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Only a week to go! Our expert analyst team is busy putting the finishing touches to their presentations for An Evening with TechMarketView on Thursday 5 October and the sommelier and chef at RIBA are preparing to welcome some 200 of our guests - leaders from across the UK tech sector - to the drinks receptions and dinner.
If you haven't yet managed to secure your place at our flagship annual event we may still be able to squeeze you in. There are only a few places left but these are going quickly - book your place via the website or contact our event coordinator Tina Compton (tina.compton@tx2events.com) directly to secure your ticket.
More details on the event are to be found here. We look forward to seeing many of you there!
The TechMarketView Evening 2017 is proudly sponsored by
Posted by HotViews Editor at '09:28' - Tagged: events
A reminder that if you have yet to book your seat at An Evening with TechMarketView on Thursday 5 October there’s no time to lose! There are only a limited number of places left and these are going quickly - book your place via the website or contact our event coordinator Tina Compton (tina.compton@tx2events.com) directly.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '09:09' - Tagged: events
The Enterprise Software & Application Services Market Trends & Forecasts 2017 report is hot off the keyboard and ready for download HERE.
With growth of just 2.5% last year, the software and application services sector did outperform the overall UK SITS market but there is no room for complacency. The market remains a tough place to operate in because scaled up digital deployments haven’t really materialised. We’re still in the realms of small scale serial digital projects and while volumes are rising they are not substantial – yet. The growth in digital consulting demonstrates intense interest however and points to building demand, while the level of SaaS adoption (a foundation digital component) is having a more decided impact. The challenge for suppliers is converting digital interest to major revenue.
The report includes recommendations for suppliers to act on. Making the most of existing assets has long been a requirement for suppliers and enterprises. As we look at the 2017-2020 timeframe the top priority will be making use of the substantial data assets held within each and every enterprise. Those data assets will rapidly expand as businesses make the shift to data-producing digital business models. Insight from data is the most valuable output from digital transformation. As our ‘Unlocking the Intelligence’ research theme stresses, helping unlock its value through analysis to provide actionable insight is the surest way for suppliers to prove the digital transformation business case and scale digital projects across the enterprise.
Enterprise Software & Application Services Market Trends & Forecasts 2017 is available to TechMarketView subscribers who take the ESASViews research stream. If you don’t have a subscription and would like details please contact Deborah Seth.
Posted by Angela Eager at '07:59' - Tagged: markettrends software forecasts applications digital machinelearning data
We're delighted that so many of you have already booked your place at An Evening with TechMarketView next Thursday and can't wait to see you there! If you have yet to reserve your seat at An Evening with TechMarketView on Thursday 5 October there’s no time to lose. There are only a limited number of places left and these are going quickly - book your place via the website or contact our event coordinator Tina Compton (tina.compton@tx2events.com) directly.
Our fifth annual event is centred around our 2017 research theme, Unlocking the Intelligence. Hear from the TechMarketView analyst team about the trends, issues and suppliers shaping the UK software, IT services and business process services markets, now and into the future. Learn how the financial services and public sectors in particular are battling to ‘Unlock the Intelligence’ and hear from two erstwhile Little British Battlers with contrasting stories: one sold out successfully and one is scaling up and making its own acquisitions. Then take note as our Chairman Richard Holway MBE closes the show with his view of the future for the sector through to 2035 and beyond.
Run in association with Sage, the evening event commences at 6:30 pm with a welcome drinks reception. This is followed by an hour of analyst presentations in the auditorium, a pre-dinner drinks reception and then a sumptuous three-course meal. During the course of the evening there will be plenty of opportunity for you to tap the brains of the TechMarketView analyst team, as well as meeting your peers in the industry – indeed we’re told the networking is second to none.
An Evening with TechMarketView will once again be held at the magnificent premises of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at 66 Portland Place, W1B 1AD. Tickets cost £425 for TechMarketView research subscription clients and ‘Little British Battlers’ (£525 for everyone else). It has been a sell-out for the last four years, so book now and secure your place at what so many executives tell us is the one industry event they simply can’t afford to miss!
