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Why actions will eat code
After a remarkable journey through the era of computerization and its remarkable contributions, we stand at a pivotal moment of innovation. It's time to bid farewell to a core element that has been instrumental in its success: We must undertake a comprehensive reevaluation of our enterprise application suites and the ecosystem of coding that has been central to their development and support. Our future is all about visible actions and invisible technology...Read More
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Are the Big 4 about to get their lunch eaten by GenAI?
Up until November 30th, 2022, the Big 4 consultants dined on the ineptitude of large enterprises to move bad processes into the cloud, while the Indian heritage outsourcers fed on the tasty scraps of supplying armies of low-wage talent at scale to keep these hulking institutions somehow functioning. Nothing has disrupted the cozy status quo of big enterprise technology transformations more than GenAI. It has been a true leveler across the industry where suddenly everyone is operating on a level playing field, trying to convince the world they have a better GenAI story than their competitors. Our industry has been equalized, and a new set of winners are going to emerge...Read More
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One small hop for tech, one giant leap for mankind… can Rabbit’s Large Action Model disrupt how we get things done?
Large Action Models (LAM) are the most exciting development in AI evolution since ChatGPT was launched. Having an AI assistant not dependent on islands of apps that do not integrate with each other is everything we've been crying out for... But the future potential of LAMs is a lot bigger than addressing this burning problem plaguing our smartphone lives - it also has significant implications for the future of enterprise tech. It's just incredible that while Google, Meta, Microsoft, et al. are all working on the evolution of LLMs toward actions and problem-solving, a startup like Rabbit is allegedly ahead of them. Welcome rabbit.tech and step forward Jesse Lyu, who could well be the new Chinese Steve Jobs.Read More
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Nigel’s North Star approach is guiding the GenAI path
We sat down with Nigel Vaz, the visionary CEO of Publicis Sapient, to delve into the burgeoning world of generative AI (GenAI) and its profound implications for the business landscape and the broader world at large. Companies like Publicis Sapient are thoughtfully leading the GenAI charge by developing toolsets and talent, evolving their mindsets to embrace a culture of learning and unlearning, and being mindful of the risks and downsides so they can help their clients do the same. Read More
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Services firms are out of runway. They must forget Labor Arbitrage and conform to Technology Arbitrage
The fundamental value creation lever in the legacy Labor Arbitrage era has been the centralization of people in a global delivery model. The fundamental value lever in the Technology Arbitrage era is all about architecting and orchestrating the rapidly changing technology ecosystem in line with the client’s business model. It’s past time for the IT and BPO Services industry to jump to a new S-curve driven by Technology Arbitrage if they wish to get back to another season of hockey stick growth.Read More
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Retail and CPG firms turn to innovation to combat the digital dichotomy
The HFS Horizons: Retail and CPG Service Providers, 2023 report covers 24 leading providers helping their clients embrace innovation, devise new value streams, and realize value during these challenging times of rising costs, interest rates and rapidly changing consumer expectations.Read More
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Ray Kurzweil to Keynote the HFS Spring Summit 2024!
We are thrilled to announce Ray Kurzweil as our first confirmed keynote at the HFS Spring Summit 2024, scheduled to take place from May 8th to May 9th in New York.Read More
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Ravi explores this emerging jagged technology frontier enhanced by GenAI
Phil Fersht talks Ravi Kumar on how he is shaping things up at Cognizant in light of the opportunities and potential threats posed by GenAI.Read More
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Industry Cloud must be about value creation, not re-badging IP… Unveiling the HFS Industry Cloud Continuum
Many hyperscalers and service providers are merely repackaging and rebadging existing IP and marketing it as “Industry Cloud.” However, at HFS we believe Industry Cloud can become the Holy Grail for Cloud-native transformation, but only if the focus is on new business models and value chain disruption.Read More
