IT Services Sector Scorecard - Thematic Intelligence

IT Services Sector Scorecard - Thematic Intelligence
Summary

Companies scoring strongly in the cloud, data analytics, and future of work themes lead the thematic screen of GlobalData’s IT services sector scorecard. The ranking is dominated by the global IT services giants Accenture, IBM, and Infosys, closely followed by Capgemini, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and NTT Data. Indian-headquartered vendors account for four of the top 10 positions, suggesting they are successfully adapting their strategies to the long-term concern of a declining cost advantage versus their US and European peers.

Key Highlights

Leading IT services companies are upskilling their workforces in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, particularly generative AI, as they see a significant advisory opportunity. This typically comes in the form of partnerships with cloud vendors like Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon. A case in point is Accenture, which announced a $3 billion investment this quarter to expand its data and AI practice to offer new industry solutions and pre-built models.

ScopeThis sector scorecard provides a top-down, comprehensive outlook for the key players in the IT services sector over the next two years, based on the key themes set to transform their industry landscape.Reasons to BuyCompanies that invest in the right themes become success stories. Those that miss the important themes in their industry end up as failures.GlobalData’s thematic research ecosystem is a single, integrated global research platform that provides an easy-to-use framework for tracking all themes across all companies in all sectors. It has a proven track record of identifying the important themes early, enabling companies to make the right investments ahead of the competition, and secure that all-important competitive advantage.At GlobalData, we have developed a unique thematic methodology for ranking all major companies in all major sectors based on their relative strength in the big themes that are impacting their industries. Our thematic engine tags over 145 million data items across five alternative data sets—patents, jobs, deals, filings, and news—to themes. The vast datasets within our thematic engine help our analysts to produce sector scorecards that identify the companies best placed to succeed in a future filled with multiple disruptive threats.