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About Elitsa Bakalova, Senior Analyst
Elitsa Bakalova is a senior analyst in TBR’s Professional Services Practice. In 2005 Elitsa launched TBR’s IT Services Vendor Benchmark, a quarterly comprehensive evaluation of approximately 30 professional service providers. Elitsa’s primary research and coverage focus includes vendors such as Atos, BearingPoint, Capgemini, Cisco Services and T-Systems. She provides a holistic analysis of IT services vendor businesses and develops quarterly vendor reports that combine financial modeling, analysis and insights. Elitsa’s analytical commentary has been quoted by various online sources.
Entries by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior Analyst
Will IT services revenue grow despite the competitive talent environment?
10.10.22 in Blog /by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior AnalystFor the rest of 2022, attracting and managing talent will remain vendors’ core challenge to successfully growing IT services revenue and managing costs
Turmoil in IT services: Talent, org charts and acquisitions
10.06.22 /0 Comments/in Blog /by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior AnalystLearn whether talent will remain a headache in the IT services space for the remainder of 2022 and into next year
The coming IT consulting battle: Who will win and who will lose among hyperscaler, India-centric and tech-led IT services players?
08.31.22 /0 Comments/in Webinars /by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior AnalystFree webinar: Learn why the 3 hyperscalers have invested in their services practices, encroaching on their IT services and management consulting partners
Digital twins and 5G abundance: The continuation of the Atos smart cities story
07.25.22 /0 Comments/in Special Reports /by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior AnalystIf abundant 5G and advances around digital twin technology spark a resurgence in smart cities, TBR anticipates Atos will continue to turn inspiration sessions into small-scale implementations across Europe and in some select cities outside the vendor’s home region.
Atos’ sustainability play relies on ecosystems, science and leading by example
07.18.22 /0 Comments/in Special Reports /by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior AnalystTBR met with Atos senior leadership to discuss sustainability and Atos’ role as an ecosystem orchestrator, a services vendor and a role model for decarbonization.
Expanding into consulting: Huawei’s next strategic step
05.24.22 in Special Reports /by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior AnalystA new emphasis on consulting — if it is matched with sustained investments in training, selective hiring and concurrent upskilling around digital transformation — could enhance Huawei’s competitive advantages for engagements that extend beyond essential technology needs.
Kyndryl has the freedom to choose its own destiny
05.10.22 in Special Reports /by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior AnalystKyndryl will grow as an independent company using mission-critical expertise, data capabilities, IP and partner ecosystem.
Capgemini aims for growth in digital marketing services
03.10.22 in Blog /by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior AnalystBuilding regional capabilities through acquisitions to disrupt the APAC market In TBR’s most recent Digital Transformation: Digital Marketing Services Benchmark, my colleague Boz Hristov examined trends across different regions and wrote, “While regional nuances … compel vendors to build local resources to ensure they can tailor culturally aligned campaigns, the evolving nature of the DMS […]
Atos future-proofs compute ahead of Great Acceleration
02.16.22 /0 Comments/in Special Reports /by Elitsa Bakalova, Senior AnalystAs the world awaits the scientific discoveries needed to bring quantum processors to commercial applicability, Atos’ BullSequana XH3000 allows for ecosystem participation within the compute platform itself and future-proofs any early buyer investments. In its Feb. 16 official announcement of the XH3000 supercomputer, for which TBR was provided pre-briefing access, Atos claims the product will […]
