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Jun 12, 2024 | 
nextgov.com | Christopher Gilchrist
In the face of rapid technological evolution, public sector organizations are tasked with the complex challenge of modernizing their IT budgeting and planning processes to keep up. This is critical not only for keeping pace with technological advancements but also for ensuring improved business outcomes through effective tech implementations. Traditional budgeting methods, which are often rigid and incremental, fall short in accommodating the fast-paced nature of today’s technology landscape.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Christopher Gilchrist |Sudha Maheshwari |Indranil Bandyopadhyay
Despite the uncertain economic climate and continued layoffs, competition for skilled developers will remain high. Forrester’s Priorities Survey, 2024, reveals that 73% of respondents stated that their organization plans on significantly increasing their budget for software development in the coming year – suggesting continued demand for developers.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
nextgov.com | Christopher Gilchrist
In the rapidly evolving world of information technology, public sector agencies face unique challenges in managing a high-performance IT workforce. Like their counterparts in the private sector, they must contend with labor market dynamics but also navigate additional hurdles such as budget constraints, stringent regulations and increased scrutiny.
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May 29, 2024 | 
nextgov.com | Christopher Gilchrist
Skip to Content Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. email ByChristopher Gilchrist In an era when technology evolves at breakneck speed, public sector organizations find themselves at a crossroads, struggling to modernize their IT infrastructure amidst mounting technical debt and sluggish modernization efforts. These challenges are significant barriers to reaping the full benefits of technology investments.
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May 1, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Michael O'Grady |Christopher Gilchrist |Charles Betz
The IT services industry is often overlooked, even though it captures more than a third of annual global tech spend — some four times the annual spend on computer equipment. Forrester forecasts that by 2028, annual spend on IT services will reach $2 trillion. Despite this forecasted growth, IT service firms face challenges in the next few years, including retaining talent and balancing headcount with increased competition from software and engineering firms, and the effects of generative AI.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Christopher Gilchrist |Angelina Gennis |Devin Dickerson
In 2022, Forrester launched the tech insights and econometric research (TIER) series to provide technology executives with valuable reports on the key economic drivers that enable them to make informed decisions and drive customer value with technology. Recognizing that public sector and government entities have unique needs, we have introduced our initial series public sector-specific TIER reports.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Lisa Singer |Christopher Gilchrist |Sandy Carielli
Over the last few years, hardware vendors have been pivoting their revenue strategies from a perpetual model to subscription. The subscription model is undeniably here to stay. However, vendors often struggle to make this change effectively, and understandably so. The move requires a significant mindset shift — from a one-time sale to a long-term promise that the product and customer experience will continually improve and deliver increasing value.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Christopher Gilchrist |Julie Mohr |Dario Maisto
In the rapidly evolving technology market, understanding the drivers of company performance is paramount when aiming to sustain and even increase your competitive positioning. Forrester’s Performance Optimization Model represents a tailored framework designed to analyze the sources of performance within IT organizations. Building on traditional accounting models that attribute performance to common factors, we extend the analysis to include factors uniquely relevant to the IT organization.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Sandy Carielli |Charles Betz |Christopher Gilchrist
If you have been following the high-performance IT blog series, and you’re thinking to yourself, “Makes sense, but where does security fit in?” — you’ve come to the right place. High-performance IT emphasizes trust as one of its three guiding principles, which means that the CISO needs a seat at the table from the beginning. Security breaches and privacy lapses are prime causes of trust erosion — so CISOs play a critical role in building and maintaining a trusted business.
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
forrester.com | Charles Betz |Christopher Gilchrist |Jay Pattisall
One of my most pleasant and inspiring responsibilities is coordinating the annual Enterprise Architecture awards. These awards have been an institution since 2010, and as of last year now are conducted in partnership with The Open Group.
