• IT doesn’t see much value in making Windows 8 enterprise standard: Forrester

  By Rebecca Merrett | 17 May, 2013 15:33

  While Microsoft may be eager to sell its “re-imagined” Windows 8 to enterprises, Forrester research reveals that IT leaders are not keen to move onto the operating system any time soon.

• Wall Street Beat: Earnings highlight smartphones as key to growth

  By Marc Ferranti | 26 April, 2013 21:02

  With Apple reporting a decline in profit margins and Samsung consolidating its leadership in the mobile device market, earnings results and market research reports this week point to the ever-increasing importance of smartphones as key to growth in tech.

• Windows 7, iOS, BYOD redefine enterprise OS landscape

  By Shane O'Neill | 25 April, 2013 19:19

  Led by Windows 7, Microsoft's operating systems still control the enterprise, but the software giant's days of dominance are waning. As a recent Forrester report highlights, mobile devices and BYOD have made the state of enterprise operating systems far more complex.

• 4 Mobile Security Predictions to Help CIOs Plan for the Future

  By Thor Olavsrud | 15 April, 2013 14:24

  Few things can keep CIOs up at night these days like mobility, particularly bring your own device (BYOD). After all, mobile, consumerization of IT and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) are turning enterprise security models on their heads. Privacy implications--let alone the potential for data loss and data leakage--are enough to make a CIO break out in a cold sweat.

• Wall Street Beat: Tech stocks hold their own as markets surge

  By Marc Ferranti | 07 March, 2013 21:56

  With U.S. markets rallying and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting record highs, analysts and industry insiders are expressing a sense of sober confidence, if not exuberance, about the tech sector's prospects for the year.

• Harness disruption or become obsolete: Forrester

  By Georgina Swan | 05 April, 2011 18:03

  Five years ago, Nokia dominated the smartphone market. How quickly things change. But before you sit back and think, ‘that won’t happen to me’, take a look at the competitive environment in which your company operates. Daunting, isn’t it?

• 5 virtual desktop pitfalls

  By Jon Brodkin | 03 April, 2010 06:49

  Most CIOs have started considering virtual desktop infrastructure and other types of desktop virtualization, but only a minority has reached the deployment stage. (See related story, "As Windows 7 gains steam, VDI set to rise".) Virtual desktops can potentially provide more flexibility for users, make it easier to apply patches and reduce IT help desk calls, but there are still numerous problems that keep desktop pros up at night. Here are five pitfalls to watch out for.

• Key Capabilities of Next-Generation Project Managers

  By Meridith Levinson | 22 October, 2009 10:15

  Project managers might just have the toughest job in IT, responsible as they are for ensuring that high-stakes IT projects are completed on time and on budget. According to a new report from Forrester Research, the project manager's role is getting even more demanding and difficult to fill.

• Tips to Create a Recession-Proof ERP Vendor Strategy

  By Thomas Wailgum | 15 January, 2009 09:13

  If your current vendor "strategy" regarding ERP, CRM or BI apps is simply saying "No, not at this time," or "Please stop calling me," then you might want to read Forrester's new report, "Five Steps To Building A Recession-Proof Packaged Applications Strategy."

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