When selecting the right enterprise architecture platform to drive transformation, where do you turn for trusted insights? For organizations worldwide the Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q4 2024 is a vital resource, offering a detailed evaluation of the top vendors in the market.
At Orbus Software, we’re thrilled to share that we’ve been named a Leader in this year’s report – a recognition that we believe underscores our commitment to helping organizations simplify complexity, enhance agility, and achieve their transformation goals. But what makes the Forrester Wave™ so influential, and how can it guide your decision-making? Let’s dive into Orbus Software’s take on the matter.
What is the Forrester Wave™ and why should you care?
The Forrester Wave™ is not just another industry report; it’s a trusted guide that evaluates top hardware, software, and services in the market. For the Q4 2024 evaluation, Forrester assessed 12 vendors using a rigorous methodology that examines 28 distinct criteria across two categories – strategy and current offering – along with customer feedback:
- Strategy: Includes criteria such as vision, innovation, partner ecosystem, community, and roadmap.
- Current offering: Includes criteria such as AI roadmap capability, data management, for IT sustainability, business process architecture modelling, and integration ecosystem.
- Customer Feedback: In 2024, Forrester replaced its “market presence” category and began evaluating “customer feedback” to reflect its commitment to customer obsession. Vendors are evaluated based on reference responses, breadth of functionality utilized, enterprise representation, and overall satisfaction from customers both within and outside the Wave process. As part of this evaluation, Forrester spoke with up to three customers of each vendor and also considered customer input from their previous research.
Forrester’s meticulous approach ensures a comprehensive and unbiased evaluation, providing IT leaders with the clarity they need to navigate an ever-changing technology landscape.
How does the Forrester Wave™ categorize participating vendors?
The Forrester Wave™ methodology provides a clear, structured evaluation of the top vendors in a given market, dividing them into three designations: Leaders, Strong Performers, and Contenders. This approach offers decision-makers a concise view of how vendors compare relative to their peers.
By using these three categories, the report simplifies the complex process of evaluating enterprise architecture platforms, helping organizations identify the solutions that best align with their priorities and transformation goals.
Why did Orbus Software receive ranking as a Leader?
What do we think sets Orbus Software apart in the crowded enterprise architecture market? As a Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q4 2024, we’re proud to have received:
- The highest score in the ‘current offering’ category (3.92)
- A tie for the highest score in the ‘strategy’ category (3.80)
- Above-average customer feedback (one of only two vendors to receive this)
The Forrester report described our customer’s feedback in the report: “Orbus customers gave it superior feedback. They highlighted its reliability as well as its clear and valuable external communications. They also commended its customer community and the peer connections they have formed there.”
In addition, we received the highest possible scores (5/5) in criteria that we believe reflect our focus on innovation and customer success. These include:
- AI roadmap capability: We support the creation and management of roadmaps, facilitating informed decision-making between current and target states, and integrating information on business priorities, value, IT feasibility, and external change events to guide strategic planning effectively.
- Materiality assessment for IT sustainability and data management for IT sustainability: We enable comprehensive ESG data management, regulatory reporting, and sustainability assessments across IT domains.
- Low code/no code capacity: We enhance productivity through user-friendly tools that support interoperability, customization, and enterprise architecture workflows.
- Integration ecosystem: We seamlessly connect with your existing tools and workflows.
- Vision: We align our product vision with both the current and future needs of customers, while proactively identifying and addressing competitive threats.
- Community: We foster a thriving customer community through strategic engagement models, including events and an online platform, to enable meaningful peer connections, insight-sharing, and connection with Orbus experts.
Summarizing Orbus Software’s offering, the Forrester report states: “EA professionals seeking a solution that uses leading-edge AI and helps their organization with its sustainability goals should consider Orbus Software.”
How does our enterprise architecture management suite help organizations transform?
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, your organizations face challenges like spiraling technology costs, misaligned processes, and limited visibility into risks. Enterprise architecture platforms like ours, OrbusInfinity, are critical for overcoming these hurdles, driving business agility, optimizing IT investments, and aligning technology with strategic goals.
By leveraging OrbusInfinity, your organization can:
- Streamline complex transformations to achieve better outcomes.
- Centralize data with a live digital blueprint, providing a complete picture of the enterprise.
- Make smarter, faster decisions through intelligent automation and actionable insights.
- Control IT investments and reduce costs by managing redundancy and complexity.
- Improve process efficiency by aligning IT systems with business strategies.
- Proactively mitigate risk to enhance operational resilience and security.
To use, our placement as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ reaffirms that OrbusInfinity delivers on these capabilities, providing the tools that organizations need to transform successfully and thrive in an era of constant change.
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- Understand how top vendors performed in categories such as strategy, current offering, and customer feedback
- Learn what differentiates top platforms in supporting enterprise-wide digital transformation efforts
- Uncover actionable insights to guide your decision-making and optimize your enterprise architecture investments
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Looking ahead with confidence
Being named a Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Architecture Management Suites, Q4 2024 is an incredible milestone for Orbus Software, but we also see it as a reflection of our customers’ success. As organizations tackle challenges like sustainability, innovation, and operational efficiency, we remain committed to providing solutions that empower them to achieve their goals.
Enterprise architecture isn’t just about technology – it’s about transforming your business for the better. Ready to take the next step? Speak to one of our experts to find out how we can support your enterprise transformation journey.
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