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Make The Case For FinOps

Tracy Woo May 17, 2023
While the prevailing macroeconomic conditions reinforce the need to control cloud spend, CFOs still require a solid business case for any net-new spend. Building a business case for FinOps is relatively straightforward with a fairly quick ROI. First, most companies just purchase a relatively inexpensive cloud cost management and optimization (CCMO) solution that adds efficiency, […]
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Can Synthetic Data Help Deliver On The Promise Of AIOps?

Carlos Casanova May 9, 2023
Tools leveraging ML models in dynamic environments must be continuously fed new data in order to adapt to changing conditions and goals. They need to learn as much as possible about their new environments before being fully able and safe to provide service and ultimately deliver value. Synthetic data can help address these and other AI/ML challenges.

Optimize Your Tech Spend In 2023

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The New Major Cloud Adopters: Financial Services

Tracy Woo May 1, 2023
Learn why financial services organizations are relying more on public cloud today for digital banking services.
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Hybrid Cloud Is Hard To Manage

Tracy Woo April 20, 2023
Get actionable tips and guidance on how to manage the messy hybrid cloud environment.
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What Is WASM, And Why Does It Matter To The Enterprise? (Part 2 Of 2)

Brent Ellis April 18, 2023

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What Is WASM, And Why Does It Matter To The Enterprise? (Part 1 Of 2)

Brent Ellis April 18, 2023

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Cloud Powers Retail Through The Economic Slowdown

Tracy Woo April 10, 2023
The retail industry was an early adopter of cloud and has continued to expand its use. Learn three key trends from our new report The State Of Cloud In Retail.

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Announcements: Bring-Your-Own Rack Mainframes And Multiple-Personality Storage

Brent Ellis April 7, 2023
Learn why recent announcements from IBM and HPE show positive signs for hybrid cloud.
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What’s Up With SAP’s Cloudification Strategy In Europe?

Dario Maisto April 6, 2023
Hear what customers are saying about the new SAP cloud strategy at the DSAG’s Technology Days event in Mannheim, Germany.
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FinOps Is Getting A Seat At The Executive Table

Tracy Woo April 5, 2023
Earlier this year, I promised a slew of research on FinOps. Today, I published the first in this series, What Technology Executives Need To Know: FinOps. This report is especially timely, as FinOps is getting a front-row seat with executives globally across verticals and across organizations of all sizes. Amid a growing economic slowdown, efficiency […]
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The Data Center Colocation And Cloud Services Landscape In India

Biswajeet Mahapatra April 3, 2023
A thriving data center and cloud services market in India is spoiling CIOs with choices. Along with the established providers, there is a huge influx of local vendors. AI-enabled solutions, infrastructure as a service, platform as a service, and identity as a service are a few of the many recent offerings by these vendors. And […]
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HPE Ramps Up Hybrid Cloud Management With OpsRamp Acquisition

Carlos Casanova March 20, 2023
On Monday, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced its intention to acquire OpsRamp, which offers a multitenant AIOps-powered IT operations management (ITOM) solution for hybrid cloud environments. Its AIOps solution will be integrated into HPE’s GreenLake edge-to-cloud Platform. OpsRamp’s 300 employees will join HPE’s office of the CTO. Terms of the OpsRamp acquisition were not announced, […]

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Impressions From Mobile World Congress 2023

Dan Bieler March 16, 2023
Mobile World Congress 2023 shows that there is still a lot of dynamism in the tech sector and gives attendees insights into networks, cloud infrastructure, and the emerging world of connected solutions.
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Introducing Forrester’s Function-As-A-Service Platforms Landscape

Devin Dickerson March 15, 2023
Cloud decision-makers consider FaaS adoption by their development teams to be among their top priorities for the next 12 months. Find out why.
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The Biggest Conversations In Cloud Management? FinOps And Operationalizing Cloud

Tracy Woo March 12, 2023
Get a preview of our upcoming coverage in two key areas: operationalizing cloud and cloud cost management.
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SHARE Atlanta 2023: Preparing The Mainframe For A Hybrid Cloud World

Brent Ellis March 12, 2023
Learn why the common thinking that mainframe is archaic and doesn’t have a place in a cloud environment can be wrong.
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Top Takeaways From The Forrester Wave™: Public Cloud Development And Infrastructure Platforms In Europe, Q1 2023

Dario Maisto March 10, 2023
The European vendors’ landscape for Public Cloud Development and Infrastructure Platforms is dominated by hyperscalers. However, European cloud vendors do have a strong unique selling proposition in the region.
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A Short History Of Financial Services In The Cloud

Tracy Woo February 28, 2023
I’ve been working with a long list of financial services companies from various subsectors on their cloud strategies. Each wants to know how to best take advantage of cloud while meeting stringent (and shifting) regulatory requirements. It’s been a long road for financial services and cloud. Here’s a little bit of history. Financial services have […]
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Complexity Makes SaaS Resilience Challenging But Not Impossible

Brent Ellis February 21, 2023
The nature of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications means that there is not a single silver bullet or method for protecting all SaaS applications. Instead, businesses must look at their SaaS tools as a portfolio of different platforms, each with their own risk profiles. Additionally, modern SaaS tools are API-driven and allow for composability to extend functionality […]
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Tech Trends To Watch In 2023

What It Means February 16, 2023
Hear Forrester’s technology analysts share their 2023 predictions for AI, cloud, automation, edge/IoT, and software development.
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