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The New Role of Data Analysts in an AI-Driven Procurement Landscape
Will AI make procurement data analysts obsolete—or empower them to shape the future? Far from replacing analysts, artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining their role. Today’s analysts are evolving from report generators into AI model orchestrators, data quality stewards, and strategic procurement partners. More than ever, AI is transforming the analyst’s role in procurement. It highlights how automation reshapes workflows, outlines must-have skills for the future, and shows how analysts can drive strategic impact. The key takeaway: AI is a tool that amplifies, not eliminates, the analyst’s value.
August, 2025
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Network Managed Services 2025 RadarView™
The Network Managed Services 2025 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for network modernization by offering detailed capabilities for service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key network managed service providers across practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation, thereby supporting enterprises in identifying the right service partner. The 72-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the network managed services space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
September, 2025
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Residual Value Forecast October 2023
Our quarterly Residual Value Forecast (RVF) report provides forecasts for the following categories of IT equipment: desktop computers, laptops, network equipment, printers, servers, storage devices, and other IT equipment. It also includes residual values for other non-IT equipment in the following categories: copiers, material handling equipment (forklifts), mail equipment, medical equipment, test equipment, and miscellaneous equipment such as manufacturing machinery and NC machines. Residual Value Forecasts are provided for five years for end-user, wholesale, and orderly liquidation values (OLV) prices.
October, 2023
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Microsoft Ignite 2025: Accelerating AI Integration to Transform Operations
This paper analyzes the major announcements from Microsoft Ignite 2025 and their implications for enterprise AI adoption. It examines how Microsoft’s expanded intelligence stack—spanning multi-model orchestration, Work IQ, Fabric IQ, Foundry IQ, Copilot integration, and Agent 365—provides a practical blueprint for building AI-first, “frontier” enterprises. Drawing on real-world examples from Mercedes-Benz, Epic, UBS, and Adobe, this paper highlights how leading organizations are operationalizing AI across workflows while navigating challenges in data quality, governance, and scalable value creation. Avasant’s perspective grounds these developments in broader industry trends and enterprise priorities.
November, 2025
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Residual Value Forecast August 2024
Our quarterly Residual Value Forecast (RVF) report provides forecasts for the following categories of IT equipment: desktop computers, laptops, network equipment, printers, servers, storage devices, and other IT equipment. It also includes residual values for other non-IT equipment in the following categories: copiers, material handling equipment (forklifts), mail equipment, medical equipment, test equipment, and miscellaneous equipment such as manufacturing machinery and NC machines. Residual Value Forecasts are provided for five years for end-user, wholesale, and orderly liquidation values (OLV) prices.
August, 2024
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Fair Market Value August 2025
The Computer Economics Market Value Reports provide information on the most commonly traded machines and systems at the time the report is published. The values shown are the composites of a range of quotes acquired from sources within the industry deemed reliable, accuracy of the information presented is not guaranteed. Resources are eBay, Insight, NewEgg, CDW, ETB-Tech, Amazon, Savemyserver, TheServerStore, LoadBalancer, NetworkOutlet, Netsyst-Direct, TigerDirect, and others as well as online sales companies and appraisals.
August, 2025
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Generative AI: A Catalyst for Transforming the Manufacturing Industry
Generative AI is reshaping the future of AI and gaining momentum across various industries, including manufacturing. This whitepaper explores the use cases and enterprise applications of generative AI to utilize previously unexplored data sets and address industry challenges. It also highlights five key areas where generative AI is gaining traction within the manufacturing sector, such as accelerating product design, optimizing production processes, and so on. Finally, it discusses implementation challenges that hinder manufacturing enterprises from adopting generative AI at scale. By proactively investing in the right resources and addressing challenges, manufacturers can accelerate generative AI adoption while mitigating its potential risks.
September, 2023
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Clinical and Care Management Services Business Process Transformation 2024 Market Insights™
The Clinical and Care Management Services Business Process Transformation 2024 Market Insights assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any clinical and care management transformation project. The report also highlights the evolution of the clinical and care management functions and emerging priorities of healthcare organizations.
June, 2024
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Life and Annuities Insurance Digital Services 2024–2025 RadarView™
The Life and Annuities Insurance Digital Services 2024–2025 RadarView™ can help enterprises craft a robust strategy based on industry outlook, best practices, and digital transformation. The report can also aid them in identifying the right partners and service providers to accelerate their digital transformation. The 99-page report also highlights top supply-side trends in the L&A insurance digital services space and Avasant’s viewpoint.
December, 2024
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Large Language Model Operations Platforms 2024–2025 RadarView™
This RadarView addresses the need for enterprises to adopt large language model operations (LLMOps) platforms to augment generative AI operations management in business workflows. It begins with a summary of key trends shaping the supply side of the market. It continues with a detailed assessment of 12 vendors delivering LLMOps platforms. Each profile gives an overview of the platform provider, its key IPs and assets, and a list of major clients and partnerships, along with brief client case studies. Each profile concludes with analyst insights on the provider’s platform maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation.
March, 2025
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Property and Casualty Insurance Digital Services 2025 RadarView™
The Property and Casualty Insurance Digital Services 2025 RadarView™ can help enterprises craft a robust strategy based on industry outlook, best practices, and digital transformation. The report can also aid them in identifying the right partners and service providers to accelerate their digital transformation. The 98-page report also highlights top supply-side trends in the P&C insurance digital services space and Avasant’s viewpoint.
June, 2025
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Payroll Business Process Transformation 2025–2026 Market Insights™
The Payroll Business Process Transformation 2025–2026 Market Insights assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any payroll transformation project. The report also highlights the evolution of the payroll function and the emerging priorities of payroll professionals.
December, 2025
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Heads Up: Addressing the Specific Device Management Needs of XR Headsets
Many Fortune 500 companies increasingly rely on AR, VR, and XR (augmented, virtual, and extended reality) devices to train employees, collaborate, perform maintenance, visualize data, run product demos, and more. But traditional mobile device management (MDM) or unified endpoint management (UEM) platforms are not necessarily good for managing AR/VR/XR devices. These headsets have specific management and security needs, and once an enterprise scales its AR/VR/XR program, it needs a platform tailored specifically to these types of devices. Innovative companies like ArborXR have stepped up to fill this need.
July, 2023
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Risk vs. Opportunity: How Service Providers Can Navigate US Tariffs Effectively
As the true extent of the U.S. tariff plan becomes clear, a wave of uncertainty is sweeping across global economies. The United States, as the world's largest consumer economy, plays a pivotal role in global trade dynamics. Any disruption in its import/export flows has cascading effects across industries, supply chains, and financial systems. In this climate, US Manufacturers and Retailers that import products, supplies and components will all face significant cost escalation and supply chain risks. Other sectors such as Healthcare, Transportation, and Pharma will also be negatively impacted. While this will cause inflationary pressures and potentially trigger a recession, businesses across every industry will have to postpone or reduce capital investments. This economic turbulence and supply chain disruption will reverberate across the ecosystem and is going to impact Technology and Services firms due to ensuing cost pressures, demand reduction and political sensitivities. So, what lies ahead for the service providers whose fortunes are intertwined with these enterprises?
April, 2025
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Two-Factor Authentication Again Ranks as Least-Mature Best Practice
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a powerful way to improve IT security. But at the same time, workers—and even their managers—often resist it, because it creates an additional step to access systems. As a result, many organizations are inconsistent or informal in their practice of 2FA. This Research Byte highlights some of our findings on the least-mature practices, along with an overview of the contents of the full study on IT management best practices.
April, 2023
