The Future Of (Enterprise) Software
Enterprise software is about to get cheaper and faster to build. Here's what that means for your tech stack — and your team.
Why it matters
As AI makes software creation abundant, enterprise software economics and career paths are fundamentally shifting. This is industry transformation through the lens of how work gets done.
The key facts
8 to knowForrester research on enterprise software's future in an AI-abundant world
Presented at Technology & Innovation Forum, Austin, September 2026
Focus on workforce and deployment implications rather than AI model capability
Collaboration between Forrester analysts exploring software creation abundance
Forrester research project on enterprise software + AI abundance
Published Sept 21, 2026 (recent)
Co-authored by Joe Cicman
Presented at Forrester Technology & Innovation Forum in Austin
Go to the source
Forrester Blogforrester.com
Publisher excerpt: I have spent much of this summer working with my colleague Joe Cicman on a deceptively simple question: What happens to enterprise software when AI makes software creation abundant? Last week, Joe presented the first evolution of our thinking at Forrester’s Technology & Innovation Forum in Austin.…