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Latest Reports
App Developers Make Up a Record Low Percentage of IT Staff
In just five years, the proportion of application developers within IT departments has declined sharply from nearly a quarter of the entire IT staff to just over one-tenth. But this notable shift is not necessarily a sign of mass layoffs among application developers. In fact, we have seen no evidence to suggest that fewer developers are working in IT departments. Rather, it signals a change in the overall composition of IT teams and an evolving role for application developers within the organization. This research byte summarizes our full report on application developer staffing ratios.
Application Developer Staffing Ratios 2025
In just five years, the ratio of application developers as a percentage of IT staff has significantly decreased, dropping from nearly a quarter of the entire IT staff (22%) to just 11.7%. Given the ever-increasing need for custom-built applications, how can we rationalize this counterintuitive trend?
Getting CRM Right Is Harder Than It Looks
CRM systems are one of the most widely adopted categories of enterprise applications. However, despite being a mature technology, businesses often struggle to realize its full potential, leading to low-value outcomes compared to other technologies. This Research Byte summarizes our full report, CRM Adoption Trends and Customer Experience.
CRM Adoption Trends and Customer Experience 2025
Customer relationship management (CRM) systems are one of the most widely adopted categories of enterprise applications, and investment in new CRM capabilities continues to grow. Although cloud-based CRM offerings have allowed the capabilities to move down-market to smaller companies, the need to adopt a CRM system signals that a company has reached a milestone in building its application portfolio, similar to when a company first moves from spreadsheets to a real accounting system. Modern CRM systems are essential for companies looking to improve their productivity and effectiveness in sales, marketing, and customer service.
AR and VR Investment Set to Grow with Expanding Business Use Cases
Although adoption and investment in VR/AR remain relatively low, companies that have embraced these technologies are beginning to report more positive outcomes than in previous years. While widespread adoption may still be on the horizon, enterprises are actively exploring these tools, creating the potential for growing interest and broader implementation in the future. This Research Byte summarizes our full report, Virtual and Augmented Reality Adoption Trends and Customer Experience.
Virtual and Augmented Reality Adoption Trends and Customer Experience 2025
Virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) technologies are relatively new to the market and businesses are still in the early stages of adopting these solutions. Enterprises are actively experimenting with these technologies, and it may be a while before widespread adoption of VR/AR fully materializes. But despite the low adoption and investment rates compared to other technologies, companies that have taken the leap have begun to report more positive experiences with these than in previous years.
Manufacturing Digital Services 2025 Market Insights™
The Manufacturing Digital Services 2025 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any digital project in the manufacturing industry. The report also highlights key challenges that enterprises face today in this space.
Unlocking New Horizons in Manufacturing Through Digital Resilience and Intelligent Operations
Manufacturing enterprises are accelerating digital transformation by embedding agentic and predictive AI across production lines for quality control, maintenance, and R&D optimization. To enhance resilience and operational planning, they are adopting digital twins, immersive simulations, and AR/VR-enabled digital threads across design and service stages. Platform-led modernization is gaining traction through low-code industrial IoT (IIoT) platforms, AI-powered edge, and cloud-based manufacturing execution systems (MES) for real-time visibility and centralized decision-making. Human-machine collaboration is also expanding, with investments in Industry 5.0 technologies such as wearables, voice AI, and collaborative robotics to improve safety and productivity. In parallel, enterprises are strengthening supply chain resilience and sustainability using blockchain, AI, micro factories, and circular manufacturing practices to meet traceability and ESG goals. Manufacturing companies collaborate with service providers for this digital transformation, which requires strong technological expertise and delivery capabilities. Both demand-side and supply-side trends are covered in our Manufacturing Digital Services 2025 Market Insights™ and Manufacturing Digital Services 2025 RadarView™, respectively.
Manufacturing Digital Services 2025 RadarView™
The Manufacturing Digital Services 2025 RadarView™ can help manufacturing enterprises craft a robust strategy based on industry outlook, best practices, and digital transformation. The report can also aid these enterprises in identifying the right partners and service providers to accelerate their digital transformation in this space. The 98-page report also highlights top market trends in the manufacturing industry and Avasant’s viewpoint.
State and Local Government Digital Services 2025 Market Insights™
The State and Local Government Digital Services 2025 Market Insights™ assists organizations in identifying important demand-side trends that are expected to have a long-term impact on any digital project in the state and local government space. The report also highlights key challenges that enterprises face today.