Posted by HotViews Editor at '08:31' - Tagged: events
There’s not much time before applications close for the second TechMarketView Great British Scaleup event (GBS2), to be held in London on 7-8 November.
The Great British Scaleup programme helps UK tech SMEs scale up by appraising their plans to achieve a step-change in growth in an intensive 90-minute closed-door session with TechMarketView analysts and advisors from ScaleUp Group, the team of successful tech entrepreneurs and experienced executives that have been responsible for accelerating growth and achieving successful exits at many well-known tech companies.
In this session, your company’s scale-up potential will be assessed using the ScaleUp Index, which will identify any areas of your business which might be an inhibitor to achieving your growth plans, and allow you to track your progress.
There is no charge to participate in the Great British Scaleup programme, nor any obligation to follow through on the outcomes. It is an independent insight of your company’s scale-up potential relative to your peer group, also making you feel better prepared to undertake the next stage of your scale-up journey.
There are 8 session slots available at GBS2 and it’s easy to apply. Just fill in the Pre-Qualification Form on the TechMarketView website here by Wednesday 4th October. It should not take long to complete it and we will let you know by 18th October whether your company has been selected.
In addition, every applicant will be entitled to an optional initial infrastructure assessment at no charge and with no obligation by managed cloud and infrastructure services firm Cogeco Peer 1, the Enterprise Cloud & Infrastructure Services Technology Partner for the Great British Scaleup programme.
If you have any queries about the Great British Scaleup programme, please give TechMarketView Managing Partner Anthony Miller a call (020 3002 8463) or drop him a line (amiller@techmarketview.com).
Don’t miss out on a unique opportunity to tap into the market knowledge of TechMarketView analysts and the success of ScaleUp Group advisors to understand what it could take to accelerate your company’s growth.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '07:47' - Tagged: GreatBritishScaleup
There's just two weeks to go before applications close for the second TechMarketView Great British Scaleup event (GBS2), to be held in London on 7-8 November.
If you are a privately held, UK-owned tech SME and feel that you are ready to make a step-change in growth, then you really should apply. Yours could be one of eight companies invited to meet TechMarketView analysts and advisors from GBS programme Advisory Sponsor ScaleUp Group, the team of successful tech entrepreneurs and experienced executives that have been responsible for accelerating growth – and achieving successful exits – at many well-known tech companies.
You will spend 90-minutes in an intensive session to help you uncover the opportunities for your business to scale up, using the ScaleUp Index, the new proprietary scorecard developed by ScaleUp Group. You will come away with much greater clarity on your scale-up potential and plans, and feel much better equipped to undertake the next stage of your scale-up journey.
In addition, every applicant will be entitled to an optional initial infrastructure assessment at no charge by managed cloud and infrastructure services firm Cogeco Peer 1, the Enterprise Cloud & Infrastructure Services Technology Partner for the Great British Scaleup programme.
And of course, participating companies will also enjoy invaluable exposure in TechMarketView UKHotViews, along with coverage in selected TechMarketView research.
To apply to participate in GBS2, a senior member of your team will need to complete the Pre-Qualification Form on our website here by Wednesday 4th October. We will let you know by Friday 18th October whether your application has been successful.
There is absolutely no charge, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to tap into the market knowledge of the TechMarketView team, and the entrepreneurial experience of ScaleUp Group advisors, to understand what it could take to materially accelerate your company’s growth.
For further information about the TechMarketView Great British Scaleup programme, please check out our website or contact us by email at gbs@techmarketview.com.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '07:00' - Tagged: GreatBritishScaleup
Growth and profitability of the Top 6 Indian Pure-Plays (IPPs) continued to slide in the June quarter with no sign that the trend will change any time soon.
The leading IPPs are making headway in 'breaking linearity', but not quickly enough - surely more heads must roll!
Subscribers to the TechMarketView Foundation Service can read more in the latest quarterly edition of OffshoreViews right now.
