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Magic Quadrant™ for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage

Distributed file systems and object storage platforms serve as the foundation for where the majority of enterprise unstructured data is stored and analyzed. Use this research to shortlist vendors for unstructured data management.

Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise Backup and Recovery

Assess leading backup and recovery capabilities, as enterprises expand hybrid and multicloud environments and SaaS applications, while managing the adaptive threat of ransomware attacks.

Magic Quadrant™ for Data Integration

Within a thriving data integration tools market, see how companies are responding to requirements for data fabric architectures and data product delivery, as well as the need for integrated data to support GenAI.

Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management

AM continues to be an attractive target for attackers—see how ITDR will grow in importance in 2024, along with support for passkeys and identity verification.

Gartner Voice of the Customer for Enterprise Conversational AI Platforms

Enterprise conversational AI platforms build, orchestrate and maintain multiple chatbot use cases throughout their life cycle. Get ratings and reviews from peers on Gartner Peer Insights.

Critical Capabilities for API Management

See why API management is critical yet cumbersome without technology that supports the organization’s API strategy, ranging from business alignment to developer enablement.

Case Study: An AI Governance Framework for Managing Use Case Ethics

Learn how IBM built a governance framework to streamline the process of detecting and managing technology ethics concerns in AI projects.

Magic Quadrant™ for API Management

See the ways IBM API Connect enables organizations to manage their APIs across integration, cloud-native microservices and developer ecosystem scenarios. 

Magic Quadrant™ for Finance and Accounting Business Process Outsourcing

Digital solutions and transformation services now account for more than half of finance outsourcing contracts. Use this Magic Quadrant as part of your vendor selection process in a new era of digital opportunity for finance and accounting outsourcing.

Innovation Insight: Data Observability Enables Proactive Data Quality

Data observability goes beyond traditional monitoring and detection. It also provides robust, integrated visibility over data and data landscape.

Magic Quadrant™ for Data Quality

With augmented data quality, driven by AI, metadata and knowledge graph dominating the data quality market, see the top players.

Definition: Identity Fabric

See how security and risk management leaders can evolve their current IAM infrastructure toward an identity fabric.

Market Guide for Cloud Extended Planning and Analysis Solutions

Learn why Cloud xP&A is a maturing approach to enterprise planning that packages financial and operational planning on a single vendor platform.

The Forrester Wave™: Digital Operations Planning and Analytics

In a 22-criterion evaluation of digital operations planning and analytics providers, Forrester identified, researched, analyzed and scored the 15 most significant ones.

The Forrester Wave™: Digital Process Automation Software

In this 26-criterion evaluation of digital process automation (DPA) providers, learn how 15 top providers measure up.

Seven Steps To Jump-Start Your Mainframe DevOps Journey

Understand the key challenges in adopting mainframe DevOps and builds a path to addressing those challenges to create a sustainable mainframe DevOps practice.

The Forrester Wave™: AI Decisioning Platforms

See how 13 AI decisioning platform providers stack up in this 23-criterion evaluation.

Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Asset-Intensive EAM Applications Vendor Assessment

Assess EAM applications, which now apply AI and machine learning to capture, organize and analyze massive amounts of data to make asset-related predictions and recommendations.

Worldwide Application Modernization Services Vendor Assessment

See application service providers bringing deep and differentiated capabilities across a variety of application modernization options.

Worldwide Supply Chain Oracle Ecosystem Services Vendor Assessment

Assess firms that support the assessment, selection and implementation of the Oracle suite of supply chain management tools.

Worldwide Supply Chain SAP Ecosystem Services Vendor Assessment

Evaluate firms that support the assessment, selection and implementation of the SAP suite of supply chain management tools.

Worldwide AI Governance Platforms Vendor Assessment

Become familiar with AI governance platforms that ensure end-to-end AI/ML life-cycle governance, collaborative risk management and regulatory excellence for AI.

Worldwide Oracle Implementation Services 2023 Vendor Assessment

See a comprehensive framework and parameters expected to be most conducive to success in providing Oracle implementation services in both the short term and the long term.

Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Manufacturing EAM Applications Vendor Assessment

Assess EAM applications, which now apply AI and machine learning to capture, organize and analyze massive amounts of data to make asset-related predictions and recommendations.

Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Oil and Gas EAM Applications Vendor Assessment

Assess advanced EAM applications, which now have the capability to apply AI and machine learning to capture, organize and analyze massive amounts of data to make asset-related predictions and recommendations.

Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled Utilities EAM Applications Vendor Assessment

Understand the range of EAM applications providing a utility with maximum value when integrating across key utility systems.

Worldwide Quantum Computing Systems Vendor Assessment

Get to know the world of quantum computing, a nascent market comprised of several companies working to develop a quantum computing system.

Worldwide Software Engineering Services Vendor Assessment

As software continues to permeate every aspect of product and operations transformation, see a vendor assessment of software engineering services providers.

Worldwide Experience Design Services Vendor Assessment

See a comprehensive framework and set of parameters expected to be most conducive to success in providing short- and long-term experience design services.

Worldwide Systems Integrators/Consultancies for Cybersecurity Consulting Services Vendor Assessment

Get insights into the current capabilities and future strategies of global systems integrators (GSI) as well as leading consultancies.

Asia/Pacific Cloud Security Services Vendor Assessment

Evaluate cloud security services vendors in the Asia/Pacific region on the strength of their current capabilities, portfolio, delivery, go-to-market (GTM) activities and partnerships.