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Remote Learning—a Strategic Priority for Educational Institutions
Digital content is growing exponentially as a result of the proliferation of smart devices and evolving customer preferences. With more than 3.8B people accessing digital content on a regular basis, media & entertainment companies are upgrading the quality and quantity of content to increase customer engagement. Moreover, the use of digital technologies such as cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and analytics is playing a critical role in providing personalized services to include special recommendations, globalized content, experiential entertainment, and customized communications to customers. These trends are covered in Avasant’s new Media & Entertainment Digital Services 2021-2022 RadarView™ report .
August, 2021
Avasant Digital Forum: Digital First Healthcare: Re-Imagining the Customer Value Chain
The Healthcare business teams need the correct data in-hand to serve customers faster and more efficiently. Today, they are dependent on vastly distributed and complex systems which do not provide real-time views with business context. Without business context it’s impossible to derive meaningful actionable insights in order to improve customer experience or fuel business growth. Rising cost complexities, interconnected systems and mounting regulatory pressures makes it imperative to know not just what went wrong, but why it went wrong in real-time. Simply looking at IT observability provides limited value to business operations teams.
March, 2021
IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2020-2021: Full Study
Our IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks study for 2020/2021 provides a comprehensive view of the current state of IT budgeting and staffing levels for business and governmental organizations in the U.S. and Canada, based on our 31st annual survey. Detailed metrics are provided by organization size and by industry sector.
July, 2020
Deploying Low-Latency Applications in the Cloud
Conventional wisdom is that some systems that require low latency and a high degree of system availability, such as warehouse management systems (WMS) or manufacturing execution systems (MES), are best deployed on-premises. Nevertheless, cloud systems are invading even this category of software. This research byte highlights one example.
March, 2021
Cybersecurity Services 2021 RadarView™
The Cybersecurity Services 2021 RadarView™ report provides information to assist enterprises in charting out their action plan for developing a robust security posture. It identifies key global service providers and system integrators that can expedite their cybersecurity adoption journey. It also brings out detailed capability and experience analyses of leading providers to assist enterprises in identifying strategic partners for their digital transformation journeys. The 90-page report also highlights key industry trends in the cybersecurity space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
March, 2021
Cybersecurity services: moving from cyber prevention to cyber resilience
The pandemic is accelerating distributed service architectures, which is driving changes to the security landscape. Changes in working practices are exposing different attacks, altering the types and severity of threats an organization is exposed to. Though phishing remains the most common attack mode, the SolarWinds exploit has brought attention back onto supply chain-based attacks. These emerging trends are covered in Avasant’s Cybersecurity Services 2021 RadarView™ report.
March, 2021
Avasant Key Sponsor of IAOP OWS21
The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruption for service providers and customers alike. Many customers found that their provider contracts did not include clauses to address things like work-from-home, unavailability of key resources, etc. This presentation will outline lessons learned during the recent pandemic in contract negotiation and how future contracts should be revised based on these lessons learned.
February, 2021
ERP Dead Last – Again
Last year, we reported that ERP was dead last in economic success. This year is no different. Enterprise resource planning systems again rank last in both return on investment and total cost of ownership. Not surprisingly, they also rank near the bottom in customer satisfaction. This Research Byte provides a look at the risk/reward profile for ERP relative to all the technologies in our full study, Technology Trends 2021.
March, 2021
The Mandate for Growing IT Spending in the Insurance Industry
Insurance providers are at a crossroads. Many have large, complex legacy systems deeply embedded in back-end processes. These require legions of IT personnel to keep them responsive to changing market needs. Now, these established players face new competitive threats from upstarts, unencumbered by legacy systems, able to rethink how insurance services can be delivered to customers in new ways. At the same time, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into strategic planning in the insurance industry.
October, 2021
Unleashing the potential of IoT in the new normal
The global pandemic has accelerated the push for IoT technology in many sectors including retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. New IoT use cases are leading to growth, especially in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). Greater adoption of 5G and other factors will likely continue to drive growth in the post-COVID economy. These emerging trends are covered in Avasant’s IoT Services 2021 RadarView™ report.
March, 2021
Computer Economics: Worldwide IT Spending and Staffing Outlook for 2021
Despite the chaos of 2020, the outlook for 2021 is surprisingly positive. IT organizations are expecting budget growth and to consolidate the changes made in the past turbulent year. This year, our report assesses IT operational and capital spending plans, executive priorities for IT investment, and plans for hiring and outsourcing for IT organizations worldwide.
March, 2021
IT Outlook for 2021 Depends on Where You Stand
Last year did not go according to plan. Two months after we published our Worldwide IT Spending and Staffing Outlook for 2020, the world’s economies began to shut down. Businesses transformed overnight. Our prediction of “positive, but some hints of trouble brewing” in 2020 turned out to be a bit of an understatement. Because 2020 was not the easiest year to predict, do not expect easy answers when it comes to 2021. But in this, our annual study of the IT spending and staffing outlook for the new year, we find that IT leaders worldwide have a surprisingly positive outlook on the year ahead. This research byte summarizes the full study.
February, 2021
Technology Trends 2021
This major study provides insight into the customer experience and adoption rates for 15 technologies that are top-of-mind for IT leaders worldwide. The study also delves into the satisfaction level of the customer experience and the specific types of solutions under consideration. With this information business leaders are in a better position to assess the potential risks and rewards of each of these technologies. They also can gain insight into just how aggressively competitors and peers are making these investments. Looking forward, we also explore 18 future and early adopter technologies (138 pp., 111 figs.)
March, 2021
IT in PJs Here to Stay, Post-Pandemic
Regardless of how long the pandemic lasts, one thing that appears to be here to stay for IT personnel is working from home, although the percentage will drop. Our annual IT salary study finds that about a quarter of IT workers will ply their trade from home, full-time, after the pandemic subsides. This Research Byte summarizes our findings on the WFH reality.
December, 2020
Internet of Things Services 2021 RadarView™
The IoT Services 2021 RadarView™ report provides information to assist enterprises in building IoT-related strategies and helps chart out an action plan for IoT deployment. It identifies key global service providers and system integrators that can expedite their digital transformation journey leveraging IoT. It also brings out detailed capability and experience analyses of leading providers to assist enterprises in identifying the right strategic partners. The 85-page report also highlights key industry trends in the IoT space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
March, 2021
Worldwide IT Spending and Staffing Outlook for 2021
Despite the chaos of 2020, the outlook for 2021 is surprisingly positive. IT organizations are expecting budget growth. They also plan to consolidate the changes made in the past turbulent year. This report, based on our Q4 2020 survey, provides worldwide trends for IT spending and staffing in 2021. This year, our report assesses IT operational and capital spending plans, executive priorities for IT investment, and plans for hiring and outsourcing for IT organizations worldwide. (21 pp., 11 fig.)
February, 2021