Forrester iconForresterAug 27, 2026

Service Providers Are Acquiring Their Way To Relevance And Survival In An AI-Powered World

As Darwinian creatures born to survive, providers have a long history of buying what they need. Today, that means they are buying asset-centric firms to survive AI disruption and gearing up for the complex work of AI transformation.

Service Providers Are Acquiring Their Way To Relevance And Survival In An AI-Powered World

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As Darwinian creatures born to survive, providers have a long history of buying what they need.

Today, that means they are buying asset-centric firms to survive AI disruption and gearing up for the complex work of AI transformation.

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As Darwinian creatures born to survive, providers have a long history of buying what they need. Today, that means they are buying asset-centric firms to survive AI disruption and gearing up for the complex work of AI transformation.

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