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From Big Data to Smart Decisions: Enabling the Intelligent Enterprise
The utility industry is experiencing significant transformation. Traditionally characterized by carbon-intensive generation and a rigid, one-way power grid, it is now at the forefront of digital innovation. Central to this shift is Southern California Edison, a major utility embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to redefine energy production, distribution, and consumption. This article examines how Southern California Edison is leading this change, based on insights from a conversation at Avasant’s Empowering Beyond event between Avasant’s Managing Partner, Henry Guapo, and Todd Inlander, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Southern California Edison. Their discussion highlights the impact of advanced analytics, intelligent infrastructure, and a dedication to decarbonization on the future of utilities.
July, 2025
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Enhancing Project Success through Effective Onboarding
Starting a new job can be both exciting and challenging, especially when it comes to understanding the specifics of a new project. A well-structured project-specific onboarding process is essential for ensuring new hires are adequately prepared and confident in their roles. This article explores the importance of project-specific onboarding and how it differs from general company-wide onboarding. It details our approach to creating a dynamic and engaging onboarding experience, which includes comprehensive orientation, interactive training sessions, mentorship, gradual integration, and regular feedback. By prioritizing project-specific onboarding, we aim to foster a positive and productive work environment that benefits both the individual and the team, ultimately driving the project's overall success.
August, 2025
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The Impact of Broadcom’s Acquisition of VMware: Pricing and Licensing Changes, and Strategies for Mitigation
With VMware’s customer base facing up to 800% price hikes, Broadcom’s $69B acquisition has become a strategic inflection point for enterprise IT leaders. The shift has triggered widespread reevaluation of virtualization strategies, especially as Broadcom transitions VMware’s licensing from perpetual to subscription-based models. According to Avasant’s benchmark data, over 70% of enterprises are now actively exploring mitigation strategies, including hybrid cloud adoption and alternative hypervisor platforms,to offset cost escalations and maintain operational continuity. For organizations deeply embedded in VMware’s ecosystem, understanding these changes and responding with agility is no longer optional; it’s essential.
September, 2025
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Navigating the Divestiture Process: From Strategy to Execution
In today’s volatile market, over 70% of Fortune 500 companies are actively reshaping their portfolios through divestitures. While the rewards are high, the risks are real. At Avasant, we help organizations turn complexity into clarity—transforming divestiture into a strategic growth engine.
October, 2025
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Life and Annuities Insurance Digital Services 2023–2024 Market Insights™
This report identifies key demand-side trends in the life and annuities (L&A) insurance space that can help enterprises fine-tune their digital strategies. It also provides an overview of enterprise challenges in this space based on Avasant’s assessment.
July, 2023
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Hybrid Enterprise Cloud Services 2023–2024 RadarView™
The Hybrid Enterprise Cloud Services 2023–2024 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for hybrid enterprise cloud services by offering detailed capability and experience analyses for service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key hybrid enterprise cloud service providers across practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation, thereby supporting enterprises in identifying the right services partner. The 74-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the hybrid enterprise cloud services space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
February, 2024
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Multisourcing Service Integration 2023–2024 RadarView™
The Multisourcing Service Integration 2023–2024 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for MSI by offering detailed capability and experience analyses for service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key MSI service providers across practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation, thereby supporting enterprises in identifying the right MSI services partner. The 66-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the MSI space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
April, 2024
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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
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IT and Apps Managed Services Pricing and Solution Trends: H2 2024
In this report, Avasant provides key information on solutions and pricing trends for the IT and apps managed services industry within the past 6–12 months. The report covers several aspects, including market trends, pricing model trends, and pricing and staffing trends in the space. The geographical scope of the report is global, although there is an emphasis on data points from North America. The report leverages valuable insights from our enterprise interactions, ongoing market research, data collection through primary research, and the AvaMark™ Price Benchmarking database.
February, 2025
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Avasant Quantum Series: Quantum Sensing in Business – What Every Enterprise Leader Needs to Know
Quantum sensing is a breakthrough technology that leverages the principles of quantum mechanics to measure physical phenomena with exceptional precision. Unlike traditional sensors, quantum sensors can detect minute changes in gravity, magnetic fields, motion, and time, often in environments where classical systems fail. With advantages such as ultrahigh sensitivity and resilience in harsh or GPS-denied conditions, quantum sensing is moving rapidly from research labs into real-world pilots, particularly in sectors such as defense, aerospace, and healthcare. As the technology matures, enterprises are encouraged to focus on high-value, high-complexity use cases where traditional sensing falls short. To fully capitalize on its potential, organizations should partner with specialized innovators, explore codevelopment opportunities, and begin building internal readiness through targeted talent development and infrastructure planning.
July, 2025
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IT and Apps Managed Services Provider Trends: Quarterly Report for CQ1 2025
In this quarterly report (calendar quarter 1, 2025), Avasant provides key information on IT and apps managed services provider trends. The report covers key information on the IT services industry and the provider ecosystem. It covers the service provider facts and figures (including revenue and resource trends) and executive sentiment from the service provider community. The report covers trends across a gamut of IT services, including but not limited to IT infrastructure, application, and end-user services. The geographic coverage for the report is global. It builds on insights gathered through ongoing market research, data collection, and proprietary databases. It includes market data from providers accessed through multiple sources such as public disclosures, market interactions, and deals data.
July, 2025
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Beyond Digital Transformation: The AI-First Business Revolution
As companies worldwide grapple with AI implementation, a critical gap has emerged between executive ambitions and organizational reality, revealing the urgent need for a fundamental shift in how we approach AI-driven change.
August, 2025
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Streamlining Supplier Qualification Processes During M&A Integration: A Unified Qualification Model
Supplier qualifications are a cornerstone of supply chain management, especially during M&A integration. It ensures that suppliers align with the organization's strategic goals, regulatory requirements, and operational standards. Failure to establish a robust qualification process can lead to supply chain disruptions, compliance violations, and reputational damage.
September, 2025
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Why Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Contracts Must Be Rewritten for the AI Era
Enterprise CRM platforms are evolving fast. The risk landscape has shifted dramatically with embedded AI capabilities now driving everything from customer insights to automated communications. Legacy contracts, built for static systems, are no longer fit for purpose. The integration of AI into CRM systems transforms how data is collected, processed, and utilized, creating new challenges related to data privacy, security, intellectual property, and vendor accountability.
October, 2025
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Integration Platform as a Service 2022 RadarView™ Scan
Avasant’s Integration Platform as a Service RadarView Scan helps enterprises in evaluating key vendors supporting enterprise adoption of integration platforms. It compares the capabilities of these vendors by conducting an in-depth analysis of the solutions developed, enterprise use cases addressed, and developments made. The 17-page report also highlights key business challenges and how iPaaS vendors mitigate these challenges with their offerings.
July, 2023
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