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Latest Reports
Current Fair Market Values September 2021
Our Fair Market Value (FMV) report provides data for the following categories of equipment: (1) IBM mainframe and midrange hardware and IBM peripherals; (2) Workstations, PCs, and servers from Compaq, Dell, HP, IBM/Lenovo, Lexmark, Okidata, Silicon Graphics, Sony, Sun, and Toshiba; (3) Network Communication gear from Cisco, Bay/Nortel, IBM, Intel, Lucent, and others. Fair Market Values are provided for end-user, wholesale, and orderly liquidation values (OLV) prices.
Benefits of Accessible Websites Far Surpass Just Doing the Right Thing
Website accessibility is a best practice requiring the use of inclusive website design to facilitate use by people with disabilities, including visual, hearing, motor skills, neurological, or cognitive impairment. But here is a fact that most companies do not comprehend: The benefits of website accessibility include a number of benefits to the organization itself. This Research Byte identifies those benefits while summarizing our full report on website accessibility best practices.
Website Accessibility Adoption and Best Practices 2021
Website accessibility is a best practice requiring the use of inclusive website design to facilitate use by people with disabilities, including visual, hearing, motor skills, or cognitive impairment. When this practice is followed formally and consistently, the experience is improved for people with disabilities who can better understand, navigate, and interact with an organization’s websites. In this report, we study the adoption and practice levels for website accessibility and examine those by organization size and sector. We conclude with practical recommendations for getting started with website accessibility.
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 .
Higher Education Digital Services 2021–2022 RadarView™
The Higher Education Digital Services 2021–2022 RadarView report addresses the need for educational institutions to evaluate their strategic priorities for future growth. Additionally, it identifies essential global service providers that can help these educational institutions in their business transformation. It brings out detailed capability and experience analyses of leading vendors to assist higher educational institutions in identifying strategic partners for their digital transformation journeys. The 62-page report also highlights key industry trends, the industry’s outlook in the higher education space, and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.
Pandemic Gives Web Operations Outsourcing a Shot in the Arm
Web operations outsourcing is one of the most popular types of managed services. As the pandemic showed more than ever, organizations of all kinds continue to expand their efforts in online marketing, website management, and e-commerce. In doing so, many are turning to managed service providers that provide needed expertise. This Research Byte summarizes our full report on Web Operations Outsourcing Trends and Customer Experience.
Web Operations Outsourcing Trends and Customer Experience 2021
Web operations outsourcing is one of the most popular types of managed services. As the pandemic showed more than ever, organizations of all kinds continue to expand their efforts in online marketing, website management, and e-commerce. To help IT executives better assess their options, this report analyzes the percentage of organizations outsourcing web operations (frequency), the average amount of work outsourced (level), and the change to the amount of work being outsourced (net growth trend). We also present data on cost and service experience and how these trends differ by organization size and sector. We conclude with recommendations on how to engage with a web, e-commerce, or electronic data interchange (EDI) service provider.
Current Fair Market Values August 2021
Our Fair Market Value (FMV) report provides data for the following categories of equipment: (1) IBM mainframe and midrange hardware and IBM peripherals; (2) Workstations, PCs, and servers from Compaq, Dell, HP, IBM/Lenovo, Lexmark, Okidata, Silicon Graphics, Sony, Sun, and Toshiba; (3) Network Communication gear from Cisco, Bay/Nortel, IBM, Intel, Lucent, and others. Fair Market Values are provided for end-user, wholesale, and orderly liquidation values (OLV) prices.
Future of Retail: Accelerating Digital Transformation in Partnership with Wipro
The retail transformation has been accelerated by the COVID19 pandemic. The segments that did well in the pandemic (essential retail- e.g. grocery, e-commerce, home improvement etc.) are flush with resources to drive the next set of initiatives, while segments that struggled have to fight harder to get the attention of the customer. Retail customers continue to demand convenience, seamless experience and the right bargain, and the pandemic has instilled focus around health, safety and trust.
ERP Expands Footprint but Stumbles on ROI
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems have long been one of the most adopted and mature technologies that we track, and investment in new ERP capabilities remains high. But ERP systems are complicated to deploy, and many organizations have difficulty staying within budget. This Research Byte summarizes our full report on ERP Adoption Trends and Customer Experience.
