“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.
Understanding Problems Is Tougher Than Solving Them
By Blair S. Walker Physicist Albert Einstein famously posited that if he only had an hour to crack a daunting problem, he’d devote 55 minutes to understanding it and only five minutes to crafting a […]
Data Monetization: Generating Financial Returns from Data
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In 2023 and 2024, MIT CISR collected information from 349 executives to learn how organizations are generating economic returns from data monetization activities. This report provides detailed survey results and can be used by organizations …
AI at the Inflection Point
Note from Editor: This post is adapted from Dr. Rich Sonnenblick’s presentation at the 30th European Biopharma Project, Program, & Portfolio Management Conference in Basel. In his presentation, Dr. Sonnenblick dispelled the hype surrounding AI and agents, while sharing concrete examples of how drug development teams are saving hundreds of hours, de-risking their clinical pipelines,…
The Questions Enterprise Architecture Still Can’t Fully Answer
Why even the most mature enterprise architecture practices live with uncertainty—and why that’s not a weakness
Women in Architecture – Cybersecurity Expert Tamara Lauterbach
A seasoned cybersecurity specialist, Tamara Lauterbach, MBA, currently serves as Senior GRC Specialist at Gong, where she leverages more than a decade of experience to strengthen organizational security and foster a culture of resilience. At […]
Forrester’s 2025 Enterprise Architecture Award Winner And Finalists For North America
Congratulations to Takeda Pharmaceuticals, winner of this year’s Enterprise Architecture Award for North America. Learn more about Takeda’s winning strategy as well as the strategies of our two finalists.
How Organizations Can Strategize in Maximising ROI in AI Investments
Dr. Magesh Kasthuri Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries and transforming how organisations operate, innovate, and compete. As AI adoption accelerates, business leaders and IT executives are increasingly focused on understanding the ret…
Why EA is the Secret Weapon For Successful M&A
Mergers and acquisitions are a vital way for businesses to grow and maintain their competitive advantage. Carefully chosen and managed acquisitions provide organizations with new technology, talent, skills, and knowledge that they wouldn’t hav…
Protecting the Crown Jewels: A Practical Playbook for Business Leaders
Protecting mission‑critical information requires disciplined asset classification, clear ownership and governance, targeted controls, and a security culture that makes protection part of business as usual. By Steve Durbin, Chief Executive, Information …
Large Language Models: Technology, Intelligence, and Thought
With the continuous maturity of deep learning technologies, the accumulation of big data resources, and the explosive growth of computational performance, the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gradually stepped into the “new frontier̶…
The Enterprise Architecture Book Is Out—What Comes Next?
Reflections on publishing, conversations, and what comes after finishing a book