target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Apr 2024 - Document type: IDC Perspective - Doc  Document number: # US51966624

AI Partner Ecosystem and Roles

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  • Courtney Munroe Loading
  • Douglas Hayward Loading
  • Erin Hichman Loading
  • Leslie Rosenberg Loading
  • Jennifer Thomson Loading
  • Steve White Loading
  • Abhishek Mukherjee Loading

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  • Executive Snapshot

    • Figure: Executive Snapshot: The AI Ecosystem — From Innovation to Dissemination

  • Situation Overview

    • Examples of GenAI's Internal Potential for the Marketing and Sales Function

    • Examples of GenAI's External Potential for the Marketing and Sales Function

    • The Bold-and-Cautious Paradox

    • Figure: Key Benefits of Using External Services for AI

    • The AI Ecosystem

    • Business Consulting Firms: Bain & Company, BCG, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, McKinsey & Company, and PwC

    • IT Consulting Firms: Accenture, Capgemini, Cognizant, NTT DATA, TCS, and Wipro

    • Custom Application Development Firms: Cognizant, Capgemini, NTT DATA, and Infosys

    • Systems Integration Firms: Accenture, Deloitte, NTT DATA, and Infosys

    • Network Consulting and Integration Firms: Cisco, HPE, Wipro, and Orange

    • Product Engineering Services Firms: Capgemini, Cyient, Bosch, and Tech Mahindra

    • Operational Technology Services Firms: Accenture, EY, and TCS

    • Managed Services Firms: Infosys, Oracle, Kyndryl, Verizon, NTT DATA, and HCL

    • Hosting/Datacenter Infrastructure Services: Equinix, Digital Realty Trust, NTT, Rackspace, and GoDaddy

    • Communications Service Providers: AT&T, Vodafone, NTT, RingCentral, and Twilio

    • Digital Infrastructure Vendors: NVIDIA, Qualcomm, AMD, Cisco, Dell Technologies, and HPE

    • Support Services Firms: Microsoft, Dell Technologies, NVIDIA, AWS, and HPE

    • Choosing The Right Services Vendors

    • Figure: Leading Strategic Generative AI Technology Partners in the Next 18 Months

    • Illustrative Examples of Vendor Investment and Ecosystem Activity for AI

    • Sustainability and Responsible AI Shape the Direction of Ecosystem Development

  • Advice for the Technology Buyer

  • Learn More

    • Related Research

    • Synopsis