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  • Microsoft pledges HTML 5 web standard support in Internet Explorer 9

    Microsoft "was a bit resistant to embracing HTML 5, but in their defence it is not a standard," says Sheri McLeish, an analyst covering information and knowledge management at Forrester Research. Getting people off of IE6 continues to be a thorn in…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Market Share • Forrester Research • Explorer • Engine • Continues • Browsers

  • Microsoft needs browser comeback from Internet Explorer 9

    Microsoft is expected to share details about Internet Explorer 9 at its upcoming MIX10 conference, and industry watchers say the forthcoming release could help the software giant put part of its embattled browser past behind it.People love to hate…
    10 March 2010
    Tags: Reveal • Market Share • Forrester Research • Explorer • Browsers • Associates

  • Apple issues lawsuit against HTC

    In the same way that Nokia recognised Apple as a serious competitor, Apple is recognising HTC as a serious competitor now," said Charles Golvin, an analyst with Forrester Research. Apple has hit HTC with a patent infringement lawsuit.
    03 March 2010
    Tags: Windows Mobile • Nokia • Lawsuit • Filing • Filed • Android

  • CA takes another step into the cloud

    Tera has 20 or so service provider clients.3Tera's AppLogic will become a platform for CA to sell management tools, not only to service providers but also to their customers," says James Staten, principal analyst at Forrester Research.
    24 February 2010
    Tags: Transition • Service Provider • Maker • Cloud Computing • Acquired

  • Aster jazzes up nCluster data warehousing database

    Those MapReduce applications run inside nCluster, giving Aster a key patent-pending advantage over competitors who "treat MapReduce as a UDF [user-defined function] or stored procedure," says Bock.Aster is also offering a suite of prebuilt…
    23 February 2010
    Tags: Gartner • Fusion • Express • Analytics • Analysts • Adoption

  • Google creates Buzz over social networking

    I wouldn't say this will be the complete next social network," he said.Augie Ray, a Forrester Research analyst, said he expected people to give Buzz a test drive but doubted there would be a massive migration to it.
    10 February 2010
    Tags: Vice President • Twitter • Sharing • Harder • Friends • Contacts

Latest Features

  • Top five ways for VMware to beat Microsoft

    Hypervisors have not yet become a central point of attack but in a recent interview Forrester Research analyst James Staten says he expects them to become a big target in the next year.As we've seen with other technologies, the point where they're…
    02 March 2010
    Tags: Virtual Machines • Virtual Machine • Management Tools • Forrester Research • Cloud Computing • Apis

  • Flash storage fixes data centre bottlenecks, for a price

    Anybody that's managing and buying storage should be taking a look at the flash options on the market and determining whether it's a good fit for them," says Andrew Reichman, a storage analyst at Forrester Research.Costing out SSDsTo be sure…
    15 February 2010
    Tags: Tier • Struggling • Storing • Hard Drives • Data Center • Accessed

  • The 10 hottest IT jobs

    That's why industry watchers from Forrester Research and Gartner have tagged capacity planning skills as in demand, especially considering the down economy.Forrester says the role of capacity manager will be in demand for companies looking to…
    02 February 2010
    Tags: Seek • Network World • Cycle • Contracts • Assurance

  • Amazon's cloud outage was a thriller

    And with an eye on bolstering its performance monitoring abilities, management software vendor Compuware last month acquired Gomez for $295 million.According to Mike Gualtieri, an analyst at Forrester Research, companies provide a service that…
    14 December 2009
    Tags: Connectivity • Readers • Firms • Locations • Component • Forrester Research

  • Is Google Apps good enough for business?

    For such reasons, Forrester Research analyst Ted Schadler says that cloud-based email (whether from Google or a rival) is almost always cheaper for companies with fewer than 15,000 users.Although its uptime isn't perfect, Google says it…
    30 November 2009
    Tags: Thomas • Sync • Regulations • Gmail • Connector • Admits

  • Which IT projects are right for the cloud?

