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Forrester warns on 2026 tech budgets amid AI shifts

Forrester flags cooler optimism for 2026 tech budgets as leaders juggle AI-driven investment plans with rising geopolitical and cyber risks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026

DevOps

LambdaTest rebrands as TestMu AI with agentic testing shift

TestMu AI replaces LambdaTest as the firm pivots from cloud-based testing tools to an agentic AI platform for autonomous quality engineering.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026

Private Cloud

Forrester names Ververica a Leader in streaming data

Forrester names Ververica a Leader in its Q4 2025 streaming data platforms Wave, citing its Apache Flink core and real-time scale focus.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026

Hybrid Cloud

Forrester names Teradata a leader in data fabric for AI

Teradata named a leader in Forrester's Q4 2025 Data Fabric Wave, highlighting its AI-focused roadmap, scale and real-time performance.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Fintech

NICE Actimize named Asia Pacific fraud management leader

Banks in Asia Pacific are under greater pressure to curb digital fraud, after Forrester gave NICE Actimize top marks in key assessment areas.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

Digital Transformation

Boards to demand real-world returns from AI in 2026

Boards will pivot AI from hype to hard numbers in 2026, slashing speculative spend and backing smaller models with provable returns.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 30th Dec 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Commvault maps Asia-Pacific shift to trusted AI autonomy

Commvault predicts Asia-Pacific enterprises will pivot from AI experiments to resilient, sovereign “trusted autonomy” by 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Mon, 22nd Dec 2025

Robotics

Forrester: AI, geopolitics to reshape factories by 2026

AI, geopolitics and safety rules will force manufacturers to rethink factories, robotaxis and in-car screens by 2026, says Forrester.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Dec 2025

Robotics

Forrester tips AI-native clouds & digital workers by 2026

Forrester predicts AI-native clouds will reap USD $20 billion and digital workers will reshape enterprise software and development by 2026.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025

DevOps

Neo4j unveils Fleet Manager for unified graph control

Neo4j launches Fleet Manager, a unified control plane giving CIOs a single view to govern dispersed graph databases for GenAI workloads.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025

Data Analytics

Solace unveils Agent Mesh for secure scaling of agentic AI apps

Solace launches Agent Mesh Enterprise platform, enabling firms to securely scale agentic AI applications that integrate real-time enterprise data with robust governance.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025

Unified Communications

Business leaders call for AI that boosts collaboration, not silos

A survey reveals 81% of business leaders want AI tools that enhance teamwork, as current individual-focused AI limits collaboration and ROI globally.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025

Software-as-a-Service

CrowdStrike posts record revenue driven by AI cybersecurity demand

CrowdStrike posted record Q3 revenue of USD $1.23bn, driven by surging demand for AI-powered cybersecurity and its Falcon Flex subscription model.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Dec 2025

Hybrid Cloud

Confluent named a Leader for streaming data by Forrester Research

Confluent has been named a Leader by Forrester Research for its streaming data platform, excelling in messaging, processing, governance and enterprise support.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Nov 2025

Marketing Technologies

Commerce media maturity benchmark highlights sectoral disparities

New research reveals retail leads commerce media maturity, with 22% at advanced stages, while automotive lags, highlighting vast sector disparities worldwide.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Customer Experience

Stop falling into the trap of tech for tech's sake

While 72% of Singaporeans see benefits in AI, just 26% feel knowledgeable, as APAC marketers urged to use AI purposefully for growth, not tech for tech's sake.

By Joseph McCarthy • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Data Analytics

Oracle's AI assistant simplifies analytics through conversation

Oracle launches an AI assistant in its Analytics Cloud, enabling users to query data in natural language and gain insights without complex tools.

By Peter Koutroubis • 5 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025

Disaster Recovery

Couchbase unveils AI edge upgrades with offline sync & JavaScript

Couchbase upgrades its mobile platform with JavaScript support and peer-to-peer sync to boost AI app resilience on offline edge devices across sectors.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025

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Data Analytics

A human revival: Will 2026 redefine work as we know it?

In 2026, HR technology, blending AI, data, and culture, promises to transform work by making it more human, connected and measurable than ever before.

By Tom Short • 6 min read • Sat, 29th Nov 2025

Software-as-a-Service

Agentic AI and the rise of augmented human capabilities

Agentic AI shifts focus from automation to augmentation, enabling humans and AI to collaborate, enhancing productivity and reshaping future workplaces.

By Tony Tay • 6 min read • Thu, 20th Nov 2025