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79% of Executives Attend Global Events to Learn from Real Case Studies, 55% Also Cite Networking with Peers—Everest Group

Everest Group

The agenda is designed to help C-suite leaders and teams in global business services, sourcing and vendor management, and shared services operate at peak productivity and efficiency. The theme of the conference is “The Pragmatic Edge: Designing Your Future.” Find further details and in-depth content at www.everestgrp.com.

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For the planet and people: IBM’s focus on AI ethics in sustainability

IBM Services

According to the European Union’s 2023 Energy Efficiency Directive , Europe’s data center electricity consumption is expected to grow 28% from 2018 to 2030, exemplifying the environmental costs of AI usage. In 2023, 28 data centers globally received 100% of their electricity from renewable sources.

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What you need to know about China Dropshipping

Sourcing Captain

billion by 2025, which translates to a CAGR of 28.8% Efficient shipping. Due to language differences, clear and efficient communication can be a little difficult, especially when you are sitting miles away. Most of these challenges can be overcome by having a local sourcing agent or project manager steering your project.

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The future of application delivery starts with modernization

IBM Services

IDC estimates that 750 million cloud native will be built by 2025. How can you pivot efficiently in response to the changing market conditions? How efficient is your release process? Where and how these applications are deployed will impact time to market and value realization. It is a lightweight, fast Java runtime.

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The power of remote engine execution for ETL/ELT data pipelines

IBM Business Partners

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), stored data is set to increase by 250% by 2025 , with data rapidly propagating on-premises and across clouds, applications and locations with compromised quality. Data must be combined and harmonized from multiple sources into a unified, coherent format before being used with AI models.

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Renewable energy trends and developments powering a cleaner future

IBM Services

The agency predicts that by 2025, renewable energy will surpass coal to become the world’s top source of electricity. Wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation are forecast to exceed nuclear power generation in 2025 and 2026, respectively.

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Enterprises Aim to Move Beyond Pilots, Accelerate Consumption of AI in 2024—Everest Group, Yates Ltd.

Everest Group

Our research clearly documents that most organizations are in what we call ‘Wave 1’ or the pilot phase of gen AI adoption; however, in 2024 and 2025 we fully expect more organizations to advance to the ‘Wave 2’ phase of production-grade deployments. is a WBENC-certified woman-owned business.