.
Summer Team Up: Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA
From 1 July to 29 August, purchase passes for Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA and get two tickets for the price of one with the voucher code SUMMER2FOR1.
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How Backstage Is Transforming Platform Engineering
An internal developer portal (IDP) is a framework for building DevOps platforms that offer discoverable, self-service IT infrastructure and automation services, helping developers manage IT services efficiently. Learn how IDPs like Backstage can help streamline workflows, reduce context switching, and enhance governance among developers.
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Unlock Optimization Opportunities: The Golden Thread From CX To Value Streams
In today’s volatile business environment, executives face the dual challenge of optimizing costs while maintaining exceptional customer experiences. Our new report, The Golden Thread From CX To Value Streams Reveals Optimization Opportunities, offers a strategic approach to navigating these complexities.
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The Evolution From Continuous Automation Testing Platforms To Autonomous Testing Platforms: A New Era In Software Testing
For years, continuous automation testing (CAT) platforms have been the gold standard for reducing manual testing and ensuring comprehensive coverage across diverse environments. But with the advent of generative AI (genAI) and large language models (LLMs), we are entering a new era: the rise of autonomous testing platforms.
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! The US Government Applies The Concept To Software Coding
The US government’s SHARE IT Act became law in December 2024, requiring that all custom-developed software be accessed, shared, used, and modified governmentwide. By allowing any federal agency to access and use the code, the SHARE IT Act ensures that the investments in custom-developed software ($12 billion spent annually) are maximized, reducing the need for […]
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Google Cloud Next 2025’s Developer Keynote: Agents Take Center Stage
Google Cloud Next 2025’s (full takeaway blog here) developer keynote offered a detailed look at the company’s latest AI innovations, with a particular focus on agent technology and developer tools. Cohosts Richard Seroter and Stephanie Wong brought both technical insight and their signature energy to the stage, keeping the audience engaged with well-timed humor as […]
Summer Team Up: Technology & Innovation Summit NA
This July and August, seize the opportunity to elevate your team! Buy one pass for Technology & Innovation Summit NA and get one free. Tackle technology challenges together and walk away with actionable insights. Don’t wait — reserve your passes today!
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Feature Management And Experimentation — An Evolving Market
With feature management, engineering teams can engage in the practice of progressive delivery, where features are deployed with flags turned off, tested in production, and then gradually turned on to a progressively larger audience of users until the new feature is completely released. This mechanism can be used for new features, but the most common use case is safely managing continuous updates.
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TDX 2025: MuleSoft And The Salesforce Platform Pivot
About seven years ago, I was on an initiative to explore low-code. When I saw Salesforce’s low-code product in demos, my impression was that the product was only suitable for buyers with a strong Salesforce CRM focus — a feeder to drive more revenue into Salesforce’s flagship product. When Salesforce acquired MuleSoft, many worried that […]
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AI Catapults The CRM Market To A Moment of Reckoning
CRM software has become overengineered, and complexity is killing its value, but AI has the potential to simplify CRM.
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Visualize, Control, And Optimize Your Spend With Software Asset Management Tools
In a climate of economic and political uncertainty, tech budgets are under pressure. According to Forrester’s Industry- And Customer-Supporting Software Survey, 2025, 23% of organizations cite budget as their number one software challenge.
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Call For Entries: The 2025 Enterprise Architecture Awards
Forrester is thrilled to announce the opening of nominations for the 2025 global Enterprise Architecture Awards. Learn more about this year’s awards and how to apply here.
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Vibe Coding: Innovation Or Chaos?
In the rapidly evolving landscape of software development, one month can be enough to create a trend that makes big waves.
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Firefox Goes Off Brand
Mozilla’s recent change to the Firefox terms of use has led to concerns within the open-source, privacy, and web communities. Firefox now finds itself in a difficult spot.
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Introducing The Forrester Wave™: Application Modernization And Multicloud Managed Services, Q1 2025
Application modernization remains a critical priority for enterprises as they continue their journey to the cloud and beyond. While the “lift and shift” era of cloud migration has ended, the modernization journey continues.
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