Dear Analyst Relations colleagues –
As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2022, and two years since the start of the COVID pandemic, it feels like the right time to pause to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re headed. In this spirit, we’re making some changes here at Everest Group as well. I am happy to say that I have rejoined Everest Group in the newly created role of Vice President of Analyst Relations Engagement! As part of this new role, authorship of the quarterly Analyst Relations Newsletter will pass from Elizabeth Boudrie to me. I have to thank Elizabeth for being such a good steward of this quarterly newsletter and for setting me up for success right from the start!
In my new role as VP, Analyst Relations Engagement, I will focus on bringing an institutional lens to how our firm interacts with and supports the analyst relations professionals in our industry. My role is in addition to the relationships you may already have with our analysts and Client Directors – we’re all working together as a team. My role is to learn about AR professionals’ priorities and experiences and to integrate that perspective into Everest Group’s offerings, processes, and investments. As someone with over 20 years of background as an analyst and a deep familiarity with Everest Group, I hope to bring a unique nuance to our conversations. Thanks to all who have already shared with me their thoughts, and I look forward to speaking with many of you in the coming months. I’m available when you are!
Each of our newsletters focuses on a theme, and this issue is no exception. The dramatic events taking place in Ukraine have us all thinking about the impact to service delivery from locations around the region and the world more broadly. Perhaps no other research firm has the breadth and depth of readily available locations research. Not only do we have data about the facts on the ground, but we have the expertise to provide analysis and perspective on the impact of events as they unfold. Additionally, Everest Group’s Europe-based team offers nuanced perspectives only possible when you’re on the ground closer to developments.
In this issue, we highlight some of the thought pieces, roundtables, webinars, and assessments we’ve already published on the topic, but also those that are forthcoming. Our Global Locations team will continue to follow developments closely and will offer valuable insights to our clients on managing their global delivery centers and their sourcing relationships from various perspectives, including talent, security, and pricing, among other things.
Best regards –
Katrina Menzigian
Vice President, Analyst Relations Engagement
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Special Coverage: Ukraine-Russia Crisis
In response to the unfolding events in Ukraine, we have created a resource center where you’ll find our consolidated coverage of this evolving situation.
We begin with comments from our CEO, Peter Bendor-Samuel.
Impact of the Ukraine Crisis on the Global IT and Engineering Services Market | #PetersPerspective
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5G Technology Advances Overshadowed by Ongoing Spectrum Wrangling | In the News
Nitish Mittal, Partner at Everest Group, says while there have been “a lot of initiatives in the US and European markets” from regulators focused on spectrum allocation, they have not been met by “equal improvement in 5G adoption and applications.”
The Coder Supply Chain Runs through Ukraine | In the News
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Edge Computing and 5G: What’s Next for Enterprise IT? | In the News
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