What It Means: A Forrester Podcast

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Anthropic Lawsuit, AI And Energy, CMO Trends
As we hurtle toward the end of August, its time to look toward the future. More specifically, the future of Anthropic (and other AI firms), the future of AI as a technology, and the future of the CMO
AI Pricing, Outcome-Based Pricing, Developer Productivity
As the annual budgeting and planning season comes into full swing, we drill down into two unique pricing trends. We then take a detailed look at how to measure developer productivity.
AI Regulation In The US, Vibe Coding, Click To Cancel Hits Home
July heats up with a look at the impact of some regulatory moves in the US and a deep dive into a new AI trend for developers that may be more useful than you think.
Fear In B2B Buying, Future Of Experiences, Cisco Live Recap
In this episode of What It Means, we dig into fear as a motivator in the B2B buying process, the human-centric future of digital experiences, and what CISOs need to know coming out of Cisco Live.
TV Options For B2C, GenAI For CRM, Data Centers Go Nuclear
From pickleball to nuclear energy, this weeks episode covers a lot of ground. Listen in as Forrester analysts put three recent business headlines into context for sales, marketing, and technology lea
Perplexity’s Strategy, B2B Influencers, Salesforce Buys Informatica
If theres one constant in business today, its change. New partnerships, new strategies, and new risks are popping up in all areas. In this episode, we look at three major changes taking place in the
New AI Lessons In Coding, Marketing, And Product Design
In this episode, we look at how to avoid the risks of AI-enabled tools in three common business use cases: coding, marketing, and product design. The key takeaway from all three areas: Theres still a
Temu On Tariffs, RSAC Review, SaaS Pricing Trends
In this episode, we look at how one online retailer is working to minimize the impact of tariffs on its business, provide a review of a major cybersecurity conference, and highlight a new trend in sof
Google’s Monopolies, Microsoft’s AI Agents, Intel’s Latest Deal
In this episode, we look at a major legal ruling that could shake up the adtech market, some new capabilities to make AI agents even smarter, and a tech industry deal that could breathe new life into
Oracle’s Data Breach Silence, Tariff Impacts, Homegrown Social Influencers
In this episode, we look at the ongoing fallout from two healthcare data breaches involving Oracle servers and what the on-again, off-again tariffs could mean for CIOs. Then we discuss the rising prom