Organization: IBM
Service providers are investing ahead of the curve in GenAI, but are enterprises truly ready to partner with them?
Which of today's leading service providers have the real chops to provide GenAI value at scale? Who's actively backing up their big rhetoric with real know-how and capability? Well... after an exhausting process of researching the 35 market leaders, their customers and partners, we can provide the industry's first real view of how the GenAI services landscape is shaking out.Read More
IBM’s acquisition of Apptio can shine if IBM Software and IBM Consulting work together to deliver cost-managed innovation at speed
HFS believes this is a good deal for both IBM and Apptio. IBM didn’t have much spend data; therefore, there is little overlap in terms of products. The ambition is bold. But the Holy Grail of operations is having an operational single pane of glass that includes automation and AI. If IBM can integrate all those acquisitions and get all that telemetry data out of its often highly specific domains, it can achieve strong differentiation in the market. Conversely, Apptio had hit a sales plateau as it struggled to scale its sales reach. Getting $4.6bn for hitting a plateau is too good an opportunity to turn down.Read More
Which providers lead sourcing and procurement services in 2023?
The latest Sourcing and Procurement Horizons report is a snapshot of leading procurement service providers' sourcing and procurement services capabilities. The aim of CPOs is to realize the value of procurement beyond costs and savings. We assessed 10 service providers on their capabilities across a defined series of value propositions, execution and innovation, go-to-market strategy, the voice of the customer, and alignment with the HFS OneOffice criteria.Read More
Who’s leading the pack for strategic finance services?
The HFS Strategic Finance Horizons report analyzes services provider capabilities shaping the financial planning and analysis industry and their proven capabilities to help their enterprise customers access critical financial data at speed. HFS assessed 13 major service providers' prowess in the strategic areas of FP&A. Read More
2023 will provide a huge opportunity for automation service providers… so how do they stack up?
The economic conditions in 2023 will put automation in the hot seat, and expectations are on operations leaders to roll out automation initiatives. So one thing is clear, most organizations will need a lot of help to roll out real automations that perform more than basic RPA - they need to evaluate automation and AI technologies across the board to move their organizations forward across our three Horizons.Read More
IBM just changed the automation game. Hello Extreme Automation
The automation game just changed – and most of you barely noticed.Read More
Here Cometh Cognitive Procurement with SAP Ariba and IBM joining forces
We are now seeing real commercial business applications getting serious about their cognitive potential, with the new announcement of SAP Ariba and IBM joining forces to cognify contracting and sourcing processes, as a start.Read More
Who Are the As-a-Service Winners in Energy Operations? HfS’ inaugural Energy Operations Blueprint reveals frontrunners Accenture, EPAM, Infosys, Wipro and TCS
Who Are the As-a-Service Winners in Energy Operations? HfS’ inaugural Energy Operations Blueprint reveals frontrunners Accenture, EPAM, Infosys, Wipro and TCSRead More