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  • Cover for Apps Pricing and Soultions July 2024 - Business Process Services Pricing and Solution Trends: H1 2024

    Business Process Services Pricing and Solution Trends: H1 2024

    In this report, Avasant provides key information on pricing and solution trends for the business process services industry from the past 12 months. The report covers various aspects, including market demand, provider solution trends, commercial engagement trends, emerging location trends, and pricing and staffing trends in the space. The geographic coverage is global, with a large share of data points from North America. The report builds on insights gathered through our enterprise interactions, ongoing market research, data collection, and the AvaMark™ Price Benchmarking database.

    July, 2024

  • ISS 2024 Product Image Chp 16 450x450 - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 16: Government

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 16: Government

    Chapter 16 provides benchmarks for government organizations. The 29 respondents in the sample range in size from about $44 million to $40 billion in annual revenue. The category includes city and county governments, federal and state agencies, law enforcement agencies, organizations that provide IT services to government agencies, and other government organizations.

    September, 2024

  • ISS 2024 Product Image Chp 41 450x450 - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 41: City and County Government

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 41: City and County Government

    Chapter 41 provides benchmarks for city and county governments. This chapter concerns the IT workings of city or county governments and not individual agencies within larger governments (which can be found in Chapter 42). The 18 respondents in this subsector have annual operating budgets ranging from $50 million to around $5 billion.

    September, 2024

  • ISS 2024 Product Image Chp 42 450x450 - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 42: Government Agencies

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024/2025: Chapter 42: Government Agencies

    Chapter 42 provides benchmarks for federal, state, and regional government agencies. This category includes public health agencies, courts and law enforcement agencies, and organizations that provide IT services to government agencies, social service agencies, state parks, and other federal, state, and regional government units. The 15 respondents in the sample have operating budgets that range in size from about $62 million to about $40 billion.

    September, 2024

  • thumbnail Product Image Leading Change Strategies for Generative AI Transformation 450x450 - Leading Change: Strategies for Generative AI Transformation

    Leading Change: Strategies for Generative AI Transformation

    Over the past two decades, we have been at the forefront of technological innovation, from RPA in the early 2000s to AI in the 2010s, and now Gen AI is becoming essential after ChatGPT’s launch in 2022. Technology’s impact has evolved from automating blue-collar tasks to transforming white-collar roles like strategy and design thinking. Amid this shift, change management is critical yet often overlooked, with a success rate of only 33%, leaving many employees struggling or unfit for new roles. This research byte analyzes change management strategies across different use cases and identifies best practices for driving effective organizational change.

    September, 2024

  • ISS Chapter 36 450x450 - IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 36: Government Agencies Subsector Benchmarks

    IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2023/2024: Chapter 36: Government Agencies Subsector Benchmarks

    Chapter 36 provides benchmarks for federal, state, and regional government agencies. The category includes public health agencies, courts and law enforcement agencies, organizations that provide IT services to government agencies, social service agencies, state parks, and other federal, state, and regional government units. The 21 respondents in the sample have operating budgets that range in size from about $62 million to about $40 billion.

    July, 2023

  • Product Image Shockworks 450x450 - Shokworks' Blockchain Breakthroughs

    Shokworks’ Blockchain Breakthroughs

    Companies are faced with a multitude of technologies to invest in from AI, blockchain, data analytics, automation, and more. But seeing past the technology and understanding how to deploy it to get real-world business results is key. When engaging a provider to help, this becomes doubly important. There are many companies that dabble in blockchain, but few know how to get the best results. One of these is Shokworks Inc., a Dallas-based company that is pioneering creative, viable solutions that span industries, from sports to education to entertainment and more.

    October, 2024

  • Market insights Product Image IOT - Internet of Things Services 2024 Market Insights™

    Internet of Things Services 2024 Market Insights™

    The Internet of Things Services 2024 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any IoT projects. The report also highlights key IoT challenges that enterprises face today.

    April, 2024

  • Product Image From Connection to Cognition - From Connection to Cognition: The Evolution of Smart Physical Devices with Generative AI

    From Connection to Cognition: The Evolution of Smart Physical Devices with Generative AI

    Since its inception, the landscape of physical devices has dramatically transformed. Initially simple, connected tools that synced data and enabled remote control have now evolved into a sophisticated, intelligent ecosystem driven by generative AI (Gen AI). This evolution is revolutionizing how devices interact with the world, transforming them from basic utilities into dynamic, responsive entities that reshape our interactions and experiences. Enterprises must recognize the potential of Gen AI-powered devices to enhance operational efficiency, drive innovation, and provide a competitive edge in an increasingly digital marketplace.

