Latest Reports

• Transformation Happens at the Speed of Acceptance

  As the acceleration of innovation rapidly increases and businesses race to keep pace, being able to change swiftly and smoothly is an organization’s secret to success. Generative AI is here and re-shaping every facet of work. We’ve heard the saying, “We must do more with less” for years, and now–with AI–that phrase is reality.

  June, 2024

• IT Security, Cybersecurity, and Compliance Spending Benchmarks 2024

  We live in an era where we are surrounded by devices that connect us to enterprise data and allow us to do our jobs from anywhere. However, connected devices are vulnerable, so it is not surprising that cybersecurity attacks are increasing as the number and type of such devices increase. Daily, organizations are subjected to phishing emails, social engineering, malware, ransomware, trojans, viruses, and worms. And new attack vectors are constantly emerging. This creates an expensive and constantly shifting security landscape.

  June, 2024

• Avasant Releases New Benchmarks for IT Security and Cybersecurity Spending

  Security and cybersecurity damages have been increasing every year. In light of these growing threats, it is no wonder that organizations in all industries continually rank security as a top priority for new spending. But how much are they spending, and what are they spending it on? To provide metrics to answer these questions, we have now updated our annual report, IT Security, Cybersecurity, and Compliance Spending and Staffing Benchmarks 2024.

  June, 2024

• Conversational AI Platforms: Enhancing Digital Conversations to be More Intuitive and Human-like

  Over the past year, conversational AI platforms have significantly advanced due to generative AI, focusing on better natural language understanding, intuitive query handling, and knowledge segregation. The primary use case for these chatbots is knowledge search and Q&A. There is a growing demand for integrating generative AI capabilities into these platforms out of the box, facilitating personalized and context-aware bot generation for various applications. This helps enterprises expedite time-to-market, reduce costs, and create customized bots.

  June, 2024

• Conversational AI Platforms 2024 RadarView™

  The Conversational AI Platforms 2024 RadarView™ assists enterprises in evaluating key vendors providing conversational AI platforms. It provides a 360-degree view of key conversational AI platform providers across the dimensions of product maturity, enterprise adaptability, and future readiness, thereby supporting enterprises in identifying the right platform partners. The 31-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the conversational AI space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.

  June, 2024

• Responsible AI Platforms: Responsible AI Emerges as an Enterprise Priority

  Owing to the emergence of new risks, such as hallucinations, copyright infringement, and cyberattacks associated with generative AI (Gen AI), enterprises have become more cognizant of AI governance. Furthermore, the surge in regulatory frameworks like the EU’s AI Act and the US NIST framework have pushed enterprises to ensure that their AI systems are compliant with these regulations. This has led to increased adoption of responsible AI platforms, and vendors are augmenting their offerings with advanced tools for AI/ML metadata management, large language model (LLM) auditing, and regulatory compliance monitoring.

  June, 2024

• Responsible AI Platforms 2024 RadarView™

  The Responsible AI Platforms 2024 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for responsible AI platforms by offering detailed capability and experience analyses for service providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key applied AI service providers across the dimensions of product maturity, enterprise adaptability, and future readiness, thereby supporting enterprises in identifying the right service partners. The 30-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the applied AI space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.

  June, 2024

• The Domino Effect: Supply Chain Cyberattacks

  Supply chain vulnerabilities are a new front in the cybersecurity battlefield brought about by the interconnection of people, technology, and business processes. The interconnectedness presents a double-edged sword for enterprises: efficiency vs exploitable vulnerabilities. A single cyberattack can trigger a cascade of disruptions, leaving businesses scrambling and consumers facing empty shelves. Business leaders need to dig deep and understand cybercriminals' strategies to target supply chains and implement solutions to mitigate risks.

  June, 2024

• Generative AI Platforms Q2 2024: Driving Innovation with the Dynamic Evolution of Gen AI Platforms

  Since ChatGPT’s debut in 2022, generative AI (Gen AI) platforms have undergone rapid evolution. Initially designed for text-based interactions, demand for processing image, audio, and video input spiked across sectors such as banking, healthcare, and retail. To meet these demands, vendors augmented their platform capabilities with multimodal data processing, industry-specific customizations, and long context windows. Additionally, these vendors are integrating large language models (LLMs) into smart devices, including smartphones, laptops, and industrial robots, to cater to diverse application areas.

  June, 2024

• Generative AI Platforms Q2 2024 RadarView™

  The Generative AI Platforms Q2 2024 RadarView™ assists organizations in identifying strategic partners for Gen AI platforms by offering detailed capability and experience analyses for platform providers. It provides a 360-degree view of key Gen AI platform providers across the dimensions of product maturity and market adaptability, thereby supporting enterprises in identifying the right platform partners. The 34-page report highlights top supply-side trends in the Gen AI space and Avasant’s viewpoint on them.

  June, 2024

• Cloud Platforms 2024 Market Insights™

  The Cloud Platforms 2024 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any cloud adoption project. It also provides insights into the key use cases addressed by enterprises across various industries.

  June, 2024

• Cloud Platform Providers Are Advancing Toward Next-generation Cloud with AI-integrated Solution Stacks

  Enterprises are transforming their core business processes by integrating generative AI capabilities into the cloud. They are boosting developer productivity with AI coding assistants, implementing cloud solutions to address industry-specific use cases, and continuing to utilize serverless and containerization capabilities. On the other hand, leading cloud platform vendors are evolving rapidly, focusing on owning entire solution stacks, from hardware AI chips and middleware support, including foundation models for generative AI, to enterprise applications. They are also shifting their focus from delivering traditional data sovereignty to holistic digital sovereignty capabilities to address compliance and regulatory requirements.

  June, 2024