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whitepaper When key enterprise software applications fail to perform, the impact on business revenues and productivity can be significant, according to a survey of IT and business executives commissioned by Compuware and conducted by Forrester Research.
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper This paper outlines the results of an IT executive survey commissioned my Mercury Interactive Corporation and conducted by Forrester Research of Cambridge, Mass. The paper also outlines the issues and options that IT executives face in aligning...
[10 Apr 2008]
whitepaper In this white paper from Forrester Research, analysts explain why business relationships trump technology concerns for IT execs in 2007, despite unfinished or vexing technical tasks. The paper presents the results of a recent survey in which 239 IT...
[12 Dec 2007]
whitepaper Forrester has taken its IT leadership maturity model and tested it against the experience of 84 senior IT executives. This checkup looks at three sets of IT practices: linking technology to business strategy, running IT operations as a business...
[12 Dec 2007]
whitepaper Forrester believes that convergence across these three areas in the next 24 to 36 months will culminate in integrated IT management (IIM) dashboards, which will enable IT management to reduce IT budgets by as much as 30% while realizing value...
[10 Jul 2007]
whitepaper For several years, human resources executives have chanted the mantra that HR is strategic. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY But what does this really mean? How do you know it, and, even more importantly, how do you measure it?
[10 Jul 2007]
whitepaper As long as IT spends the majority of the IT budget for "lights on" operational and maintenance activities against existing applications, CIOs will be criticized by business executives for their inability to respond fast enough to new business needs.
[26 Jun 2007]
whitepaper High expectations are held by the business community, senior executives, and the IT organization itself — and starting off on the right foot is critical to managing those initial expectations. When new CIOs start, they have to immediately create...
[30 May 2007]
whitepaper Forrester has taken its IT leadership maturity model and tested it against the experience of 84 senior IT executives. This checkup looks at three sets of IT practices: linking technology to business strategy, running IT operations as a business...
[05 Apr 2007]
News Nearly 80 per cent of companies questioned by Forrester Research said they are looking to upgrade or add to their existing security software in the next 12 months. The survey questioned 1,200 senior IT executives from enterprises and SMEs.
[13 Mar 2007]
whitepaper In the 1980s and for most of the 1990s, their paths rarely crossed — the CEO didn't think much about technology and the CIO rarely interacted with executives beyond his boss — the chief financial officer (CFO).
[05 Mar 2007]
Comment But, Forrester Research's George Colony argues, there still isn't enough trust between the CEO and the CIO. George Colony is chairman and chief executive officer of Forrester Research. Forrester just surveyed 75 global CEOs, and here's the punch...
[01 Mar 2007]
whitepaper Through their research, Forrester analysts speak with IT professionals and C-level executives across multiple markets and industries about technology and business issues. These companies share with Forrester some of their best and, in some cases...
[19 Dec 2006]
News And it will lose", according to Josh Bernoff and Ted Schadler, analysts for Forrester Research, writing on a blog posted last week. The Forrester opinion comes three months after research firm IDC came to a similar conclusion and less than a week...
[03 Oct 2006]
Comment In a recent Forrester survey of business and IT executives in European companies that use offshore providers, 45 out of 47 rated cost as the principal choice behind their decision. Analyst Forrester predicts that over the next few years...
[29 Aug 2006]
News This [acquisition] represents the reassembly of a [vendor] ecosystem, which you now have with open source," said Forrester Research analyst Michael Goulde. But even with the fast-growing company's promise, there are some potential pitfalls, said...
[11 Apr 2006]
whitepaper This webinar describes the best practices that IT executives need to deliver a more business-oriented approach to IT measurement. IT has never lacked for measurement. In fact, measurement is a key part of any IT Service Management initiative.
[14 Mar 2006]
whitepaper The webcast also shows why Forrester Research puts SAS Marketing Automation and its companion products at the top of the list for seasoned database marketers. This webcast shows what analysts, customers and SAS executives have to say about the...
[07 Dec 2005]
News Besides growing competition, another obstacle Skype faces is entrenched consumer behaviour, said Charles Golvin, a telecommunications analyst for Forrester Research. More than 3,000 RadioShack locations nationwide on Monday will begin offering the...
[21 Nov 2005]
whitepaper According to a recent survey of Website analytics users conducted by Forrester Research, the single greatest challenge facing companies who implement Website analytics is putting what they learn to good use.
[30 Jul 2005]
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