    November, 2024

  • BPS Pricing and Solution Trends H2 2023  Cover 450x450 - Business Process Services Pricing and Solution Trends: H2 2023

    Business Process Services Pricing and Solution Trends: H2 2023

    In this report, Avasant provides key information on pricing and solution trends for the business process services industry from the past 12 months. The report covers various aspects, including market demand, provider solution trends, commercial engagement trends, emerging location trends, and pricing and staffing trends in the space. The geographic coverage is global, with a large share of data points from North America. The report builds on insights gathered through our enterprise interactions, ongoing market research, data collection, and the AvaMark™ Price Benchmarking database.

    January, 2024

  • Product Image Automation to Autonomy 450x450 - Automation to Autonomy: How Synchronous AI Agents are Shaping the Future of Business Operations

    Automation to Autonomy: How Synchronous AI Agents are Shaping the Future of Business Operations

    Over the last three decades, automation has evolved from back-office to middle-office and now front-office tasks, with each step driven by advancements in AI. We now stand on the threshold of a new era: synchronous AI agents. These specialized agents can independently manage end-to-end execution of complex processes, limiting human involvement to governance and key approvals. The automation fabrics of the future will likely combine RPA, AI copilots, and synchronous AI agents, coexisting and complementing each other. This research byte explores the industry’s shift toward synchronous AI agents, the changing market landscape, and key enterprise considerations for adopting this transformative technology.

    November, 2024

  • Product Image GPT 4o The Next Frontier of Generative AI - GPT-4o: The Next Frontier of Generative AI

    GPT-4o: The Next Frontier of Generative AI

    Since its inception in 2015, OpenAI has led the innovation in large language models, setting new AI standards with its GPT series. However, recent competition from Anthropic, Google, Meta, and Mistral introduced Gen AI models surpassing OpenAI in response speed, multilingual understanding, and multimodal processing. While OpenAI had these capabilities individually, they were scattered across multiple models. The launch of GPT-4o finally unified these features, delivering a comprehensive solution that harnesses the full spectrum of Gen AI capabilities.

    May, 2024

  • specialist maintenancing ai systems 2024 03 13 19 08 43 utc 450x450 - Multicloud and AI: Enabling Intelligent Workflows across Diverse Cloud Environments

    Multicloud and AI: Enabling Intelligent Workflows across Diverse Cloud Environments

    Enterprises are adopting multicloud environments and AI-driven automation to enhance operational efficiency and flexibility. As multicloud adoption grows, challenges such as cost inefficiencies, migration complexities, and integration issues persist. Addressing these challenges, Oracle announced at Oracle CloudWorld 2024 the integration of its Exadata database with AWS, enabling seamless multicloud connectivity, improved latency, and optimized costs. Oracle also introduced over 50 role-based AI agents in its Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to automate repetitive tasks using AI capabilities that adapt to changes and improve over time. These initiatives align with industry efforts by SAP, Microsoft, and Workday in leveraging generative AI to streamline sales, service, finance, and supply chain management functions.

    November, 2024

  • Product Image Spatial Computing - Beyond Apple’s Vision Pro: Charting a New Course with Spatial Computing

    Beyond Apple’s Vision Pro: Charting a New Course with Spatial Computing

    One of the primary challenges enterprises face when leveraging AR/VR is providing realistic visuals and seamless interaction between virtual and real-world objects. High visual quality traditionally required high-power computing, which further hindered enterprise adoption. In such a scenario, spatial computing has emerged as a solution, enabling superior immersive experiences suitable for enterprise use. The introduction of Apple’s Vision Pro has accelerated this development, with numerous real-world implementations across several industries being introduced shortly after its release.

    June, 2024

  • Product Image From Fugaku HPC to Quantum 450x450 - From Fugaku HPC to Quantum: Fujitsu’s Leap into Next-Gen Supercomputing

    From Fugaku HPC to Quantum: Fujitsu’s Leap into Next-Gen Supercomputing

    The quantum era is here, and it is compelling enterprises to act. Once seen as a distant tech milestone, quantum computing is now reshaping strategies, accelerated by generative AI’s rapid ascent in 2022. Companies realize the risk of unpreparedness as quantum promises to disrupt industries from logistics to cybersecurity. Fujitsu is demonstrating a rapid transition from research to real-world applications. At its recent Executive Analyst Day 2024 in Pune, India, Fujitsu showcased a groundbreaking 64-qubit superconducting quantum chip and an audacious road map to a 256-qubit system by 2025 and over 1,000 qubits by 2026. Its scalable hardware, HPC legacy, multi-architecture approach, and qubit efficiency solidify its edge in this race.

    December, 2024