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Oracle’s Data Breach Silence, Tariff Impacts, Homegrown Social Influencers

What It Means April 17, 2025
In this episode, we look at the ongoing fallout from two healthcare data breaches involving Oracle servers and what the on-again, off-again tariffs could mean for CIOs. Then we discuss the rising prominence of social media influencers in the B2B space — and why tapping your own employees could be a smart move.
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XR Steps Back, AI Steps Up: The Shake-Up In Our 2025 Emerging Technologies

Brian Hopkins April 14, 2025
Forrester’s 2025 top 10 emerging technologies report reveals a major shift in the tech landscape, driven by AI acceleration and changing market dynamics. Longtime list members extended reality and Zero Trust edge are stepping back, making room for two fast-moving innovations — one of which was virtually unknown just a year ago. The earlier release gives tech leaders more time to strategize and align with upcoming breakthroughs in AI and beyond.

Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity

Market volatility isn’t a roadblock — it’s your launchpad. With Forrester’s expert resources, you can optimize costs, lead with confidence, and turn challenges into growth.

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Key Takeaways From The Forrester Wave™: Business Intelligence Platforms, Q2 2025

Boris Evelson April 10, 2025
Get two key takeaways from our latest evaluation of business intelligence platform offerings, which are contrary to the common narrative on business intelligence.
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CIOs: Use Scenario Planning To Prepare For The Impact Of Tariffs On IT Costs

Mark Moccia April 7, 2025
To navigate the impact of tariffs on IT costs, identify worst-case, best-case, and likely scenarios along with the specific actions needed to mitigate the heightened cost pressures entailed in each scenario.
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Intel Vision 2025 Event: An Iconic American Semiconductor Tech Titan

Alvin Nguyen April 4, 2025
After the announcement of Intel’s new CEO Lip-Bu Tan and the decision to keep both Products and Foundry businesses, Forrester went to Intel Vision 2025 looking for more details about the company’s turnaround plan.
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Once More Unto The Breach: Tech Leaders Face Another Year Of Volatility And Cuts

Lauren Nelson April 3, 2025
In today’s era of volatility, technology leaders will need to do more with even less. This means dusting off the cost-cutting playbook to seek out additional optimization opportunities without sacrificing your AI ambitions. Here are a few cost-cutting measures to focus on in the near term.
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Four Key EUC Trends From IGEL’s Now & Next 2025 Event

Andrew Hewitt April 2, 2025
Get four key takeaways from IGEL’s recent end-user computing (EUC) event Now & Next 2025.

Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity

Market volatility isn’t a roadblock — it’s your launchpad. With Forrester’s expert resources, you can optimize costs, lead with confidence, and turn challenges into growth.

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Unveiling The Top 10 Emerging Technologies Of 2025

Get an early look at the top 10 emerging technologies for 2025, hear common use cases for each, and learn how (and when) these advancements will produce real benefits.
Blog

To Thrive Through Volatility, Master These Three Areas

Sharyn Leaver March 27, 2025
There’s no end in sight for the current disruption, but making the right strategic moves will help you come out ahead.
Podcast

Put Employees At The Center Of Your AI Strategy

What It Means March 27, 2025
What does it take to make the most of AI in the enterprise? Hint: It’s not the tools. VP and Principal Analyst J. P. Gownder shares insights on the value of putting humans at the center of your AI strategy.
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SUSECON 25: Expanding Open Source In Cloud, Edge, And AI

Michele Pelino March 24, 2025
At its recent SUSECON 25 event, SUSE revealed a rebranded portfolio focused on four key platforms. Learn more about those changes and how they could impact your technology plans in this review of the event.
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Salesforce Launches Agentforce: What Technology Leaders Need To Know

Ted Schadler March 24, 2025
Learn the ins and outs of building and operating AI agents on Agentforce in this review of Salesforce’s TDX developer conference.
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Call For Entries: The 2025 Enterprise Architecture Awards

Charles Betz March 24, 2025
Forrester is thrilled to announce the opening of nominations for the 2025 global Enterprise Architecture Awards. Learn more about this year’s awards and how to apply here.
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Key Questions For Tackling Technical Debt

Linda Ivy-Rosser March 10, 2025
Technology leaders are more focused on technical debt today to ensure that they can fully leverage tomorrow’s emerging tech. Find out the questions that you should be asking to manage the technical debt in your organization.
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The Graphic Future Of IT Management

Charles Betz March 10, 2025
IT management platforms are evolving from forms and workflow-driven systems into systems based on intelligent, interconnected knowledge graphs. Learn how and why in this post.
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US Tech Spending Defies The Economic Slowdown To Hit $2.7 Trillion In 2025

Michael O'Grady February 11, 2025
Despite persistent inflation and a cooling labor market, US tech spending is forecast to grow by 6.1% in the US in 2025 to reach a staggering $2.7 trillion. Find out what’s driving this growth and what tech leaders can expect in 2025.
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Global Technology Spending In 2025 Will Reach $4.9 Trillion With Robust 5.6% Growth

Michael O'Grady February 11, 2025
Forrester’s latest global technology market forecast shows robust growth of 5.6% in 2025 driving the market to $4.9 trillion. Learn what’s generating this growth and how to plan for the year ahead.

Discover 10 Top Emerging Technologies For 2025

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The Artificial Intelligence Action Summit In France: Maintaining The Dialogue On Global AI Regulation

Thomas Husson February 5, 2025
After the two previous summits hosted at Bletchley Park in the UK (November 2023) and in Seoul, South Korea (May 2024), French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to host a new AI Action Summit, cochaired with India, on February 10–11 in Paris.
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DeepSeek-R1: Why So Startled?

Leslie Joseph February 4, 2025
Incremental improvements and sudden breakthroughs in price-to-performance ratios are natural parts of any emerging technology’s evolution. Get a detailed breakdown of nine innovations that make DeepSeek’s R1 a leap forward in cost efficiency.
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SAP Makes Significant Leadership Changes Along With Strong FY 2024 Results

Akshara Naik Lopez January 31, 2025
SAP reported better-than-expected Q4 2024 financial results and raised its full-year operating profit forecast as demand for artificial intelligence systems continues. On top of beating expectations, SAP said that it now expects 2025 operating profit to be between €10.3 billion and €10.6 billion, above previous estimates of approximately €10 billion. Its current cloud backlog of […]
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