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AI Is Rewriting Software Work: What It Means For Your Team
Over the past 6–9 months, our team has been working on one of the most ambitious research efforts I’ve led at Forrester: a dual-track program combining dozens of qualitative interviews with development leaders and practitioners and a rigorous quantitative analysis of AI’s employment impact across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
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Predictions 2026: AI Agents, Changing Business Models, And Workplace Culture Impact Enterprise Software
In 2026, enterprise applications will move beyond the traditional role of enabling employees with digital tools to accommodating a digital workforce of AI agents. Tech leaders will be forced to decide how far to go in digitizing business processes and orchestrating workflows independent of human workers.
Predictions 2026: Your Planning Starts Here
2026 will demand proof, not promises. Explore Forrester’s Predictions resources — guides, webinars, and blogs — to plan smarter, lead with trust, and stay ahead of disruption.
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Introducing Forrester’s OASIS Framework For Outcome-Driven Infrastructure
The infrastructure landscape is at a crossroads. As AI agents and automation reshape business operations, traditional infrastructure — often rigid, slow, and siloed — can no longer keep pace with the demands of modern enterprises. Learn how Forrester's new OASIS Framework for outcome-driven infrastructure platforms can provide the vision for how technology leaders should build infrastructure for the agentic AI era.
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Predictions 2026: Software Development Goes From Jamming To A Full Orchestra
If software development was music, generative AI would be rewriting the score. Learn how the tune will shift in the coming year.
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NetApp INSIGHT 2025: Evolving Storage Into The Enterprise Data Foundation
Learn some of the key themes from the NetApp INSIGHT 2025 event and find out what they could mean for your storage portfolio.
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The Semiconductor Chessboard: Moves That Shape Tech’s Future
As the semiconductor industry moves beyond silicon, strategic decisions about materials, supply chains, and geopolitics are shaping the future of tech. Discover why innovation alone isn’t enough.
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“CMDB” Is Dead — Long Live The IT Management Graph
At Forrester, we’re deprecating the term configuration management database in our research. Instead you’ll increasingly see it termed “IT management graph.” Find out why.
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Introducing The Forrester Wave™: Human Capital Management Solutions, Q4 2025
The human capital management (HCM) solutions market is experiencing one of its most transformative cycles in decades. Learn eight key trends driving that transformation to better understand which platform will help unlock the full potential of your workforce.
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Developer-Led Growth Meets Enterprise-Grade Security And Distributed Infrastructure At Cloudflare Connect 2025
Cloudflare Connect 2025 had a distinctly optimistic vibe as the vendor positions itself as the connective tissue for modern digital operations in the enterprise and showcases its AI security abilities. Learn more in this event review.
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The Hard Truths: Tech Leadership Lessons From The Trenches
Welcome to the tech leader practitioner series! This new blog series will bring you insights from the professionals here at Forrester who have enjoyed careers in roles like yours or spend their days helping tech leaders tackle their thorniest challenges. Here, we will share our lessons learned through countless failures (some of them epic) and […]
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Forrester’s 2025 Enterprise Architecture Award Winner And Finalists For North America
Congratulations to Takeda Pharmaceuticals, winner of this year’s Enterprise Architecture Award for North America. Learn more about Takeda’s winning strategy as well as the strategies of our two finalists.
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Forrester’s 2025 Technology Strategy Impact Award Winner And Finalists For North America
Congratulations to the United States Department of the Navy, this year’s winner of the Technology Strategy Impact Award for North America. Learn more about their winning strategy as well those of finalists CBRE and Verizon.
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 ROI Pendulum: Build Vs. Buy In The Age Of AI
Every few years, the enterprise pendulum swings — from building everything in-house to buying everything off the shelf.
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IT’s Time To Talk Budgeting
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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Operational Excellence Starts With Truth And Tracking
Struggling with performance decay? Learn the steps one tiger team at a medical device company took to turn dysfunction into dominance in this case study.
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The Circular Economy: The White Knight Of IT Sustainability In Recycled Armor
Circular economy initiatives often lack a holistic approach, leading to varied interpretations and applications. Learn the six key components that play a crucial role in applying circular economy principles in IT.
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Shaping The Future Of The Digital Workplace (With A Punch): Meet Christy Punch
Digital employee experience is no longer optional — it’s essential. In my first Forrester blog, I share my journey, why I joined Forrester, and what’s top of mind for me as I begin identifying where to focus my research to help clients shape the future of the digital workplace.
Missed It Live? Watch Forrester’s Take On 2026 Scenario Planning
Couldn’t make it to the live session? Watch this on-demand webinar to learn how tech leaders are applying scenario planning to budget smarter, balance AI and human talent, and build resilient strategies for whatever 2026 brings.
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Huawei Connect 2025: Building AI Infrastructure In A Sanctioned World
Huawei Connect 2025 was more than showing off new products. This year topics such as export controls and supply chain constraints dominated the conversation. Find out more in this event review.
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Forrester’s 2025 Enterprise Architecture Award Winner And Runner-Up For EMEA
Forrester is proud to announce Philip Morris International as the winner of the 2025 Enterprise Architecture Award for EMEA, with Saudi Telecom Company as the runner-up. Learn more about their EA strategies in this post and at Technology & Innovation Summit EMEA.
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Forrester’s 2025 Technology Strategy Impact Award Winner And Runners-Up For EMEA
Forrester is proud to announce mBank as the winner of the 2025 Technology Strategy Impact Award for EMEA, with TBC Bank and Philip Morris International as runners-up.
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