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.

Discover how Forrester supports technology executives.

Insights

Blog

Here’s How To Get Your S/4HANA Migration Plans Under Control

Dario Maisto February 26, 2024
No matter what stage you’re at with your SAP S/4HANA migration planning, take these five steps now to help mitigate some risks.
Webinar

New Tools And Strategies For Managing Technical Debt

Watch this on-demand webinar to explore new tools and strategies for keeping technical debt under control, including a demonstration of Forrester’s Technical Debt Modernization And Migration Scenario Tool.

Honor Your Tech Excellence With The Prestige Of A 2024 Forrester Award

We’re accepting nominations for our global 2024 Technology Strategy Impact and Enterprise Architecture Awards. Deadlines are approaching. Check out our award requirements and submit your nomination today.

Podcast

Tech Trends To Watch In 2024

What It Means February 1, 2024
How will generative AI impact infrastructure plans? What regulatory issues will tech leaders have to grapple with? Hear Forrester’s technology analysts discuss their predictions for the latest tech trends in 2024.
Blog

The Low-Code Market Could Approach $50 Billion By 2028

John Bratincevic January 29, 2024
According to a recent survey, 87% of enterprise developers use low-code development platforms for at least some of their work. Find out what’s driving the growth in the low-code market in this preview of a new report and forecast.
Blog

Announcing The Continuous Automation And Testing Services Landscape, Q4 2023

Diego Lo Giudice January 16, 2024
Get a detailed look at the services provided by 42 continuous automation testing services providers in this new landscape report.
Blog

Atlassian Bets On Improving Developer Experience With GenAI

Andrew Cornwall December 27, 2023
At the Atlassian Unleash event in Amsterdam, the focus was on using AI to improve developer experience. Learn more in this review.
Blog

Navigating The Scylla And Charybdis Of Legacy Tech

David Mooter December 18, 2023
Learn how the right integration strategy can preserve your legacy tech investments while keeping pace with modern IT trends.

Revolutionize How You Tame & Tackle Tech Debt

Want to stop runaway tech debt? Watch our webinar to see an analyst demo of Forrester’s game-changing Technical Debt Modernization And Migration Scenario Tool. Discover how to shape modernization to fit your organizational needs.

Blog

Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Digital Experience Platforms, Q4 2023

Joe Cicman December 13, 2023
Your options in the world of digital experience platforms (DXPs) are evolving quickly. Selecting the technology to power your enterprise’s digital presence is not simple — that’s why clients working with us are best for the job. With Forrester research by your side, you have insightful, easy-to-read evaluations of your options. You also have direct […]
Webinar

Predictions 2024 For Technology Leaders

Learn how to put our 2024 tech predictions into action and tackle some of the top challenges tech leaders will face – like talent and growth by leveraging the power of AI.
Blog

Announcing The Forrester Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2023

Devin Dickerson December 6, 2023
A new internet is rising. Are you ready? Get a preview the latest Forrester Wave: Edge Development Platforms.
Blog

At GitHub Universe, Copilot Takes Center Stage, But Questions About The Platform Persist

Christopher Condo November 29, 2023
The big attraction at the GitHub Universe event was GitHub Copilot, the AI assistant based on OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 technology. Find out more in this review of the event.
Blog

SharePoint Premium Makes Its Debut At Microsoft Ignite 2023

Cheryl McKinnon November 20, 2023
Amid all of the buzz around Copilot at Microsoft Ignite last week, SharePoint Premium was revealed. While this is partially a branding and licensing streamlining effort, SharePoint Premium will continue to evolve into an AI-powered content platform with document automation, metadata enrichment, and other intelligent content services. Managing the end-to-end lifecycle of “high-value content,” such […]
Blog

To Build A GenAI-Powered Business App, You Need More Than An LLM

Ted Schadler November 13, 2023
A simplistic genAI approach won’t scale, won’t be cost-effective, won’t fully protect you, and won’t put all your proprietary knowledge to work. Learn about a new genAI application architecture called layers, gates, pipes, and loops.
Blog

Mature DevOps Organizations Embrace The Process

Christopher Condo November 6, 2023
So how does one go from adoption to excellence? Big picture: Reject false constraints. Learning and adopting high-end practices and technology can be done within any industry engaged in software development ... which is every industry.
Blog

Predictions 2024: Software Development Adapts To TuringBots, Ajar Source, And Backstage

Chris Gardner October 30, 2023
In 2024, software developers will have to adapt to the rise of TuringBots, ajar source, and Backstage in the development cycle. Learn more in our 2024 predictions for software development.
Blog

Predictions 2024: Technology Infrastructure Addresses A Tumultuous Environment

Michele Pelino October 30, 2023
Dynamic changes are occurring in the technology infrastructure landscape, impacting the data center, remote work, edge environments, and connectivity. Learn more in our 2024 technology infrastructure predictions.
Blog

Predictions 2024: A Lethargic Enterprise Software Market Goes Cutting-Edge

Linda Ivy-Rosser October 30, 2023
In 2024, we’ll see SaaS sales hit 75%, genAI drive modernization efforts, and at least one vendor megadeal. Learn more in Forrester’s 2024 enterprise software predictions.

Tackle 2024 Tech Barriers With Our Predictions

Unleash more tech potential by conquering growth, talent, and AI challenges. Watch our webinar featuring VP and Senior Research Director Matthew Guarini to turn our 2024 predictions into a tech plan of action.

Blog

Release Generative AI Solutions Without Testing Them Comprehensively At Your Peril

Diego Lo Giudice October 24, 2023
Testing generative AI solutions is a new challenge for all developers. Here are some initial thoughts on how to address it.
Webinar

Accelerate Business Growth With An Outcome-Driven Enterprise Architecture Model

Want to see what a high-performing enterprise architecture practice looks like? Watch this on-demand webinar to explore award-winning examples of outcome-driven EA practices that drive innovation with a focus on business.
Blog

Introducing The Forrester Wave™: Sales Force Automation, Q3 2023

Kate Leggett October 17, 2023
Shareholders demand profitable, responsible revenue growth. Buyers expect you to deliver value at every step of the sales process. And sellers expect to be prompted to the best actions and steps to take to achieve quota. It’s really hard to deliver on all these expectations. Buying motions are complicated. They involve more business and IT […]
More posts