Latest Reports

• Google’s Latest Move in Building Out its Security Platform Offering

  The rising threat landscape has led cloud service providers to expand the scope of their cybersecurity offerings to multiple data sources and automate the triage process and incident response. This includes the use of artificial intelligence/machine learning to model the behavior of attackers and identify threats in advance. By acquiring Mandiant and Siemplify, Google is taking a big step in its vision of “invisible security” with automated threat hunting, detecting, and response. This will allow CISOs to capitalize on the SIEM-to-SOAR maturity trend for streamlining their threat response procedures.

  March, 2022

• Navigating IT Outsourcing Challenges amid Russia-Ukraine Conflict

  Ukraine has looked at IT outsourcing as an important source of revenue. The current conflict will have massive repercussions on its IT industry. From the perspective of enterprise customers, unfortunately, this conflict will force them to go back to the drawing board and lay out contingency plans. They will need to find a way forward with their Ukranian service providers that is empathetic but at the same time protects customers against disruption.

  March, 2022

• The New Technology Imperative: ESG Takes Center Stage

  Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) represents three critical aspects for analyzing a business’s performance in terms of its environmental sustainability and societal impact. Avasant has put forward its point of view (POV) on why it is imperative for enterprises to incorporate sustainability in their business operations and how technological implementations will empower them. Avasant’s ESG calendar covers ongoing trends in the ESG space and investigates ESG solutions and offerings afforded by service and technology providers. Our POV also offers a benchmarking index to evaluate the performance of service providers in meeting their ESG goals.

  February, 2022

• New Software Development Methods Keeping QA Staff Growth in Check

  The traditional IT position dedicated exclusively to quality assurance is most likely a dying breed. With waterfall development being replaced by iterative approaches such as agile, QA is getting rolled into other job positions. This Research Byte examines the reasons for the trend and provides a summary of our full report on IT Quality Assurance Staffing Ratios.

  February, 2022

• Avasant Releases New Benchmarks for IT Security and Cybersecurity Spending

  Security and cybersecurity incidents are costly, with losses 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? To answer this question, we have now released our new report, IT Security, Cybersecurity, and Compliance Spending and Staffing Benchmarks.

  February, 2022

• Four Technology Trends for 2022—Putting People Back in the Picture

  IT organizations everywhere have been tasked with leading the digital transformation. But that transformation seems pretty bleak—artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotic process automation, and blockchain. Where are the people in your digital transformation? When you look back on what you accomplished in 2022, will you be able to say you made things better for your customers? How about your users?

  February, 2022

• Virtual and Augmented Reality Show Great Promise Despite Slow Mainstream Adoption

  Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are emerging technologies that will change the nature of work in many industries. By allowing workers to map out solutions before implementing them in the real world, they minimize human errors and increase worker efficiency. They also support a hybrid work environment, as more use cases emerge for training and collaboration. This Research Byte summarizes our full report, Virtual and Augmented Reality Adoption Trends and Customer Experience.

  February, 2022

• SD-WAN a Pillar for Business and Digital Transformation

  The network serves as the backbone for the success of any digital transformation strategy. Incorporating SD-WAN as part of an organization’s digital strategy will improve the agility and flexibility of the network. But despite these benefits, adoption and investment levels for SD-WAN are low. On the other hand, early adopters are experiencing high ROI and TCO success rates. This Research Byte summarizes our full report, SD-WAN Adoption Trends and Customer Experience.

  February, 2022

• Wipro’s Edgile Acquisition: Another Step in the Right Direction for Wipro’s Cybersecurity Aspirations

  IT service providers are looking to own the end-to-end cybersecurity adoption cycle and be part of the executive decision-making. This implies going beyond regular implementation and managed security services and offering consultancy and advisory services. Through Edgile, Wipro aims to achieve the following two goals: move up the value chain by playing an influential role in the initial stages of deals, which involve decision-making at the board or CXO leveland position itself as an end-to-end service provider by augmenting its cybersecurity consulting capabilities and covering the entire value chain.

  February, 2022

• Preventive Care Investments Help Healthcare Payors Reduce Costs and Improve Quality of Care

  With the rise in healthcare spending, payors are evaluating different methodologies to contain costs and improve care delivery. Major strategic goals for payors include incorporating Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) in policy calculation, shifting to a value-based care model with price transparency, and adhering to interoperability laws. However, the most critical goal is to invest in preventive care and facilitate the shift from reactive to proactive care. Payors can achieve up to 42% ROI over three years by implementing preventive care measures such as promoting lifestyle modifications, building digital health platforms, and launching apps. These emerging trends are covered in Avasant’s Healthcare Payor Digital Services 2022–2023 RadarView™.

  January, 2022

• Leading with a Unified and Integrated Approach to the Cloud – The New Way to Stay Ahead in the Cloud Services Market

  The change in customer behavior brought on by the pandemic became the perfect platform for service providers to offer integrated cloud solutions by bringing together their consulting and advisory services, domain expertise, and deep engineering capabilities. Over the past 12 to 18 months, several leading service providers stepped up to enable enterprises to redesign their infrastructure from the core. This report discusses how Wipro followed this trend by introducing Wipro FullStride Services for its customers. As part of its cloud strategy, in July 2021, Wipro introduced Wipro FullStride Cloud Services to strengthen its position as a full-stack service provider that looks at personas, processes, data, apps, and infrastructure. The company has been advancing its cloud initiatives and plans to invest USD 1 billion over the next three years in technology, acquisitions, people, and partnerships.

  January, 2022

• Slow and Steady Decline in Desktop Support Staffing

  Although desktop and laptop computers are not the hot commodity they were 30 years, they still require a great deal of support. The good news, however, is that when viewed as a percentage of the total IT staff, desktop support personnel are becoming steadily more productive. This Research Byte explores some reasons for this trend.

  January, 2022