Predictions Report

Predictions 2015: Winning Strategies Emerge In Digital Implementation Services

In An Evolving Market, 2015 Will Expose Companies That Cannot Execute

November 20th, 2014
Liz Herbert, VP, Principal Analyst
Liz Herbert VP, Principal Analyst
With contributors:
Christopher Andrews , Martin Gill , John McCarthy , Anjali Yakkundi , Andrew Bartels , Arelai Ephraim

Summary

"Digital" is the topic du jour for technology and technology services. Amidst all the buzz and hype, 2014 was a year in which technology services providers rushed to rebrand existing services and to acquire and invest to make a name for themselves as "digital" leaders. But the market for digital implementation services, those provided by large systems integrators (SIs), is still early, small-scale in terms of revenue, loosely defined, and largely undifferentiated, which creates challenges for application development and delivery (AD&D) teams looking for the right partners to help them with their own BT agenda. Only a few companies will be able to execute on full-scale digital transformation, which includes the ability to collect and analyze data, integrate new cloud-enabled technologies into existing application environments, and contribute to a better customer experience. As the market evolves, what should application development and delivery professionals expect in the year ahead?

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