Latest Reports

• Quantum Resilience: Navigating Cybersecurity in a Quantum World

  Recent advancements in quantum computing raise concerns about the future of cryptography, given the computational capabilities of quantum computers to perform complex calculations rapidly and break traditional encryption algorithms. Although cybersecurity systems can tackle quantum threats at present, the promising pace of development in quantum computing poses an inevitable, if not imminent, threat to organizations. Moreover, there is a risk that malicious intruders could steal information now and decrypt it in the future with mature quantum computers. This necessitates enterprises to use post-quantum cryptography to safeguard confidential data and stay ahead of quantum-powered adversaries.

  July, 2024

• Analysis of negotiation challenges, supplier issues during a divesture project

  A divestiture involves selling, liquidating, or spinning off a business unit to streamline operations, reduce debt, or reallocate resources, often as part of a corporate restructuring strategy. These processes can help a company focus on core competencies, enhance financial health, and ensure regulatory compliance by shedding non-core assets. Avasant's role in divestitures includes managing procurement activities, organizing IT sourcing, and conducting workshops to assess employee impact. Challenges in contract negotiations and supplier management during divestitures include ensuring fair contracts, maintaining good client-provider relationships, and managing supplier uncertainties and employee turnover.

  June, 2024

• Beyond the Burnout: The Nursing Shortage and the Road Ahead

  The world is facing a critical healthcare challenge: a nursing shortage. This imbalance between the demand for nurses and the available workforce is putting a strain on healthcare systems around the globe. The nursing shortage is not a new phenomenon, but it has worsened in recent years. An aging population, coupled with high nurse burnout and turnover rates, has created a significant gap in nurse availability. The World Health Organization estimates a deficit of 4.5 million nurses worldwide by 2030, with the shortage being particularly acute in low- and middle-income nations.

  June, 2024

• IT and Apps Managed Services Pricing and Solution Trends: H1 2024

  In this report, Avasant provides key information on solutions and pricing trends for the IT and apps managed services industry in the past 12 months. The report covers several aspects, including market trends, pricing model trends, and pricing and staffing trends in the space. The geographical scope of the report is global, although there is an emphasis on data points from North America. The report leverages valuable insights from our enterprise interactions, ongoing market research, data collection through primary research, and the AvaMark™ Price Benchmarking database.

  June, 2024

• 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