    To avoid being caught unaware, IT should take the lead in deciding what goes into the cloud and determining how to get it there, says Staten.Emerging best practicesIn a report published in September, Forrester Research outlined the following best…
    24 November 2009
    Tags: Modular • Corporations • Forrester Research • Council • Pick

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How-Tos

  • How to move your small business to the cloud

    And such services require no maintenance from the user.Easier collaboration with colleagues in distant locations is another oft-cited cloud benefit.If you're the kind of small business that has employees who work from different places--or has…
    01 February 2010
    Tags: Transition • Small Businesses • Small Business • Microsoft Office • Founder • Cloud Computing

  • Five ways to improve website uptime

    Typically, a server has not crashed entirely, it's more likely a data center problem, says James Staten, a Forrester Research analyst.A service doesn't go down, but gets so slow that it's viewed as nonresponsive," says Staten.
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Downtime • San Francisco • Advance • Mechanisms • Programming • Viewed

  • How to avoid redundancy

    Recent survey data from Forrester Research shows more than 60% of IT managers expect to cut staff this year. It's been said often, but IT really needs to be a business enabler and not a problem fixer," says Chris Silva, senior analyst at Forrester…
    08 September 2009
    Tags: Skills • Employee • Water • Budgets • Economic • Outsourcing

  • How to install unified comms system

    The challenge is deploying a UC system without causing chaos as the organization adopts unfamiliar technologies.Elizabeth Herrell, an analyst at Forrester Research .says the problem areas include system interoperability, infrastructure readiness…
    10 August 2009
    Tags: End Users • Pbx • Locations • Forrester Research • Desk • Learned

  • Case Study: The sweet smell of WAN acceleration

    Since WAN optimisation technology began appearing five years ago, it has continued to gain popularity at least in part because of success stories like Coty's.The market is still growing, and we have not seen a slowdown in end-user demand for WAN…
    15 August 2008
    Tags: Multimedia • Optimisation • Wan • Appliances • Remove • Orange

  • Case Study: UTM's weakness: a single point of failure

    Forrester Research analyst Rob Whiteley says that vendors have done a good job building reliability and redundancy into their devices. The team had a wealth of options. They could have chosen to install one or more UTM appliances, devices that…
    25 March 2008
    Tags: Collect • Cio • South • Handles • Debate • Sounds

White Papers

  • Forrester Research: Controls to mitigate spreadsheet risk

    Forrester Research: Controls to mitigate spreadsheet risk Forrester Implementing the correct procedures around spreadsheet controls and management whitepaper Learn how to implement the correct procedures around spreadsheet controls as well as how…
    14 August 2009
    Tags: Processes • Controls • Procedures • Spreadsheets • Spreadsheet • Discover

  • Removing barriers to better server virtualisation efficiency

    This Forrester Research paper looks at the common obstacles to virtualisation, and explores some of the best practices for furthering virtualisation. This Forrester research report to determine the top priorities and challenges of todays…
    01 July 2009
    Tags: Efficiency • Analysis • Deployment • Server Virtualisation • Forrester Consulting • Barriers

  • Maximising consumer trust in site security using extended validation SSL

    According to Forrester Research a large proportion of Internet users reported that they do not shop online because they do not feel safe. Web business face a crisis in confidence. Trust in site security is declining, and in increasing numbers…
    11 May 2009
    Tags: Consumers • Face • Establish • Cent • Trust • Confidence

  • Application development executives need better visibility to become more reliable business partners

    To avoid wasting new opportunities to prove their value as a strategic business partner, app dev execs need to do a better job of managing not just the inputs and outputs of their software supply chains but also the progress made along the way…
    12 May 2008
    Tags: Executives • Opportunities • Visibility • Improving • Strategic • Actions

  • An Introduction to the JasperSoft Business Intelligence Suite

    According to Forrester Research, enterprises that have deployed Business Intelligence (BI) are now looking for ways to lower overall reporting costs, get BI into the hands of more decision-makers, and integrate more tightly with IT infrastructure.
    23 November 2007
    Tags: Business Intelligence • Reporting • Vision • Organizations • Suite

  • Forrester Report: Three pragmatic steps to an outsourcing strategy

    To help companies design an appropriate and efficient IT sourcing strategy, Forrester has identified six basic outsourcing models that fit most outsourcing situations and a three-step methodology that facilitates the integration of all the…
    06 November 2007
    Tags: Characteristics • Firms • Assess • Outsourcing • Sourcing • Pragmatic

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