Architecture Debt: The Hidden Risk That Breaks Transformations
by Nadzeya Stalbouskaya Introduction When people in technology hear the…
Technical Debt
Cognitive Debt: The Logical Extension of Cognitive Offloading
By Justice Swan In the study “Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI Assistant for Essay Writing Task,” researchers at MIT introduce the term “cognitive debt” to describe the cumulative […]
“CMDB” Is Dead — Long Live The IT Management Graph
At Forrester, we’re deprecating the term configuration management database in our research. Instead you’ll increasingly see it termed “IT management graph.” Find out why.
Architecture Debt vs Technical Debt: Why Companies Confuse Them and What It Costs Business
By Nadzeya Stalbouskaya The concept of technical debt is widely recognized in both IT and business. It is often used to explain project delays, unstable systems, or rising maintenance costs all visible symptoms of shortcuts […]
Managing Technical Debt the Right Way
By Paul Preiss Let’s be honest: most organizations don’t really manage technical debt. They track it like a credit card balance that never gets paid down, piling up until the interest eats away at innovation, […]
Digital Borders Are Broken and Your Data Is the Casualty
By Stuart Dee In a recent conversation with a CTO from one of our technology partners, I was struck by how they had successfully tackled a challenge many organisations are still grappling with data sovereignty […]
Can We Break Through the Inertia that Plagues IT-Change?
By Gerben Wierda Remember IT changes at breakneck speed? So why does it feel like the opposite when you want change done? Because it is true. The practice in all organisations in the world is the […]
The Hidden Cost of Complexity: Managing Technical Debt Without Losing Momentum
By Kevin Donovan The Cognitive Burden of Clutter: Parallels to Technical Debt in IT Architecture Over the weekend, I came across a study from Yale published in Neuron that explored the effects of visual clutter […]
Healthy Technical Debt Part 1
By Paul Preiss Many of you who read my blog will raise your hand when I ask who owns a home. But when I ask who really owns a home, most of those hands will […]
Call For Entries: The 2025 Enterprise Architecture Awards
Forrester is thrilled to announce the opening of nominations for the 2025 global Enterprise Architecture Awards. Learn more about this year’s awards and how to apply here.
Optimizing Cloud Security: Managing Sprawl, Technical Debt, and Right-Sizing Challenges
By Peter Turpin As organizations continue to embrace digital transformation through the rapid adoption of cloud services, they can face significant security challenges stemming from cloud sprawl, technical debt, and improper right-sizing of IT resource…
Master Technical Debt Management With A Data-Driven Approach
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In a Nutshell: With 91% of CTOs citing it as their biggest challenge and organizations spending nearly one-third of their technology budgets managing it, technical debt has become a critical business issue. Learn how lead…