The Big 10, the 200, and Accenture’s Ever Successful Alliance Strategy
Demonstrating value requires trust within the ecosystem, and Accenture’s success in recent years provides a robust framework for what it takes to earn and maintain that trust.
Entries by Bozhidar Hristov, Principal Analyst
EY Puts People First: Navigating Growth with Human-Centric People Advisory Services
In early 2023, TBR met with EY’s Kim Billeter, Americas People Advisory Services leader, Jonathan Sears, Global People Advisory Services Technology leader, PAS US-East leader, and Simon Stanaway, Americas Mobility leader, to discuss progress EY has made in growing People Advisory Services (PAS) within a highly competitive market and during a pandemic..
SoftwareOne Brings Intimate Knowledge of Clients to Meet Software and Services Needs
In late April, TBR attended SoftwareOne’s inaugural Global Analyst Summit in Milwaukee for two days of presentations, break-out sessions, and — because it is Milwaukee — baseball. The following reflects the presentations and discussions in Milwaukee, as well as TBR’s ongoing research around SoftwareOne and its peers in the IT services, cloud services and VAR markets.
SoftwareOne Acquires Beniva in ServiceNow Expansion Play
In a discussion with TBR, SoftwareOne’s regional vice president & transformation leader, explained that the acquisition of Beniva would help SoftwareOne move more expansively into the ServiceNow space, but in a manner that plays to two of SoftwareOne’s strengths: value-added software reselling and ITAM services.
Accenture and SAP Amplify the Value of the Ecosystem Through the Lenses of Compressed Transformation
Compounding the emphasis on the services and technology capabilities of Accenture and SAP at the Accenture SAP Leadership Council was a parade of client presentations that reinforced the ecosystem theme in large part through its ecosystem’s diversity, with clients representing the high-tech, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, telecom and utilities industries, among others.
Unlocking the Impact: How the Latest Trends in IT Services and Telecom Will Influence the Evolving Digitally Enabled Ecosystem
Free webinar: Learn how the evolving relationships between GSIs and their technology partners are changing the ecosystem, what VARs’ encroachment on SIs and consultancies means the market, and whether telcos’ investments in necessary infrastructure are finally going to pay off in profits
What’s Next for Innovation and Transformation Centers?
Learn how vendors are handling investments in innovation and transformation centers amid macroeconomic volatility and buyers reassessing their budget priorities
EY’s Cybersecurity Practice: Global, Local and Trusted
In TBR’s view, EY continues to operate through a global effort, complicated by regulatory and compliance requirements that vary by country as well as member firms’ different partnership structures. However, at multiple times during the discussion, EY leaders said the firm knew that cybersecurity services required being “local to be there with clients.”
Analytics, AI and digital transformation reach tipping point in acceleration
Discover the two main forces shaping TBR’s outlook for the digital transformation market and how they can help you capture analytics and insights opportunities while reducing and managing expenses
Unpacking the latest IT services, digital transformation and consulting trends: 2023 outlook and insights from TBR’s research
Free webinar: Learn which IT services, digital transformation and consulting trends shaped TBR’s research in 2022 and how those trends will impact the market in 2023