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Financial Services Digital Services 2023–2024 RadarView™
The Financial Services Digital Services 2023–2024 RadarView™ can help financial services 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 84-page report also highlights top market trends in the financial services space and Avasant’s viewpoint.
May, 2023
Digital Workplace Services 2023 Market Insights™
The Digital Workplace Services 2023 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any digital workplace services project. The report also highlights key challenges that enterprises face today.
August, 2023
Intelligent ITOps Services 2023–2024 RadarView™
The Intelligent ITOps Services 2023–2024 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for intelligent ITOps by offering detailed capability and experience analyses of service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key intelligent ITOps service providers across practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation, thereby supporting enterprises in identifying the right intelligent ITOps services partner. The 71-page report also highlights top market trends in the intelligent ITOps space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
November, 2023
IT Staffing Ratios: Benchmarking Metrics and Analysis for 16 Key IT Job Functions
The analysis of IT staffing data has been a core competency of Computer Economics since we began publishing our annual IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks study in 1990. Each year, we survey more than 200 IT organizations across 10 major industry sectors, based on our sampling model, to obtain data on IT staffing levels, server counts, network infrastructure, outsourcing, and spending, among other information pertinent to the assessment of IT staffing.
March, 2024
AWS Bets on Model Flexibility and Hardware Efficiency for a Distinctive Generative AI Advantage
Major hyperscalers, including Microsoft, Google, and AWS, have embraced generative AI, offering foundation models and proprietary software and hardware accelerators. However, as the generative AI landscape continues to evolve, establishing a unique selling proposition has become challenging. Customers, too, are facing a dilemma in choosing generative AI vendors. AWS stands out strategically in this landscape where differentiation is becoming increasingly elusive, offering Amazon Bedrock’s extensive flexibility in model selection and making substantial investments in purpose-specific AI hardware such as AWS Trainium and AWS Graviton.
February, 2024
IT Security Staffing Ratios 2025
Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, and it is tempting to throw more bodies and more money at the problem. With the threat of significant financial loss, business disruptions, and damaged reputations, organizations of all sizes face increasing pressure to bolster their security posture. Enterprises have steadily increased their IT security budgets and head count for years. However, many struggle to effectively recruit, retain, and develop the skilled security professionals needed to address these growing threats.
February, 2025
Making The “Factory of the Future” a Reality with Strategic Tech Investments
The traditional factory floor is on the cusp of a revolution. By strategically investing in emerging technologies, manufacturers can bridge the gap between the present and the “Factory of the Future,” a vision of intelligent automation, interconnected machines, and data-driven platforms. In this research byte, we explore the significance of implementing transformation initiatives to accelerate the creation of the “Factory of the Future,” examining service providers’ role in enabling IT/OT convergence, platform implementations, and Industry 4.0 technologies. We highlight the efforts of one such service provider, Hitachi Digital Services, based on its analyst and advisor event held in June 2024.
July, 2024
Salesforce Services 2024 Market Insights™
The Salesforce Services 2024 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any Salesforce project. The report also highlights key challenges that enterprises face today.
September, 2024
Cloud ERP Suites 2024 RadarView™
The Cloud ERP Suites 2024 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for ERP adoption by providing a detailed analysis of key cloud ERP vendors across product maturity, enterprise adaptability, and innovation road map. The 40-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the cloud ERP suites space and Avasant’s viewpoint.
November, 2024
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Region Digital Services 2025 RadarView™
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Region Digital Services 2025 RadarView™ can help enterprises based in the GCC craft a robust strategy based on regional 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. The 94-page report also highlights top market trends in the GCC region and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
February, 2025
Oracle Cloud ERP Services 2024–2025 Market Insights™
The Oracle Cloud ERP Services 2024–2025 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any Oracle Cloud ERP implementation or maintenance project. The report also highlights key challenges that enterprises face today in this space.
May, 2025
Beyond Contracts: Elevating Vendor Oversight Through Management and Governance
In today’s risk-intensified and hyper-connected environment, enterprises can no longer rely on traditional, contract-focused vendor oversight. As third-party ecosystems become strategic enablers of innovation and resilience, organizations must shift toward an integrated approach that combines tactical vendor management with proactive governance. This paper explores how a unified oversight model can enhance risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, and long-term value creation. With tighter regulations and advanced digital tools and AI, best-in-class oversight turns vendors into strategic partners who deliver clear results, increase agility, and boost long-term performance for the enterprise.
July, 2025
Data Management and Advanced Analytics 2025 RadarView™
The Data Management and Advanced Analytics Services 2025 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for data management and advanced analytics by offering detailed capability and experience analyses of service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key data management and advanced analytics service providers across practice maturity, partner ecosystem, and investments and innovation, thereby supporting enterprises in identifying the right data management and advanced analytics services partner.
September, 2025
Microsoft’s Elimination of Volume-Based Price Levels: A New Era in Enterprise Licensing Economics
Microsoft’s elimination of volume-based pricing tiers across its EA, MPSA, and OSPA programs marks a major shift in enterprise software economics. Effective November 1, 2025, all online services will default to Level A list pricing that will end scale-based discounts for large customers. This paper examines the implications of Microsoft’s policy change, the resulting budget and negotiation challenges for enterprises, and how Avasant assists clients in responding through immediate optimization, strategic contracting, and sustainable governance—transforming cost pressure into commercial control.
October, 2025
Residual Value Forecast January 2024
Our quarterly Residual Value Forecast (RVF) report provides forecasts for the following categories of IT equipment: desktop computers, laptops, network equipment, printers, servers, storage devices, and other IT equipment. It also includes residual values for other non-IT equipment in the following categories: copiers, material handling equipment (forklifts), mail equipment, medical equipment, test equipment, and miscellaneous equipment such as manufacturing machinery and NC machines. Residual Value Forecasts are provided for five years for end-user, wholesale, and orderly liquidation values (OLV) prices.
December, 2023