And don’t forget that everyone can read our analysis of Dr Vishal Sikka’s time as CEO of Infosys free of charge in our special OffshoreViews Extra bulletin, Infosys – The Sikka Years. Just drop an email with your name, company, and position to info@techmarketview.com putting SIKKA YEARS in the subject line.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '06:00' - Tagged: offshore
The central theme of research from TechMarketView this year has been “Unlocking the Intelligence” and what we’re seeing is a huge flood of data being created and a desire, indeed a necessity, for firms to use that data to generate more revenue and lower costs. But given all this flood of data, the disaggregation of value chains and the problem of cyber-crime, how can firms and governments be sure that they’re using the right data, that it’s correct and it’s from legitimate sources. And how can the provider of the data be sure that he is receiving his due reward for the work has put in. Central to solving these problems is the Blockchain.
Over the past couple of years, the Blockchain bandwagon has begun to roll and has gathered substantial momentum. Many observers are adamant that Blockchain and its underlying Distributed Ledger Technology can have a transformative effect on many industries, particularly within financial services, and on society at large. This report aims to put Blockchain and its potential into context, to help readers understand what is really happening within the hubbub of announcements and to identify the best way forward, for potential users and IT services suppliers.
Subscribers to FinancialServicesViews can access this important new report, here.
Posted by Peter Roe at '16:23' - Tagged: financialservices legacy regulation FinTech blockchain data
If you have yet to book your seat at An Evening with TechMarketView on Thursday 5 October there’s no time to lose! There are only a limited number of places left and these are going quickly - book your place via the website or contact our event coordinator Tina Compton (tina.compton@tx2events.com) directly.
This year our flagship annual event is centred around our 2017 research theme, Unlocking the Intelligence. Hear from the TechMarketView analyst team about the trends, issues and suppliers shaping the UK software, IT services and business process services markets, now and into the future. Learn how the financial services and public sectors in particular are battling to ‘Unlock the Intelligence’ and take note as our Chairman Richard Holway MBE closes the show with his view of the future for the sector through to 2035 and beyond.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '08:50' - Tagged: events
If you are a fast growing, privately held, UK-owned tech SME and feel that you are ready to take a step-change in growth, then you really should apply for the second TechMarketView Great British Scaleup event (GBS2), to be held in London on 7-8 November.
Yours could be one of eight companies invited to meet TechMarketView analysts and advisors from GBS programme Advisory Sponsor ScaleUp Group, the team of successful tech entrepreneurs and experienced executives that have been responsible for accelerating growth – and achieving successful exits – at many well-known tech companies. You will spend 90-minutes in an intensive session to help you uncover the opportunities and potential for your business to scale up, using the ScaleUp Index, the new proprietary scorecard developed by ScaleUp Group.
In addition, every applicant will be entitled to an optional initial infrastructure assessment at no charge by managed cloud and infrastructure services firm Cogeco Peer 1, the Enterprise Cloud & Infrastructure Services Technology Partner for the Great British Scaleup programme. And of course, participating companies will also enjoy invaluable exposure in TechMarketView UKHotViews, along with coverage in selected TechMarketView research.
To apply to participate in GBS2, a senior member of your team will need to complete the Pre-Qualification Form on our website here by Wednesday 4th October. You will be advised by Friday 18th October whether your application has been successful.
We are confident that you will come away with much greater clarity on your scale-up potential and plans, and feel much better equipped to undertake the next stage of your scale-up journey.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '07:51' - Tagged: GreatBritishScaleup
As early as 1993, The New Yorker published the famous cartoon “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog”, and 24 years later there are a lot more internet users and a lot more dogs.
It could be argued that the lack of an identity layer is one of the biggest challenges for the digital economy today. Since the digital economy is rapidly swallowing the physical one, the scale of the opportunity for those involved in providing a solution is huge. Almost every sector of the economy is affected, but the financial services sector is surely well placed to take a lead.
In this report, we review the state of digital identity and the industry that has evolved around it, with particular reference to financial services. We also examine various models for National Identity Schemes and assess the current state of digital identity, before introducing a model to help develop views concerning possible future forms of identity.
