• Tercera analysis flagged erosion in pricing power for basic software implementations as low-code SaaS platforms, AI coding, automated deployment reduce differentiation.
• Services demand is shifting toward orchestration across data, systems, agents, governance to deliver business outcomes rather than single-platform go-lives.
• Enterprises average 957 applications; 27% are connected; IT teams spend 36% of time on custom integrations, the report cited.
• McKinsey estimate cited nearly USD 200 billion in new enterprise digital-services spending tied to agentic AI, including orchestration, security, governance.
• Work is expected to expand into process redesign, architecture, exception handling, monitoring, creating longer-duration, higher-value engagements for services firms.

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