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1 month ago | 
forrester.com | David Mooter |Kate Leggett |Biswajeet Mahapatra
About seven years ago, I was on an initiative to explore low code. I saw Salesforce’s low-code product in demos. My impression was that the product was only suitable for buyers with a strong Salesforce CRM focus – a feeder to drive more revenue into Salesforce’s flagship product. When Salesforce acquired MuleSoft, many worried that it would turn MuleSoft into a similar appendage of Salesforce CRM.
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1 month ago | 
forrester.com | Kate Leggett |Michael O'Grady |Biswajeet Mahapatra
Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester Rifle fortune expanded a small farmhouse to a 160 room mansion in California in the 1880’s. It became known as the Winchester Mystery House. She continuously added on to her house for 36 years. She rebuilt a seven-story tower sixteen times. The house became a maze. There are walled-off exterior windows and doors that weren’t removed as the house grew in size. There are hallways that lead nowhere.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
forrester.com | Meng Liu |Biswajeet Mahapatra |Xiaofeng Wang
As we step into 2025, the APAC region stands at the forefront of a global financial transformation, with digital wallets and real-time payments reshaping the very fabric of commerce. Exploring the state of digital payments across six key APAC markets: Australia, metro China, Hong Kong Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, our latest report offers valuable insights and trends that are shaping the industry. We found that: Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has bounced back.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Biswajeet Mahapatra
2024 has been a year of profound transformation. Major elections, political unrest, wars, civil uprisings, and ongoing supply chain disruptions have created global turbulence. Despite these challenges, a silent technological revolution is driving fundamental shifts in human behaviour, community interactions, societal structures, and government services. This revolution carries the potential to redefine economies and reshape how governments and enterprises function.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
cdotrends.com | Biswajeet Mahapatra
Technical debt is a growing issue for many organizations. Forrester’s Q2 2024 Tech Pulse Survey revealed that only 21% of U.S. IT decision-makers report no significant technical debt. In contrast, 49% face moderate levels, and an alarming 30% struggle with high or critical debt. This growing burden — caused by past decisions, time constraints, or external pressures — competes with the ability to pursue new initiatives. Like financial debt, tech debt accrues interest, too.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Stéphane Vanrechem |Bernhard Schaffrik |Biswajeet Mahapatra
The 2024 Forrester Enterprise Architecture Awards have reached their second stage: EMEA. Just like the Americas award, we have partnered with The Open Group, who have contributed both publicity and judges. I am honored to announce the winner and runners-up from my home region. Once again, the quality of the submissions this year was exceptionally high.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Bernhard Schaffrik |Tracy Woo |Biswajeet Mahapatra
Forrester introduced the concept of high-performance IT earlier this year. High-performance IT describes the pursuit of continuously improving business results through technology. It rests on three principles. IT must: 1) continuously align with the business; 2) build trust on a foundation of security, privacy, and resilience; and 3) empower the business to readily adapt to changing market conditions and customer demand.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Tracy Woo |Biswajeet Mahapatra
On Tuesday, IBM announced its acquisition of Kubernetes cost management solution, Kubecost. This acquisition follows a series of FinOps-focused companies in recent years with Apptio (TBM/FinOps), Turbonomic (FinOps/resource automation), NordCloud (FinOps services), and Instana (observability). Answers To Your Top Questions About The Kubecost AcquistionWhat should I know? Kubecost enhances an already market-leading solution.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Brian Hopkins |Biswajeet Mahapatra |Craig Le Clair
With all the buzz around OpenAI’s project “Strawberry,” I was eager to try out OpenAI’s o1 preview when it launched. At first, it felt like an incremental update. The more I explored, the more I realized this model is a significant step forward and a preview of what is to come. Here’s why:Three Innovations Power o1I had hoped OpenAI would implement “self-taught reasoning,” where models can evaluate and refine their internal processing (something akin to human “thoughts”).
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Laura Ramos |Colleen Fazio |Biswajeet Mahapatra
Last week I attended the 10th annual SaaStr conference in San Mateo. For those unfamiliar, SaaStr is a community and resource hub that covers the building and scaling of software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies. The conference brings together industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors to network and share insights. It’s a valuable resource for anyone involved in the SaaS industry, whether just starting out or looking to take a business to the next level.
