Forrester IT

OCTOBER 20, 2020

My colleague Joe Stanhope and I have previously written about how The Future Of Enterprise Marketing Technology hinges on marketing alignment with customer experience (CX) strategies. But brands must Align Strategy And Technology To Deliver Next-Gen Personalization, and […].

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Tech Republic Cloud

JULY 31, 2022

Sourcing, procurement and vendor management leaders should use this research to support cloud leaders as they decide which platform is best for their workloads. The post Is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Ready for Use in Your Multicloud Strategy? Download now to get the full report. appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

NVIDIA just announced it plans to acquire Arm Limited from SoftBank Group for $40B. The combination aims to conquer the enormous compute market that has long been dominated by the x86 architecture (and thus, Intel and AMD). The x86 platform remains the leader in PCs and data centers, but the future growth prospects lie in […].

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Network World

MAY 23, 2024

Multicloud network management poses significant challenges, primarily due to the inherent complexity and scale of handling diverse cloud environments, Wasim observes. Organizations adopting multicloud strategies often grapple with managing different technologies, architectures, and vendors across various cloud providers,” he explains.

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Forrester IT

AUGUST 13, 2020

Cisco Systems stock fell over 11% today after it delivered its latest quarterly earnings yesterday. Cisco beat street estimates, but it fell based on a 9% YoY decrease in revenue and a weak outlook for coming quarters. Our research indicates a coming drought in infrastructure tech spending, so the next few quarters – likely to […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 4, 2024

García’s response to these challenges includes some of the basic actions when there’s disruption to the supply of IT resources: looking for an alternative as quickly as possible, and maintaining a supplier strategy that’s not limited to a single company. So too are robust vendor management practices.

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Forrester IT

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Given the current rate of client conversion, fewer than 50% of SAP ECC customers will have completed their transformation to S/4 by 2027. Furthermore, about 13,000 ECC customers are on EHPs 0–5, with support only up to 2025 and calling for an even more urgent decision on the future of their ERP. Moreover, 90% of […]

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Forrester IT

MAY 28, 2019

Early last week, Ajit Pai, the Chairman of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced his approval of the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. This will result in a third mega-carrier in the US mobile wireless market, which is a good move for consumers like you and me. I am glad this deal will now […].

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The Accidental Successful CIO

JUNE 16, 2021

You can start pulling ideas out of those conversations and shaping the strategy from one meeting to the next. With your roadmap and strategy already on the intranet, your committee will be able to start prioritizing projects right away. You can use the synergy targets as an opportunity to develop a vendor management capability in IT.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Leveraging sustainable architecture principles and practices, organizations can link enterprise business and technology strategies with ESG principles that have the potential to unlock new opportunities for innovation, efficiency and competitive advantage while aligning to a strong mission statement regarding improving societal impacts on the earth.

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Forrester IT

JUNE 20, 2022

Back to the roaring 20’s It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Early in 2021 the media was filled with talk that we would see a return to the roaring 20’s, those golden years of economic prosperity before the first great Wall St. crash in 1929. And while socially, the episodic nature of Covid may […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 26, 2024

The decisive factors are responsibility for the transformation, mostly locating centrally the downstream management of the new IT operating models, and the inclusion of important departments such as legal, compliance and risk management. Around 13% of users say they’ll pursue a rigid cloud-only strategy in the future.

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Forrester IT

JUNE 12, 2024

Forrester Analyst Key Takeaways from SAP Sapphire Orlando 2024

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Management changes unfold at your vendor or company If a key company or vendor manager leaves who initially was highly supportive of your project, it’s time to see whether that project support will stay intact. In the vendor area, management changes happen most often when companies merge or are acquired.

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Forrester IT

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

We habitually use metrics, even when they are not relevant. Our instincts are based on deeply engrained responses to situations and inherent investment biases (time & cost). This annoys many a modern business, as these metrics have nothing to do with the quality experienced by the customer or end-user in real life, giving them the […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 22, 2022

The second tactic is to leverage their established relationship strategy and credibility established with executives and the core project team to create uncertainty with transitioning to another vendor. Delivering these messages early and reinforced often will help to avoid “divide and conquer” strategies.

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Forrester IT

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

For global companies, reputation in the regions requires a great localization vendor, but it can be hard to find the right match. Kathleen Pierce of Forrester SiriusDecisions explains why past performance is no guarantee of future success, and how to identify the right partner for your needs.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 8, 2023

There’s a strong need for workers with expertise in helping companies make sense of data, launch cloud strategies, build applications, and improve the overall user experience. Companies need qualified CTOs, CIOs, vice presidents, and directors who are focused on developing and overseeing the business’ overall technology strategy and goals.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 11, 2024

It emerged that there are major gaps in cloud cost management and optimization (CCMO) strategies, resulting in exceeded budgets and an overall loss cloud spend control. Overspend in cloud deployment Money wasted on an untargeted cloud strategy has serious consequences to the enterprise.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 26, 2024

IT leaders must rigorously assess their partners’ talent management and development strategies, build greater trust and transparency into the relationships, and invest in greater partner governance. Double down on vendor management. IT Skills, IT Strategy, Outsourcing

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Cloud Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In this strategy shift, they are looking for a provider that brings broad multi-vendor management skills and analytics-based, proactive technical support. To deal with these tectonic shifts, financial institutions are now looking to partner with technology services companies.

