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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Region Digital Services 2024 Market Insights™
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Region Digital Services 2024 Market Insights assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any digital projects in the GCC region. The report also highlights key challenges that enterprises face today.
February, 2024
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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
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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
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The Open-Source Gambit: Did DeepSeek Ignite an AI Arms Race?
On January 20, 2025, DeepSeek stunned the industry with the release of DeepSeek-R1, an open-source, cost-efficient AI model that rivaled OpenAI’s GPT-4 on multiple benchmarks. DeepSeek did not just disrupt the AI industry; it sparked a geopolitical AI arms race. The battle for AI sovereignty has begun. While multiple governments have banned DeepSeek over data security concerns, its impact on AI’s trajectory is definite. Just as Sputnik’s launch in 1957 ignited the space race, DeepSeek has triggered a reckoning in AI strategy, forcing the world to reconsider the balance between accessibility, security, and sovereignty.
February, 2025
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SAP Sapphire 2025: A Turning Point for AI-driven Enterprise Operations
At SAP Sapphire 2025, SAP unveiled a cohesive strategy to transform enterprise operations through embedded AI and unified data infrastructure. Central to this is the SAP Flywheel model, which allows applications, data, and AI to reinforce each other, enabling context-aware automation via Joule, SAP’s AI copilot. Joule extends across SAP and non-SAP systems, improving decision-making in users’ daily workflows. Supporting this is the Business Data Cloud, a unified, open data platform designed to eliminate fragmentation and fuel intelligent applications. With partnerships including Palantir and Adobe, SAP is aligning its architecture for the AI era, turning siloed data into real-time, cross-functional intelligence.
June, 2025
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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
