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1 month ago | forrester.com | Sandy Carielli |Andras Cser |Heidi Shey

Although not a new technology by any stretch, WAF solutions continue their evolution. Today, WAF solutions are cloud-based and protect applications and APIs in hybrid and multicloud environments. WAF solution vendors have expanded their remit to address API attacks and layer 7 DDoS and are working to integrate WAFs with bot management, API security, and client-side security tools to offer complete application protection platforms.

1 month ago | forrester.com | Bill Martorelli |Sandy Carielli |Cheryl McKinnon

Applications modernization remains a critical priority for enterprises as they continue their journey to the cloud and beyond. While the “lift and shift” era of cloud migration has ended, the modernization journey, continues. And many enterprises require assistance from external service providers, not only for the purpose of modernization, but operational efficiency. In light of this, yesterday we released The Forrester WaveTM: Applications Modernization and Multicloud Managed Services 1Q 2025.

2 months ago | forrester.com | Indranil Bandyopadhyay |Leslie Joseph |Sandy Carielli

GenAI for visual content is the subject of many memes—think pictures of humans with three hands. But while the technology is not yet perfect, it’s gaining traction across industries, from retail and manufacturing to insurance and the public sector. Organizations are leveraging this technology to create immersive and interactive customer experiences like virtual try-ons and hyper-personalized marketing campaigns—as well as virtual simulation environments and AI designs.

2 months ago | forrester.com | Leslie Joseph |Sandy Carielli |Akshara Naik Lopez

This blog post follows several others by my excellent colleagues at Forrester who have previously offered various approaches to thinking about, and understanding, Deepseek-R1. Last week saw the unmatched hysteria surrounding DeepSeek’s release of an open-source model that purportedly matches GPT-4’s capabilities at a fraction of the cost. Now that the dust is settling, it’s helpful to take a step back and understand all the kerfuffle in proper context.

2 months ago | forrester.com | Sandy Carielli |Enza Iannopollo |Carlos Casanova

Last week, Forrester hosted our Predictions 2025 Webinar: Technology & Security. We had a great time bantering about some of the most impactful security and technology predictions that our analyst teams called out, including around the ROI for AI initiatives, private cloud and VMware, plans for agentic AI, and enforcing the EU AI Act in 2025.