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An Innovator’s Story: Creating a Business for Lasting Success
Ring, the first provider of video doorbells, is an interesting case study in innovation. Jamie Siminoff founded the firm in 2013, and, despite walking away from an episode of Shark Tank with no money, grew it to disrupt the home security industry. He eventually sold Ring to Amazon in 2018 for over $1 billion. This Research Byte provides a summary of Siminoff’s keynote and fireside chat at Avasant’s Empowering Beyond Summit earlier this year.
Big Quit Hits IT
In recent years, turnover has been low and steady among IT organizations. So when the “Big Quit” started to make headlines, the perception was that it was primarily led by lower-paid, less-educated workers looking for better pay. But as the headlines started referring to the “Big Quit” as the “Great Resignation,” it became clear that all types of employees in all types of jobs were leaving. Employees, driven by a combination of inflation, a need for more flexible or safer work environments, better work-life balance, the expense of childcare, and other personal reasons, were on the market for different job opportunities—even in IT. This research byte is a brief description of our findings on this subject in our IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2022/2023 study.
Ensuring Project Success a Primary Motivation for System Integration Outsourcing
Many outsourcing decisions are influenced by the need to save money. However, there are some instances where businesses are willing to pay extra for the expertise or operational flexibility that a service provider can deliver. And in the case of system implementation and integration, the primary motivation is to ensure project success. This Research Byte summarizes our full report on System Implementation/Integration Trends and Customer Experience.
System Implementation/ Integration Outsourcing Trends and Customer Experience 2022
The outsourcing of system implementation/integration is on the rise. Our report examines adoption trends and customer experience with system implementation/integration outsourcing. We report on the percentage of organizations outsourcing it (frequency) and the average amount of work outsourced (level). We also present data on the cost and service experience and how these trends differ by organization size and sector. We conclude with guidelines to consider when outsourcing this function.
A Guide to Healthcare’s Evolving Platform Market in Partnership with Infosys
This session includes a moderated fireside chat, followed by a live meet-and-greet with the speakers, offering the chance to connect around key topics like: the key differences with employees today and how the pandemic influenced the Great Resignation.
Understanding the Impact of Dubai’s New Mandate for Digital Services
Dubai’s new digital services law would add impetus to the structural reforms and national programs already underway by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government to build a future-ready economy. Though the new law furthers the digital narrative by building a dynamic and integrated government system, it forces organizations in Dubai to revisit their business models and improve their digital capabilities. Also, the law comes with a mandate for organizations to comply within one year, based on their implementation phase and without imposing any extra fees on those they serve. This brings two significant implications for organizations: designing a strategy for developing or acquiring the digital talent for executing such large transformational projects within one year and scouting for the right technology partner
Mainframe Services in a Hybrid Cloud World
After its spinoff from IBM, Kyndryl inherited managed infrastructure services and cloud services. This research byte focuses on Kyndryl’s Core Enterprise and zCloud practice led by Group Leader Jamie Rutledge. It organized a webinar for Avasant advisors and enterprises that focused on the shift from mainframe to cloud environments. The company highlighted how it is helping enterprises implement a hybrid cloud strategy through its mainframe modernization services and how it is strengthening its partnerships with cloud service providers to provide a hybrid environment. The webinar also gave an insight into Kyndryl’s organic and inorganic strategies to strengthen its capabilities.
IT Budgets Surge Ahead Despite Choppy Economic Waters
IT budgets have faced stormy weather in recent years: a global pandemic, a brief recession brought on by lockdowns, supply chain disruptions, war in Ukraine, and a year and a half of rising inflation. At each phase, we reported that IT budgets might be negatively impacted, and each time, enterprises refused to cut IT spending. It is starting to become clear that most enterprises view IT as a strategic resource in weathering the economic challenges of the last few years. IT is no longer seen as a cost center but as a strategic resource than can impact the top and the bottom line. This research byte is a brief description of some of the findings in our IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2022/2023 study.
IT Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2022/2023: Chapter 31: Logistics Subsector Benchmarks
Chapter 31 provides benchmarks for logistics providers. The 16 respondents in this sample range in size from $52 million to about $52 billion. The sector is comprised of logistics companies that transport goods, including refined petroleum distributors, national moving or courier companies, freight transportation companies, supply chain logistics providers, and other logistics companies.
