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Closing the Gaps: Standardizing Responsible AI Amidst a Fragmented Global Governance Landscape
The global AI governance landscape is fragmented, with over 1,000 proposed and enacted policies spanning 69 countries, resulting in a complex web of inconsistent and often reactive regulations. Laws governing AI are rarely harmonized across borders and are deeply entangled with broader data protection, cybersecurity, and digital governance policies. This legal complexity makes it difficult for enterprises, especially those operating in sensitive sectors like telecom, healthcare, and government services, to implement AI solutions responsibly. In healthcare, AI tools risk exacerbating diagnostic inequities without fairness testing; in public services, opaque algorithms can reinforce systemic exclusion; and in telecom, restrictions around cross-border data sharing introduce significant governance challenges.
May, 2025
The Future of Software Licensing: The Importance of an Optimal License Model in Divestitures
When a company spins off a business unit, the spotlight often shines on financials, operations, and IT infrastructure. Yet, hidden within the fine print of software contracts lies a strategic lever that can make or break the success of a divestiture: licensing. In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, where hybrid cloud, SaaS, and AI-driven platforms reign supreme, software licensing has transcended its role as a mere compliance checkbox. It has become a critical enabler of agility, innovation, and cost control. However, many organizations still underestimate the complexity and opportunity embedded in licensing decisions during a carve-out or spin-off.
July, 2025
After the Ink Dries: The Compliance Tightrope in Post-Merger Procurement
The press release is out. The deal is done. But for procurement teams, the real challenge is just beginning. In one recent merger, a global enterprise discovered that over 30% of its inherited supplier contracts were noncompliant with local data privacy laws, just weeks before integration. This isn’t unusual—if anything, it serves as an early heads-up. When it comes to post-merger compliance, unanticipated issues can quietly become bigger challenges if left unchecked.
August, 2025
Power is the New Procurement: Buying Compute + Kilowatts Together
As AI workloads scale, the true cost of compute is no longer measured in tokens or instances; it is measured in kilowatts, carbon intensity, and latency thresholds. This shift demands a new commercial playbook where energy becomes a first-class contract term. Enterprises must now co-price compute with power, embed energy-indexed clauses, and negotiate for sustainability-linked incentives. Avasant’s AI Contract Intelligence framework helps organizations future-proof their sourcing strategies by integrating energy terms across the compute stack, from hardware to application. The result: predictable costs, assured capacity, and measurable ESG impact.
September, 2025
Broadcom–VMware Shake-up: Rising Costs, Subscription Shock, and Enterprise Response
Broadcom’s overhaul of VMware’s licensing and pricing models has sent shockwaves through global IT budgets. This Research Byte from Avasant examines how the shift to subscription-only models is driving cost escalation and operational challenges for enterprises, universities, and partners. More importantly, it highlights how forward-looking organizations are using this moment to realign their sourcing strategies, strengthen negotiation leverage, and modernize their virtualization environments. Backed by Avasant’s deep sourcing intelligence and client case studies, the article reveals how disruption can become a catalyst for transformation.
October, 2025
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
Higher Education Digital Services 2023–2024 Market Insights™
The Higher Education Digital Services 2023–2024 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 higher education space. The report also highlights key challenges that enterprises face today.
July, 2023
F&A Business Process Transformation 2023–2024 RadarView™
The F&A Business Process Transformation 2023–2024 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for F&A outsourcing services by offering detailed capability and experience analyses of service providers in this space. It provides a 360-degree view of the service providers across practice maturity, domain ecosystem, and investments and innovation, thereby supporting enterprises in identifying the right F&A outsourcing partner. The 67-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the F&A outsourcing space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
February, 2024
Manufacturing Digital Services 2024 RadarView™
The Manufacturing Digital Services 2024 RadarView™ can help manufacturing 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 in this space. The 102-page report also highlights top market trends in the manufacturing industry and Avasant’s viewpoint.
April, 2024
IT and Apps Managed Services Pricing and Solution Trends: H1 2024
In this report, Avasant provides key information on solutions and pricing trends for the IT and apps managed services industry in the past 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.
June, 2024
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
DeepSeek Hype: All That Glitters Is Not Gold
DeepSeek-R1, a Chinese open-source AI model, is challenging Silicon Valley’s dominance by delivering high performance at a fraction of traditional costs. DeepSeek has redefined AI efficiency, slashing training costs to just $5.6 million. However, while its innovation is undeniable, concerns around transparency, data security, and ethical safeguards raise critical questions. This whitepaper explores DeepSeek’s disruptive potential, its implications for the global AI landscape, and the pressing need for responsible deployment before enterprises integrate it into high-stakes environments.
January, 2025
From Oil to Hyperintelligence: The Strategic Pivot of GCC Countries
The GCC’s AI pivot marks a decisive break from hydrocarbon dependency, turning sovereign data, public capital, and enterprise scale into levers for AI-powered economic reinvention. Unlike fragmented efforts in other regions, the Gulf’s approach is both top-down and execution-focused, grounded in national AI visions, strategic sectoral priorities, and commercialization frameworks. What distinguishes the GCC is its intent to not only deploy AI but also build monetizable IP and regional platforms, especially in Arabic-first use cases. This transformation is not speculative; it is tightly aligned with fiscal rebalancing, industrial policy, and long-term digital sovereignty goals.
May, 2025
Breaking the Mold: AI-Driven Change in Finance and Insurance
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept—it is the cornerstone of transformation in the finance and insurance sectors. As digital capabilities become baseline expectations, AI is emerging as the strategic lever that empowers organizations to not only optimize operations, but to fundamentally rearchitect them. Why this change, as AI has evolved from being a competitive advantage to foundational expectations in the finance and insurance industry as it is now deeply embedded in core processes and customer interactions, impacting everything from risk management to personalized service delivery. AI is reshaping how institutions operate, make decisions, and serve customers.
July, 2025
Travel, Transportation, and Hospitality Digital Services 2025 RadarView™
The Travel, Transportation, and Hospitality Digital Services 2025 RadarView™ helps travel, transportation, and hospitality 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 in this space. The 77-page report also highlights top market trends in the travel, transportation, and hospitality space and Avasant’s viewpoint.
August, 2025