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Beyond The Robots: What CES 2026 Really Means For Digital Workplace Leaders

Christy Punch 5 days ago
I kicked off 2026 by attending CES for the first time, and I can confirm that everything you’ve heard about this event is true. CES is massive. It’s sprawling. The scale was equal parts energizing and overwhelming — but once I got past the sensory overload, clear and meaningful signals started to emerge. Beneath the […]
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Why Business Capabilities Are Your Secret Weapon For IT Cost Optimization

Stéphane Vanrechem 7 days ago
Most CIOs face mounting cost pressure, driven by the business. Forrester’s Business And Technology Services Survey, 2025, found that 48% of business leaders rank cost reduction as a top priority. Many organizations have already chased quick savings: 76% have renegotiated vendor contracts, yet the strain persists. In the same survey, 22% still report insufficient budget […]

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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Conversational Banking: The New Gateway To Digital Banking Experiences

Aurelie L'Hostis January 19, 2026
Explore how conversational banking is reshaping customer engagement and redefining banks’ strategic priorities.
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NRF Big Show Innovators Showcase 2026: Retail Tech To Watch

Sucharita Kodali January 12, 2026
Read this blog for a look into NRF’s 2026 Innovators Showcase to better understand what’s next in retail technology transformation.
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Thriving Amid Disruption: Key Banking Insights To Kick-Start 2026

Aurelie L'Hostis January 12, 2026
Discover key banking trends from 2025 and predictions for 2026. Stay ahead with insights on digital banking, customer experience, and AI.
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IFS’s Industrial X Unleashed 2025: Opportunities And Risks In Industrial AI

Julie Mohr December 22, 2025
IFS’s Industrial X Unleashed 2025 event promised a future where industrial AI and robotics redefine operations. While the vision is compelling, the journey to digital workers, predictive maintenance, and autonomous workflows is complex.
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Unwrap The Gift Of Business Intelligence At The Edge With Observability Insights

Carlos Casanova December 15, 2025
In today's IT landscape, observability insight needs to extend beyond monitoring IT systems to proactively detect, diagnose, and resolve issues. Learn how in this preview of a new report that demonstrates how insights can be derived from fragmented IT environments that have signals across mobile, IoT, and edge devices.
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Emerging Tech Innovation Days Don’t Work — Host A Partner Co-Innovation Summit Instead

Ted Schadler December 8, 2025
Inviting your vendors to showcase their latest stuff and inspire your teams rarely delivers results. You need an approach that focuses on active collaboration among your partners and teams. Find out how a partner co-innovation summit can help.
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Introducing Forrester’s ServiceNow Services Landscape: Partner Selection Becomes More Complex With Enterprise Workflows And Agentic Transformation

Bill Martorelli December 2, 2025
It used to be that you could think of ServiceNow services almost exclusively in the context of IT service management (ITSM) implementations, but the ServiceNow services market has decisively moved beyond those traditional confines.
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Don’t Fear Being ODD — Embrace Observability-Driven Development For Faster, Safer Innovation

Carlos Casanova November 19, 2025
Discover why observability-driven development (ODD) is the key to faster, safer, and smarter DevOps pipelines. Learn how to shift from reactive firefighting to proactive innovation.
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ITC Vegas 2025: AI Wonderland

Rohit Makhijani November 14, 2025
The 10th ITC conference centered heavily on the shift from AI hype to practical, scalable implementation across the insurance value chain.
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AI Is Rewriting Software Work: What It Means For Your Team

Diego Lo Giudice November 11, 2025
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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Finacle Conclave 2025 Insights: An Evolving Legacy Shaping The Future Of Banking

Aurelie L'Hostis November 4, 2025
Over two immersive days, this year's event underscored both the urgency and the opportunity for banks to evolve boldly in the face of rapid disruption.
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LocWorld54 Shows Why Localization Can Be The Next Strategic Powerhouse — And What’s Holding It Back

Kathleen Pierce October 28, 2025
For decades, B2B companies have viewed localization as an operational necessity to translate words, keep websites up to date, and support global product launches. That outdated view doesn’t hold up anymore. Businesses today need to evolve localization in the age of AI. Find out how in this review of the recent LocWorld54 conference.
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Conversational AI And Anticipatory Insights — What’s New In Australian Mobile Banking In 2025

Zhi Ying Barry September 29, 2025
Mobile banking is now the primary channel for Australian online adults. Learn how Australia’s four biggest banks are adapting to meet the mobile banking needs of their customers.
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Today’s Leaders Must Heed AI Advice For Future Disruptors

Brendan Witcher September 18, 2025
Startup founders, investors, technologists, and operators are all working frantically to get an early jump onto the AI train. Find out why and get more of the key takeaways from the recent Startup Boston Week event.
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NRF Europe Innovators Showcase: Retail Tech To Watch

Sucharita Kodali September 15, 2025
Read this Forrester blog for an overview of the NRF Europe Innovators Showcase highlighting retail technology vendors that are making headlines.
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Adaptive Mobile Banking: Forrester’s 2025 European Insights

Aurelie L'Hostis September 12, 2025
Discover how European banks are turning mobile apps into smart, conversational experiences. Forrester’s 2025 review reveals key trends and leaders.
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Lessons From Technology & Innovation Summit APAC’s Forrester Women’s Leadership Program: Choose Your Advisors, And Nuggets Of Advice, Wisely

Jinan Budge August 27, 2025
A room full of people gathered as part of our Forrester Women’s Leadership Program to celebrate successes and posit solutions for the many challenges that women face in this field. The theme? “Choose your advisors — and nuggets of advice — wisely.”
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Are We Ready To Talk AGI Yet? Yes. Maybe. No. All Of The Above.

Brian Hopkins August 21, 2025
Artificial general intelligence is inevitable, progressing in stages toward autonomous, goal-driven software across domains. Learn how to focus on practical, observable criteria to plan for its impact.
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