Alvin Nguyen

2 weeks ago | forrester.com | Boris Evelson |Alvin Nguyen |Kate Leggett

Forrester recently published our latest wave of BI research: The Forrester Wave™: Business Intelligence Platforms, Q2 2025. There are two important takeaways from the research that are contrary to the media narrative on business intelligence:BI is Alive and Well. For the past 20 years, Forrester has consistently encountered predictions from other analysts and vendors claiming that “BI is dead.” These predictions have repeatedly been proven incorrect.

1 month ago | forrester.com | Alvin Nguyen |Julie Mohr |Stephanie Liu

Forrester was invited to the Siemens Data Center Analyst Event in Zug, Switzerland and received presentations covering a wide variety of data center topics, as well as a tour of their facilities showcasing the practical application of their strategy and products.

2 months ago | forrester.com | Alvin Nguyen |Emily Pfeiffer |William McKeon-White

DeepSeek: New Model & New HopesDeepSeek released the opensource AI model DeepSeek R1, with impressive performance, and significantly lower training cost. It garnered immediate attention and rapid adoption. It has outperformed many, if not all, competitors’ latest models across many commonly used AI tests.

2 months ago | forrester.com | Akshara Naik Lopez |Alvin Nguyen

IBM has had a very busy and prolific acquisition season. It acquired two Oracle consulting firms within the span of last four to five months. Applications Software Technology LLC (AST):On Jan 16, IBM announced its intent to acquire Applications Software Technology LLC, a global Oracle consultancy.

Dec 11, 2024 | forrester.com | George Lawrie |Alvin Nguyen |Julie Mohr

Over recent weeks many Forrester clients have asked us how prospective tariffs might impact their supply chain processes and supporting applications. What Is The Potential Impact Of New Tariffs On Manufacturing? Whilst there is still a lot to speculate about the wider implications of new tariffs, technology executives and supply chain leaders at US and international manufacturers’ should:Anticipate price increases. A new trade environment might involve increases in raw material costs.