Latest Reports

• Hybrid Approaches to Cloud Infrastructure More Desirable

  The need for agility continues to drive investment in IaaS, and the global pandemic and subsequent supply chain disruptions have only increased this trend. Cloud infrastructure makes it easier for companies to respond to fluctuations in demand, changes in business requirements, and the need to optimize costs over time. However, as companies embrace more cloud, it can lead to complexity and a need to pay closer attention to total costs. This has led companies to reevaluate their hybrid and multicloud deployments to focus on efficiency and lower operational costs while still pursuing growth.

  October, 2023

• RPA Adoption Increases as Robots Get Smarter

  Two years of inflation and rising labor costs have increased enterprise interest in automation. As technology has advanced and corporate stakeholders have successfully delegated tasks to robots, trust in RPA has grown over time. This Research Byte provides a summary of our full report on RPA Adoption Trends and Customer Experience.

  October, 2023

• Data Management and Advanced Analytics Services: Providers Pivot toward Data Visualization and Monetization

  While not a new field, data transformation projects have experienced significant growth over the past 12 to 18 months. This surge is in response to evolving business needs influenced by the proliferation of data and technological advancements, including streaming analytics and edge computing. These initiatives aim to achieve hyper-personalization, enhance internal data accessibility, increase customer engagement, and extract valuable insights from unstructured datasets. In turn, these efforts drive growth and innovation within organizations. Both demand- and supply-side trends are covered in Avasant’s Data Management and Advanced Analytics Services 2023 Market Insights™ and Data Management and Advanced Analytics Services 2023 RadarView™, respectively.

  October, 2023

• Cloud Platform Vendors Enable AI Development for Enterprises through Enhanced Computing and Data Integration

  The Cloud Platforms 2023 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for cloud adoption by providing a detailed analysis of key cloud platform providers across product maturity, enterprise adaptability, and innovation road map. The 32-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the cloud platforms space and Avasant’s viewpoint.

  October, 2023

• Data and Cloud: The Silent Soldiers of the Gen AI Revolution

  Generative AI is the talk of the town and there is a lot of hyperbole about its capabilities and use cases. However, the true value will be derived by organizations that are able to build the right data and cloud environments that can enable Gen AI applications. In this research byte, we explore the actual maturity of generative AI and what its foundational elements are. We also discuss how service providers need to focus on building services and offerings for helping their customers build the data and cloud environments required to derive Gen AI value. We highlight the efforts of one such service provider, Infosys, based on its recent annual conference, Americas Confluence 2023, held in September.

  October, 2023

• Quantum Computing in Action – Charting a New Course for Logistics Optimization

  Addressing data challenges requires strategic investment in innovative tools, robust data management practices, and the use of pre-trained ML models effectively. However, the ever-accelerating pace of data generation and the need to run numerous scenarios for optimal decision-making continue to be daunting. The limitations of traditional computing capabilities often pose significant challenges in managing vast amounts of data in real time. This situation underscores the need to pivot to the next generation of computing power—high-performance computing, edge, and quantum computing modalities.

  October, 2023

• Leveraging Generative AI to Enhance Developer Productivity

  This research byte sheds light on how service providers and enterprises can leverage generative AI to enhance developer productivity. By harnessing the power of generative AI, developers can accelerate software development, convert between coding languages, improve code quality and documentation, build innovative solutions, and streamline workflows, thus enhancing their productivity.

  October, 2023

• Risk and Compliance Services: Leveraging Automation Tools to Navigate Compliance Risks

  Enterprises are focused on driving secure digital transformation, transitioning to proactive risk management. They are aiming to leverage AI/ML models to automate various aspects of compliance management, risk assessment, fraud detection, data privacy, and disaster recovery services. Service providers are developing solutions to not just mitigate security risks but also help organizations govern the use of technology safely across their IT infrastructure, given the pace and complexity of modern business operations. Both demand-side and supply-side trends are covered in our Risk and Compliance Services 2023 Market Insights™ and Risk and Compliance Services 2023 RadarView™, respectively.

  October, 2023

• DeFi Asset Tokenization – Tokenization Drives Efficiency to Influence the Role of Regulated Markets

  The whitepaper explores how multiple forces, including macroeconomic factors and technological shifts, are shaping the future of financial services and how DeFi asset tokenization helps address the current challenges. It covers aspects such as disruptive forces shaping the future of financial services, the need for cost transformation, tokenization’s role in addressing the current challenges in regulated financial markets, tokenization’s benefits across the capital markets value chain, and the role of service providers. It offers insights into what can be defined as a potential digital asset class and the unique advantages offered through DeFi asset tokenization for those asset classes.

  September, 2023

• Generative AI: A Catalyst for Transforming the Manufacturing Industry

  Generative AI is reshaping the future of AI and gaining momentum across various industries, including manufacturing. This whitepaper explores the use cases and enterprise applications of generative AI to utilize previously unexplored data sets and address industry challenges. It also highlights five key areas where generative AI is gaining traction within the manufacturing sector, such as accelerating product design, optimizing production processes, and so on. Finally, it discusses implementation challenges that hinder manufacturing enterprises from adopting generative AI at scale. By proactively investing in the right resources and addressing challenges, manufacturers can accelerate generative AI adoption while mitigating its potential risks.

  September, 2023

• Oracle Racing to Catch Up with Focus on Generative AI

  As Oracle's CloudWorld conference returned to Las Vegas this month, the question on many lips was: Since Oracle appeared to be a bit late to the generative AI party, will its aggressive focus allow it to catch up? It appears to be something of a theme for Oracle, which was famously late to the cloud (see below). Though, to be fair, the software and database giant is responding much more quickly and very aggressively to this scorching hot trend.

  September, 2023

• Strategic Planning an Inconsistent Practice in Most IT Organizations

  Nearly all IT organizations have some sort of strategic plan, with most organizations doing so formally. However, many could do a better job of implementing it into their standard practice. By not taking full advantage of strategic planning and its benefits, IT organizations would be left without a road map for the future. This Research Byte provides a summary of our full report on IT strategic planning adoption and best practices.

  September, 2023