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RevOps And AI: The Cobbler’s Children Need Shoes Too

Simon Daniels 1 day ago
Generative AI is already widely adopted in B2B marketing across a range of applications, often deployed by Revenue Operations teams on behalf of the wider revenue ecosystem. How should revops teams themselves use AI though to maximise their own efficiency and performance?
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Wasn’t Generative AI Supposed To Disrupt Business Intelligence?

Boris Evelson 2 days ago
Generative AI was supposed to disrupt how we analyze data using BI tools. Find out why that hasn't happened yet.

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Is AI Making Employee Burnout Better Or Worse?

What It Means 3 days ago
AI has been portrayed as both the solution to and the cause of employee burnout. Which is it? In this episode, VP and Principal Analyst J. P. Gownder and Senior Analyst Jonathan Roberts describe the impact of AI on employee burnout.
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RAG Is All The Rage — And The Machine Is Getting More Complex

Rowan Curran 4 days ago
In our previous blog post on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), we explained the motivation for implementing a RAG architecture and presented a very basic example architecture for retrieving enterprise knowledge. But the solution doesn’t stop there; in this blog post, we’ll describe advanced RAG architectures for enterprise knowledge applications. In the previous post, we showed how […]
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RAG Is All The Rage — Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Demystified

Rowan Curran 4 days ago
Enterprises experimenting with generative AI (genAI) are prioritizing use cases that enable internal and external users to better retrieve information they need, be it data, how-to pages, corporate policies, or return policies. Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) is now the most common underlying approach for building this type of large language model (LLM)-based enterprise knowledge-retrieval application. What […]
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From PC Giant To AI Innovator: It’s Time To Refresh Your Perception Of Lenovo

Charlie Dai 5 days ago
Lenovo’s investments in AI-powered solutions are transforming the company. Learn six key elements of Lenovo’s AI latest strategy and offerings.
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Happy AI Appreciation Day! (Yes, That’s A Thing.)

Brandon Purcell July 16, 2024
With all of the attention bestowed on AI, it may feel as though every day is AI Appreciation Day. Today — on the actual AI Appreciation Day — we look at its impact on companies and on society and how hesitant leaders can get on board.

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Will Generative AI Revolutionize ERP Systems?

What It Means July 11, 2024
Generative AI is breathing new life into traditional technology, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are no exception. In this episode, Vice President and Principal Analyst Liz Herbert discusses the opportunities, use cases, and challenges of genAI in ERP.
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AIOps Drives Observability And Business Outcomes In IT

Carlos Casanova July 10, 2024
AIOps is a critical tool for IT leaders aiming to run high-performance organizations and drive business outcomes. Learn more about the benefits of AIops in this preview of our upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit North America.
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Dive In: Attend Our Interactive AI Innovation Lab At The T&I NA Summit

William McKeon-White July 8, 2024
Join us at Forrester’s Technology & Innovation Summit North America for an innovation lab where you’ll get to work with other business and public sector leaders to not only try out cutting-edge genAI but also get hands-on practice with how discrete genAI models can be applied.
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Greeking Out: Aristotle’s Guide To AIOps Mastery

Carlos Casanova July 3, 2024
Aristotle’s wisdom nails it: mastering precision, appropriateness, timeliness, intentionality, and methodology isn’t just for anger management — it's crucial for AIOps too. In the chaotic world of IT, we need to separate the signal from the noise and act with clear intention.
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Human + AI: Meet Your Digital Double

Martin Gill July 3, 2024
Last week, we wrapped up CX Summit EMEA 2024. Firstly, I have to say a massive thanks to everyone who attended, both in person and virtually, as well as to the team behind the scenes that worked tirelessly to put on a great show. It takes a village of people who you see on stage […]
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Bring Data To The Other 80% Of Business Intelligence Users

Boris Evelson July 1, 2024
Self-service capabilities have raised the percentage of non-IT professionals fulfilling their own business intelligence (BI) requirements to around 20%. Three techniques can help you serve the rest.
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Synthetic Data: Meet The Unsung Catalyst In AI Acceleration

Zeid Khater July 1, 2024
Synthetic data is not a new phenomena but generative AI-based synthetic data is rapidly becoming the unsung hero of AI development. Find out why in this preview of the upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit North America.
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ERP Forrester Wave™ Evaluations For Product-Centric And Service-Centric Industries Now Live

Liz Herbert June 27, 2024
Forrester recently completed two separate ERP wave reports, one focused on product-centric industries and the other on service-centric industries. Get a preview of some of our findings in this blog.
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Why Are Vector Databases Critical For AI Strategy? Find Out At This Year’s Technology & Innovation Summit!

Noel Yuhanna June 27, 2024
Traditional databases are proving insufficient for generative AI models, which often operate in high-dimensional spaces and require searching for similarities. Learn how vector databases can help fill the gap in this preview of a session at the upcoming Technology & Innovation Summit North America.
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Top 10 Emerging Technologies For 2024

What It Means June 27, 2024
The pace of technology innovation can make it hard to keep an eye on the tech horizon. In this episode, Vice President of Emerging Tech Portfolio Brian Hopkins walks through this year’s list of the top 10 emerging technologies, describing when each technology will bring value to users.

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The Public Sector Wants GenAI But Must Overcome Its Hesitancy

Sam Higgins June 25, 2024
Generative AI is revolutionizing the private sector, and its leaders are determined to implement this emerging technology at scale and without delay. But how does the public sector view it and what hurdles does genAI face in that realm?
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The ABCDs Of Intelligence — Databricks Makes New Announcements To Pursue Automated Data Intelligence

Noel Yuhanna June 25, 2024
Get six key takeaways from the recent Databricks annual conference including its acquisition of Tabular and a Nvidia partnership.
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Forrester’s Top 10 Emerging Technologies For 2024: As AI Dominates, Security Becomes Paramount

Brian Hopkins June 25, 2024
Forrester’s list of the top 10 emerging technologies for 2024 reflects the continued dominance of AI but also emphasizes the growing importance of security in our increasingly connected world. Get a deep dive on the top 10 list in this blog post.
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