Business & IT Alignment
Business & IT alignment creates a virtuous cycle that unleashes the true power and potential of technology. Read insights on how to foster business & IT alignment.
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Prepare And Thrive: Australia’s Federal Government Agencies Should Plan For Post-Election MoG Change Now
As technology leaders in the Australian federal government, you’re no strangers to the complexities and challenges of machinery-of-government (MoG) changes. These changes, akin to mergers and acquisitions in the private sector, involve restructuring agencies, merging departments, and redistributing functions to align with evolving mission priorities. But sentiment within the Australian public service (APS) towards MoG […]
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From Fixed Routes To Adaptive Navigation: Introducing Forrester’s Customer-Obsessed Mission Engine
Learn how a customer-obsessed mission engine can help public sector leaders achieve success by understanding their customers better and maximizing long-term value for them.
Missed Our Tech & Security Predictions Webinar?
Watch the replay to catch up! Dive into the top 2025 predictions and discover their impact on your tech and security strategies — with exclusive insights from the analysts who conducted the research.
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Software Giants’ Q4 2024 Earnings: Tech Executives Are Still Responding
Our deep dive into the Q4 2024 earnings of 11 enterprise software companies revealed an accelerated drive toward AI, a sharper focus on cloud costs, and a surge in platform consolidation.
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It’s Time To Define Your Professional Existence And Articulate Your Story
The urgency of telling your story as a data or technology leader within the current corporate landscape cannot be overstated. As we navigate these turbulent times, the ability to articulate your professional identity clearly and compellingly has emerged as a critical lifeline. Let this be the moment you choose to define your existence within your organization and beyond.
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Drive Scale And Speed With The Platform Org Model
Ever felt like your organization is a maze of disconnected teams, each working in their own bubble? You’re not alone. Many companies have tried to increase delivery speed with small, agile teams but often ended up with a bunch of siloed squads instead of a cohesive unit. Enter the platform org structure — an increasingly popular option to break down silos and deliver scale.
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Third-Party VMware Support: A New Alternative On The Table
Tech buyers scrambling to get VMware support in the wake of the Broadcom deal are happy to hear about new third-party support service providers. Learn some of the pitfalls to avoid in evaluating these new providers.
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Product Lifecycle Management Evolves To Underpin Smart Manufacturing
In the past year, more than half of manufacturers said they planned to replace or upgrade their product lifecycle management (PLM) platforms. Get a a summary of a three-step process that tech leaders should follow to help transform PLM.
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NetApp Focuses On Storage And Exits FinOps
Last week, Flexera announced intent to acquire Spot by NetApp to the tune of $100 million, a considerable drop from the $450 million that NetApp paid to acquire Spot.
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Order Management Systems And A Story Of Augmented Evolution
Digital businesses selecting replacement order management systems — or adding pieces on top of their existing one — have a lot of new decisions to make. Get some key insights on the latest solutions in this preview of our new Wave evaluation of the OMS market.
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Exemplifying Excellence: Winners Of Forrester’s Technology Strategy Impact Awards
What does an award-winning technology strategy look like? Find out as we highlight two of the most recent winners of Forrester’s Technology Strategy Impact Award, Best Buy and First Student.
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Choose The Enterprise Architecture Management Suite That Best Supports Your Transformation
Who are the top vendors in the enterprise architecture management space and what sets them apart? Find out in this preview of the new Forrester Wave™ on enterprise architecture management suites.
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Get Your AI Aligned
The big challenge with AI for business is risk. How can an organization minimize the risk while maximizing the benefit of AI? In this episode, Vice President and Principal Analyst Brandon Purcell proposes a solution to this challenge — AI alignment — and outlines how an “align by design” approach can help.
2025 Tech Predictions: Your Must-Have Guide
From AI’s impact to cloud evolution and smarter workflows for the SDLC and AIOps, 2025 is set to be a big year for tech. Download our Predictions guide to see if you’re on track to make the most of these changes.
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Use Skills-Based Talent Practices To Future-Proof Your Tech Organization
Tech leaders are being asked to do more with fewer resources available, which makes cultivating the right skills in the workforce essential. The implementation of generative AI (genAI) potentially brings productivity gains but is also a point of concern, with employees experiencing what one chief product officer at a tech workforce development company calls an […]
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A Week At The TBM Conference
Get a review of the recent TBM Conference which focused on product centricity and transparency in the modern IT operating model.
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Craft An Intelligent Business Case For SaaS ERP
One of the most strategic, and costly, business applications is enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. ERP is critical to an organization, underpinning functions such as finance and business operations. Organizations should strive for a modern ERP solution, but modernizing ERP is often a costly and time-consuming process.
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AI And GenAI Are Game-Changers For Enterprise Architecture Leaders
Generative AI has started to drive new levels of business value as it cuts across different domains of business operations. Learn how AI and genAI will disrupt the enterprise architecture discipline in this preview of a new report.
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The Language Of High-Performance IT For The Public Sector And Government
One of the core principles of high-performance IT is alignment. But what we are aligning to differs greatly between the public and private sectors. It’s also important to recognize the cultural and linguistic differences between the private and public sectors. Aligning language in this way helps ensure that everyone is on the same page, which can significantly improve communication, reduce misunderstandings, and lead to more effective initiatives.
Plan Your IT & Security Budgets For 2025 Success
Watch our on-demand technology budget planning webinar. Get benchmarks for strategic investments, divestments, and experiments to maximize business value from 2025 tech and security spending.
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Lead A High-Performing Digital Team
Digital teams are primarily tasked with designing, delivering, and managing digital products or services, launching digital innovations, and developing the digital roadmap.
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Is Keeping Your Commerce Tech Vendor The Right Move For You?
To retain or replatform your commerce technology solution? Forrester’s latest research guides leaders on how to answer this burning question.
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IBM Vies For Positioning As The De Facto FinOps Solution
On Tuesday, IBM announced its acquisition of Kubernetes cost management solution Kubecost. This acquisition follows a series of FinOps-focused companies in recent years with Apptio (TBM/FinOps), Turbonomic (FinOps/resource automation), Nordcloud (FinOps services), and Instana (observability). Answers To Your Top Questions About The Kubecost Acquistion What should I know? Kubecost enhances an already market-leading solution. In […]
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