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Forrester IT

APRIL 22, 2021

Earth Day 2021: A small change makes a big difference Ahead of Earth Day 2021, I recently watched the excellent David Attenborough documentary “The Year Earth Changed”. The most encouraging message is that even a small change in our habits can make a big difference to our planet. Within the first weeks of lockdown, with […].

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 13, 2024

Mike Rawson, CIO of citizenM, is also emphasizing green IT as part of the global hotel chain’s IT strategy. By integrating sustainability into our core business strategy, we’re not only reducing our environmental impact but also creating long-term value for our stakeholders.”

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Forrester IT

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Buyer demand for greater value from insights and technology such as RPA, data science, machine learning, and advanced analytics are forcing both classical BPO and omnichannel BPO vendors to retool themselves into insights-driven BPO's.

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 18, 2023

A fractional CIO is a technology leader hired on a temporary or part-time basis, explains Peter Kirkwood, corporate strategy leader at management consulting and strategy advisory firm Zinnov. A fractional CIO develops and leads the execution of a company’s IT strategy,” he states. What does a fractional CIO do?

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In a groundbreaking move, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy that aims to safeguard the state's critical infrastructure, specifically its healthcare sector. These draft regulations build upon the statewide cybersecurity strategy Governor Hochul released in August.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 5, 2023

Digital transformation is indeed a cornerstone of business strategy today, as 89% of enterprises see digital business as core to their growth, according to Gartner’s Board of Directors 2023 Survey. For example, strategy building skills enable IT teams to unlock new business opportunities.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 12, 2023

It’s a big project for us in terms of defining our strategy for data and AI, but also for automation.” In some of those areas, Battle is already concentrating spend on a small number of vendors, leaning toward Google Cloud Platform for data, and Appian for process automation, for example. It’s been a great success,” says Battle.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 7, 2022

Here, experts say, are steps CIOs can take to streamline IT vendor onboarding. Automation is the most effective weapon that IT can leverage to onboard new IT technology vendors,” says David Linthicum, chief cloud strategy officer, Deloitte Consulting LLP. Vendor Management Leverage automation.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 3, 2023

Michael Skelton ( Codingo ), Senior Director of Security Operations at Bugcrowd : "To minimize threat risks from fourth and fifth parties in the supply chain, organizations should implement robust vendor management practices, including due diligence, security posture monitoring, and clear communication channels.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 9, 2023

Prices are increasing, and negotiation is becoming more difficult,” agrees Melanie Alexander, senior director analyst on Gartner’s sourcing, procurement, and vendor management team. Vendors are not granting the same concessions they have in the past.” This tends to be driven by a position-based negotiation strategy.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 27, 2023

The CIO typically ranks the highest in an IT department, responsible for managing the organization’s IT strategy, resources, operations, and overall goals. Meanwhile, the CTO focuses on technology research and development efforts, often working closely with the CIO to develop a strong IT strategy.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Danielle Phaneuf, partner, Cloud & Digital Strategy at PwC, says that inflation will probably be the leading threat to business for at least the next six months — an assertion 40% of CEOs agreed with in PwC’s 2023 CEO Survey. But it’s a long-game strategy: That cycle can take 10 years to play out, he says. Here’s how.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

“Although not implemented yet, we will be making it part of our vendor management and selection processes. We also plan on expanding our ERM [enterprise risk management] evaluations to include a more comprehensive SaaS vendor’s DR to determine which platforms we need to ensure have a mitigation strategy.”

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CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 8, 2022

Cybersecurity strategies for years have been grounded in protecting the perimeter of the corporate network. The approach also speeds time-to-market, since vendors can deliver – and users can implement – individual components faster, and thereby realize more immediate results. “A By Paul Gillin. Convergence of Security Solutions.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 15, 2024

Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, IT Strategy, Microsoft, Predictive Analytics, Retail Industry, Vendor Management, Vendors and Providers

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 22, 2023

As such, organizations must evolve their digital strategies with market changes, such as the shift to remote work in 2020, the evolution to hyperautomation in 2022, and how generative AI will now require CIOs to overhaul their roadmaps. “You Agile PMOs take on these responsibilities and reduce the frictions that slow teams down.

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