The question of Digital identity creates a substantial opportunity for SITS providers to help their Financial Services clients develop a strategy, to take advantage of the myriad emerging technologies and potentially in the development of national/global identity infrastructures.
Subscribers to FinancialServicesViews can access “FintechViews – Digital Identity” here.
Posted by Peter Roe at '08:42' - Tagged: security payments regulation digital identity FinTech
On 18 August 2017, Bangalore-based offshore services firm Infosys issued a terse statement saying, “the Board of Directors (has) accepted the notice of resignation of Dr. Vishal Sikka as the Managing Director and CEO, effective immediately.” The statement cited among his reasons for leaving, “a continuous stream of distractions and disruptions over the recent months and quarters, increasingly personal and negative as of late, as preventing management's ability to accelerate the Company's transformation”.
His resignation was not the end of the matter. The long-standing dispute between Infosys lead co-founder and industry scion, NR Narayana Murthy and the erstwhile Infosys board continues to play out in the very public eye of the very excitable Indian media.
TechMarketView Managing Partner Anthony Miller – widely acknowledged as an authority on the so-called Indian Pure-Plays (IPPs) – asks the only question that really matters about this unhappy state of affairs: Did Sikka leave Infosys in better shape than when he joined?
You may be surprised by the answer!
Subscribers to the TechMarketView Foundation Service can download the special edition OffshoreViews EXTRA: Infosys – The Sikka Years by clicking on the link.
If you are not a subscriber but would like a FREE COPY of this report, please drop your details (name, company, position) to info@techmarketview.com with SIKKA YEARS in the subject line.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '06:49' - Tagged: offshore
After the fantastic success of our inaugural Great British Scaleup event in June, we are delighted to announce that our second event (GBS2) will be held on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th November in London.
Yours could be one of the eight fast-growing UK tech SMEs selected to meet TechMarketView analysts and ScaleUp Group advisors in closed session to review the opportunities and potential for your business to scale up.
By the way, every applicant will be eligible for a free initial infrastructure assessment by managed cloud and infrastructure services firm Cogeco Peer 1, the Enterprise Cloud & Infrastructure Services Technology Partner for the Great British Scaleup programme. And of course, participating companies will also enjoy invaluable exposure in TechMarketView UKHotViews, along with coverage in selected TechMarketView research.
So, if you are a fast growing, privately held, UK-owned tech SME and feel that you are ready to make a step-change in growth rate, then you really should apply. Based on the feedback we received after our first Great British Scaleup event we are absolutely confident that you will come away with much greater clarity on your own scale-up potential and plans, and feel much better equipped to undertake the next stage of your scale-up journey.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '07:31' - Tagged: GreatBritishScaleup
Preparations are now well under way for TechMarketView's big annual event on 5 October and time is running out to book your place - if you haven't already done so now is the time to do it! Click here to secure your place and join some two hundred CXOs from the world UK tech for an evening of analyst insight and first class networking with your peers over drinks and dinner.
Our annual flagship event, An Evening with TechMarketView is being held on Thursday 5th October 2017, in association with Sage, the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems.
We have an exciting evening of future-gazing planned, covering a vast spectrum of trends and issues that we believe will fundamentally determine the prospects for the UK tech market over the next several years. The entire TechMarketView analyst team will be on stage, though not all at the same time! They will share their views on what the future holds for tech suppliers – from startups to the beasts of the jungle – in a market where the difference between winning and losing has never been more finely balanced, and where customer loyalty is fast becoming a contradiction in terms.
The event commences at 6:30 pm with a welcome drinks reception and includes a sumptuous three-course meal and second drinks reception. During the course of the evening there will be plenty of opportunity for you to tap the brains of the TechMarketView analyst team, as well as meeting your peers in the industry.
An Evening with TechMarketView will be held at the magnificent premises of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at 66 Portland Place, W1B 1AD. Tickets cost £425 for TechMarketView research subscription clients (£525 for everyone else).
For further details and to book places please visit the tx2Events website, or contact our event coordinator Tina Compton (tina.compton@tx2events.com).
