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Business Process Services – Provider Trends CQ3 2024
In this quarterly report for CQ3 2024, Avasant provides key information on trends in the business process services (BPS) space. It covers facts and figures about service providers (including revenue and resource trends), macro trends, and executive sentiment from the service provider community. The geographic coverage is global, with a larger share of data points from North America. The report 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 and market interactions.
March, 2025
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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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Optimizing Power Consumption in Data Centers in the age of AI
As companies increasingly repatriate their data centers, optimizing power consumption has become a crucial priority for enterprise buyers. This shift offers opportunities for improved operational efficiency while also presenting challenges related to energy management, sustainability, and resource utilization. The demand for power in data centers, is further augmented by the rising energy needs of high-performance chips. This exponential data growth and increased compute power requirements are further stressing the existing power infrastructure. As the use of large data becomes more widespread, optimizing power within datacenters will become crucial to the enterprise spend and operational efficiency.
October, 2024
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Invest Kerala Global Summit 2025: Key Insights and Strategic Opportunities
The Invest Kerala Global Summit 2025 highlighted Kerala's strategic advantages as an investment destination. Key insights include Kerala's robust infrastructure, thriving IT and startup ecosystem, and strong focus on emerging technologies like AI and robotics. The state boasts significant investment in IT parks such as Technopark, Infopark, and Cyberpark, and has a highly skilled workforce supported by government-backed skill development programs. Kerala's business-friendly policies, high literacy rate, and quality of life make it an attractive location for global enterprises. Recommendations for further growth include expanding technology hubs, developing industry-specific strategies, and enhancing leadership and workforce skills.
March, 2025
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Intelligent Automation Services 2022–2023 RadarView™
The Intelligent Automation Services 2022–2023 RadarView assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for IA by featuring detailed capability and experience analyses of leading service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key IA service providers across the dimensions of practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation, thus supporting businesses in finding the right IA service partner. The 77-page report also highlights top market trends in the IA space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
March, 2023
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Hybrid Enterprise Cloud Services 2023–2024 Market Insights™
The Hybrid Enterprise Cloud Services 2023–2024 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any hybrid enterprise cloud projects. The report also highlights key hybrid enterprise cloud services challenges that enterprises face today.
February, 2024
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Multisourcing Service Integration 2023–2024 Market Insights™
The Multisourcing Service Integration 2023–2024 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any MSI project. The report also highlights MSI challenges that enterprises face today.
April, 2024
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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
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IT and Apps Managed Services Provider Trends: Quarterly Report for CQ4 2024
In this quarterly report (calendar quarter 4, 2024), 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.
March, 2025
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SD-WAN Managed Services 2022–2023 RadarView™
The SD-WAN Managed Services 2022–2023 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for network transformation by featuring detailed capability and experience analyses of leading service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key service providers for SD-WAN managed services across practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation, thus supporting enterprises in identifying the right workplace transformation partner. The 75-page report also highlights top industry trends in the SD-WAN outsourcing space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
March, 2023
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Fortifying Generative AI: Microsoft’s Vigilance on Security, Trust, and Governance
As businesses increasingly experiment with generative AI solutions to streamline their processes, it becomes clear that the risk environment is growing. Since threats change constantly, CIOs and CISOs are realizing more and more that AI and generative AI models need to be trusted with some decision-making to stay up with new threats. In line with this, cloud service providers and managed security service providers have made major investments in large language models for security applications during the past year. In this article, we highlight the efforts of Microsoft, focusing on the Microsoft AI Tour Mumbai event held in January.
February, 2024
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Business Process Services – Provider Trends CQ4 2023 and CY 2023
In this quarterly report (calendar quarter 4, 2023) and annual report (calendar year, 2023), Avasant provides key information on trends in the business process services (BPS) space. It covers facts and figures about service providers (including revenue and resource trends), macro trends, and executive sentiment from the service provider community. The geographic coverage is global, with a larger share of data points from North America. The report 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 sourcing data.
April, 2024
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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
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UAE’s AI Gambit: From Bold Vision to a Global Contender
Dubai AI Week was not just another tech conference but an ecosystem-wide movement. Spanning over five days, it brought together every stakeholder in the AI value chain—from startups, big tech, and academia to government bodies, developers, coders, and students. The event captured the true spirit of how Dubai envisions its AI future: inclusive, action-driven, and globally connected.
May, 2025