digital transformation

Looking to drive new digital business models? Well, it’s not possible if you don’t address your operational technology. VP and Principal Analyst Liz Herbert explains why modernizing foundational technologies is crucial for digital transformation.

Digital transformation is crucial. As John Rymer and Jeffrey Hammond explain, it’s only possible if CEOs support the software capability their firms need.

I get asked two questions at least weekly, in some cases almost daily: Where do we start for Zero Trust? — Fix your IAM and user side of the equation. What is the difference between other frameworks and Zero Trust? — OK, now we can get down to the nuts and bolts on this one. Zero Trust turned 10 years […]

“Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.” While Ralph Waldo Emerson may not have said these exact words, the principles remain as true as ever today. Going Beyond Improving Today’s Customer Experience If you’ve been following my blog, you may remember a post from 2016, where I introduced […]

While every tech vendor seems to lay claim to being an expert in digital transformation, it stands to reason that not all can be. For sure, there are many vendors with experience helping clients create new customer or employee digital experiences, but this experience doesn’t make them experts in digital business transformation. For 20 years, […]

Almost every technology consulting firm, and many others besides, claims to be able to help your business transform into a digital business. Digital transformation has been used to describe everything from moving applications from a data center to the cloud to updating the systems and processes in the finance department. Many examples of so-called transformation highlight […]

Bankers around the world are rightly worried about the threats posed by digital disruptors getting in between them and their retail banking customers. But Forrester’s newest research reveals that executives should be just as worried — perhaps even more worried — about another market that is being upended: small business banking. Small- and medium-sized businesses […]

Blockchain offers telcos opportunities for new business, improved compliance, and efficient operations.

Digital Disruptions Complicate Digital Intelligence Needs Digital intelligence (DI) — the practice of understanding and optimizing digital customer engagements — has been around for as long as the internet itself. But it has not remained stagnant. The practices and technologies needed to support DI have continued to be revolutionized by the digital disruption. And the number of […]

What does the term “digital transformation” mean to you? Is it about digital customer experiences? Digital operations? Transforming business models? Leveraging software ecosystems? Is it a floor wax? A dessert topping?  Digital transformation (DT) as a term loses meaning when it involves everything under the sun. Over the past few years, we’ve seen companies label anything and everything as “digital […]

Take Practical Steps To Apply CX Disciplines To Digital Initiatives Odds are your firm is regularly seeking ways to improve customer experience (CX). You’re also likely embracing digital technologies to enable a more customer-driven, agile operating model. The question is: Are these initiatives aligned? In other words, are you confident in your firm’s ability to […]

CEOs want to understand how digital translates into revenue growth. They don’t just want to hear how similar companies have digitally transformed; they want to understand what the net result was on revenue and profitability. If you’re a technology sales professional working for one of the myriad companies delivering digital transformation, you’ve probably already honed […]

Retailers are slowly moving beyond omnichannel fulfillment capabilities in stores to invest in digital store technologies that empower store associates, improve customers’ engagement, and enhance store operations. There is no single formula for great execution on digital store technologies, and the varied performance of the retailers assessed shows that many are still figuring out the […]

Luxury brands have gone from relative inertia over digital strategies to a flurry of activity, including technology upgrades, partnerships, and even acquisitions. Back in the summer of 2017, we warned that luxury brands were out of time when it came to improving their digital customer experiences and internal operations. Digitally mature and savvy luxury consumers […]

In the second part of our series, we take a look at workflow and delivery and where digital asset management and web content management systems excel. If you haven’t seen the first part of our analysis, make sure you check it out. Do you need more help? Forrester clients can set up an inquiry with […]

After a few quiet years, Thought Machine, the fintech behind a new core banking platform called Vault, is stealing the limelight, first with its announcement of a strategic partnership with Lloyds Banking Group, then with a similar partnership with the digital bank Atom. And today we’ve learned about another partnership, this time with IBM. We […]

Disruption is the new norm, but don’t let that intimidate you. Research Director Matt Guarini explains how CIOs can take the lead in the business of fast and furious.

Our Predictions 2019 guide, “Transformation Goes Pragmatic,” is live. What do we mean by pragmatism? A sense of realism, practical steps, a desire for tangible outcomes. It’s a good description for what we are seeing in a market that carried ambitious strategies into 2018 but ran afoul of internal headwinds. Don’t get me wrong, the […]

As we move into 2019, Forrester sees digital transformation as a continued driving force for the software industry, pushing teams to accelerate their innovative efforts. Last year, Forrester predicted that a host of enabling technologies, such as serverless computing, integrated DevOps tools, AI+ML, and low-code platforms, would enable digital transformation efforts. We also predicted the […]