Latest Reports

  • robotic arm scaled - Moving from Cost Optimization to Value Realization through Managed Governance Services

    Moving from Cost Optimization to Value Realization through Managed Governance Services

    While there is a shift toward automation and digital business solutions, the truth of the matter is that many organizations are still dealing with legacy operating systems and contracts. By transforming the way, you look at governance with your suppliers, governance can enable greater value realization and transformation than many realize. This session will address governance services trends, strategies and examples of what is being done by leading organizations.

    October, 2017

  • IT Best Practices - Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) Adoption and Best Practices

    Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) Adoption and Best Practices

    The proliferation of smartphones, mobile applications, and desktop virtualization is spawning a surge in BYOD policies. Many IT organizations have such policies, although there is room for growth with this best practice. In this study, we first look at BYOD adoption trends by organization size and sector. We also discuss the elements that every BYOD policy should contain, critical steps required to keep the organization protected for enabling BYOD, and some of the solutions available for managing and securing mobile devices. To date, our research shows adoption of the practice is immature, but interest is high and adoption is rising. (18 pp. 6 fig.)[Research Byte]

    October, 2017

  • global strategy@2x scaled - IT Sector Strategic Roadmap Development for Moldova

    IT Sector Strategic Roadmap Development for Moldova

    Avasant has been engaged with Ministry of ICT in Moldova since January 2017 to identify the best approaches to globally position Moldova as the next innovative IT destination. Avasant created an export-oriented industry roadmap for Moldovan ICT products and services with target markets around the world including the US, Europe and Africa.

    October, 2017

  • Research Bytes - Cost, Satisfaction Constraining CRM Success

    Cost, Satisfaction Constraining CRM Success

    Adoption of customer relations management (CRM) systems is high, but the outcomes of CRM implementations certainly could be better. CRM systems are designed to be the source of all customer knowledge within the organization. They should facilitate sales, marketing, forecasting, business intelligence, social media, and internal collaboration. They should be a vital tool for maximizing the success of any company. However, despite their import, maturity, and high adoption rate, there is room for growth.

    September, 2017

  • IAOP RPA17 scaled - Building the Automation Roadmap: Lessons Learned and Success Strategies

    Building the Automation Roadmap: Lessons Learned and Success Strategies

    Automation has rapidly gone from a hyped up magical tool to a real solution that can enable an organization’s transformation to a digital operating model. Organizations have taken different paths to embed Automation and RPA into their operational DNA, but there are a few common threads that ensure successful enterprise-wide deployment and alignment with the overall digital strategy. This panel of experts who have implemented Automation across their organization share lessons learned and success strategies leveraged during their Automation journeys.

    September, 2017

  • Research Bytes - Ranks of IT Security Professionals Rise Again

    Ranks of IT Security Professionals Rise Again

    In the wake of high-profile cyberattacks, the number of IT security staff members as a percentage of the total IT staff has risen for the second year running. In this Research Byte we look at this trend over the past five years.

    August, 2017

  • Technology Trends - Desktop Virtualization Adoption Trends and Customer Experience

    Desktop Virtualization Adoption Trends and Customer Experience

    Desktop virtualization is a mature business technology that is facing challenges from related technologies, which has caused the adoption rate to fluctuate in the past few years. This report provides an overview of key concepts and vendors in this space. We then examine desktop virtualization adoption and investment trends, providing data on how many organizations have the technology in place, how many are in the process of implementing it, and how many are expanding implementations. We also look at the return on investment experience, total cost of ownership experience, and which virtual desktop solutions are the most popular. (18 pp., 9 fig.)[Research Byte]

    August, 2017

  • Research Bytes - IT Outsourcing Percentage Highest in Five Years

    IT Outsourcing Percentage Highest in Five Years

    IT organizations are committing to outsourcing this year at the highest rate since the Great Recession. The new IT Outsourcing Statistics 2017/2018 study from Computer Economics finds that while organizations aren’t broadly increasing the number of functions they choose to outsource, they are increasing the amount of work they send to outside service providers. In this Research Byte, we analyze the trend and summarize 10 key findings from the full report.

    August, 2017

  • Research Bytes - IaaS Adoption Exploding with Plenty of Room to Grow

    IaaS Adoption Exploding with Plenty of Room to Grow

    Adoption of public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) has more than doubled over the past two years, but it still has plenty of room to grow even further. As IT organizations get comfortable with cloud-provider security measures and are willing to give up control of the infrastructure, we expect more companies to jump into the IaaS deep end during the next few years.

    July, 2017

  • AVASANT 102 of 72 - Empowering Beyond Summit: Washington, DC 2017 Video Recap

    Empowering Beyond Summit: Washington, DC 2017 Video Recap

    Over 50 senior executives from major financial institutions, NGOs, and donor firms like the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Howard University and Freddie Mac attended Avasant's invitation-only Washington, DC Empowering Beyond Summit. The summit’s theme “Shaping the Future of the Digital Economy” focused on how the next generation of digital services will drive new economic value and job growth in emerging economies.

    July, 2017

  • Banking Financial Services Insurance HERO scaled - Managing Collaborative Supply Chains for the Digital Enterprise

    Managing Collaborative Supply Chains for the Digital Enterprise

    Adrian Quayle, Fellow Partner, Avasant Collaboration Lunched Forum keynote session titled "Managing Collaborative Supply Chains for the Digital Enterprise"

    July, 2017

  • AVASANT 84 of 72 - The New Economic Development Model for the Digital World - EBS DC 2017 Thought Leadership Panel

    The New Economic Development Model for the Digital World – EBS DC 2017 Thought Leadership Panel

    Empowering Beyond Summit Washington, DC 2017 Thought Leadership Panel titled "The New Economic Development Model for the Digital World"included guest speakers:- Fabrizio Opertti, Chief of Trade & Investment, Inter-American Development Bank- Nilkanth Avhad, Counsellor (Economic), Embassy of India- Samia Melhem, Global Lead of Digital Development, World Bank.

    June, 2017