An Evening with TechMarketView has been a sell-out for the last four years, so book now and secure your place at what so many executives tell us is the one industry event they simply can’t afford to miss!
Posted by HotViews Editor at '09:36' - Tagged: events
After the fantastic success of our inaugural Great British Scaleup event in June, we are delighted to announce that our second event will have even more opportunities for potential scale-ups to participate.
Scheduled for Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th November in London, the second Great British Scaleup event – GBS2 – will include eight fast-growing UK tech SMEs that believe they have the potential to grow even faster.
All participants will be assessed using our new ScaleUp Index, a proprietary scorecard developed by Great British Scaleup programme Advisory Sponsor, ScaleUp Group, whose team of successful tech entrepreneurs and experienced executives have been responsible for accelerating growth – and achieving successful exits – at many well-known tech companies.
In addition, every applicant will be eligible for a free initial infrastructure assessment by managed cloud and infrastructure services firm Cogeco Peer 1, the Enterprise Cloud & Infrastructure Services Technology Partner for the Great British Scaleup programme.
Plus, participating companies will also enjoy invaluable exposure in TechMarketView UKHotViews, along with coverage in selected TechMarketView research.
So, if you are a fast growing, privately held, UK-owned tech SME and feel that you are ready to make a step-change in growth rate, then you really should apply.
Successful applicants will be invited to join us at GBS2 to engage in an intensive 90-minute, closed-door session to discuss their business plans and prospects in confidence with TechMarketView analysts and ScaleUp Group advisors. Based on the feedback we received after our inaugural Great British Scaleup event we are absolutely confident that you will come away with much greater clarity on your own scale-up potential and plans, and feel much better prepared to undertake the next stage of your scale-up journey.
There is absolutely no charge to participate in the TechMarketView Great British Scaleup Programme, so don’t miss out on the opportunity to tap into the market knowledge of the TechMarketView team, and the entrepreneurial experience of ScaleUp Group advisors, and see if you really have what it takes to become the next Great British Scaleup!
Posted by HotViews Editor at '06:00'
Containers have progressed from being a relatively niche technology just a few years ago to becoming the method of choice for developing new workloads in the cloud. Furthermore, some believe they will largely displace virtual machines as the preferred way of operating workloads, whether on-premise or in the cloud.
The recent interest in containers is largely attributed to the efforts of Docker, which took the containers concept and built a platform that made it simple to create and deploy workloads in containers.
In this research note we examine some of the key players and the opportunities and challenges they face. The research note will help you understand the main use cases, how Docker’s platform compares with the others, and how the market opportunities are shaping up.
Subscribers to InfrastructureViews can read the research here: Understanding the containers ecosystem.
If you would like to become a subscriber to InfrastructureViews, please contact Deb Seth.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '09:12' - Tagged: cloud research containers
What does the future hold for the UK software, IT services and business process services sectors? If you want to know what we think, join us – and over two hundred CXOs from the world of UK tech and beyond – at our annual flagship event, An Evening with TechMarketView held on Thursday 5th October 2017, in association with Sage, the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems.
We have an exciting evening of future-gazing planned, covering a vast spectrum of trends and issues that we believe will fundamentally determine the prospects for the UK tech market over the next several years.
The entire TechMarketView analyst team will be on stage, though not all at the same time! They will share their views on what the future holds for tech suppliers – from startups to the beasts of the jungle – in a market where the difference between winning and losing has never been more finely balanced, and where customer loyalty is fast becoming a contradiction in terms.
An Evening with TechMarketView will be held at the magnificent premises of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) at 66 Portland Place, W1B 1AD. Tickets cost £525 (£425 for TechMarketView research subscription clients).
For further details and to book places please visit the tx2Events website, or contact our event coordinator Tina Compton(tina.compton@tx2events.com).
Posted by HotViews Editor at '08:59' - Tagged: events
If you want to know what we think, join us – and well over two hundred CXOs from the world of UK tech and beyond – at our annual flagship event, An Evening with TechMarketView held on Thursday 5th October 2017, in association with Sage, the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payment systems.
Posted by HotViews Editor at '09:13' - Tagged: events
