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Consulting’s robot army: How RPA changes the consulting business model

Insights from TBR’s 2019 Professional Services Predictions Join Principal Analyst Patrick M. Heffernan for a roundtable discussion with TBR’s Professional Services analysts as they review their market predictions for 2019 and beyond, diving deep into the role robotics process automation (RPA) will have on the consulting business model. Using case studies and details from specific […]

What Diane Greene’s Departure Means for Google Cloud

“While the AI-centric strategy played to Google’s strengths, it didn’t help much with more boring workloads such as storage and website hosting that drive Amazon’s dominance and are the bulk of the cloud market. ‘They’ve been making the right moves and saying the right things, but it just hasn’t shown through in performance financially,’ says […]

Voice assistant volume is increasing

A survey conducted by Adobe Analytics found that 32% of U.S. consumers owned a smart speaker in September 2018, compared to 28% in December 2017. The report also projected that near half of the U.S. consumer base could own one by the end of December 2018, supported by Adobe Analytics’ finding that nearly 80% of […]

What Is 5G Technology And When Will It Arrive?

“With undergoing development, 5G technology is expected to get the show on the road by 2020. That can seem to be a long wait, but it still remains an ambitious timeline. According to Technology Business Research Inc., network operators are expected to spend billions of dollars on 5G capital expenses by 2030.”

Customer-centric digital transformation: What’s up with that?

An exclusive review of TBR’s Digital Transformation Customer Research and Digital Marketing Services Customer Research Customer experience (CX) optimization remains a natural first channel for digital transformation, providing test cases for data synthesis across the organization and new methods of engagement that can inspire future initiatives. Join us Dec. 19 to discover what vendors need […]

Impact of L3-Harris combo ripples far and wide

For many of the pure-play government IT firms, Technology Business Research analyst Joey Cresta said the L-3 Harris transaction’s effects will not be significantly felt, but businesses that operate in certain areas of overlap with large platform players could see some impact. “It will certainly be a big deal for pockets of companies like Leidos […]

What a Leidos corporate reorganization signals to the government contracting market

Joey Cresta, an analyst with Technology Business Research Inc. in Hampton, New Hampshire, who closely tracks the government services market, says that being known as an innovative company — and demonstrating a track record of such — will become even more critical moving forward. That’s because government contractors will be challenged to truly differentiate what […]

5G drives network transformation

The shift from connecting people (pre-5G era) to connecting everything (5G era) will require an architectural overhaul of telecom networks. A true 5G network will not only leverage new radios but also be inherently cloud-native, virtualized, programmable and automated and provide near-limitless capacity at ultra-low latency. This will require transformation across the entire network, not […]