SHI’s Research Breakdown
SHI’s Research Breakdown is your audio companion to SHI’s Research Roundup newsletter, offering sharp, focused conversations that take you beyond the headlines. Each episode dives deep into a single research topic from the newsletter, unpacking key insights, implications, and unanswered questions with subject matter experts from across the tech industry.
Whether it’s AI, cybersecurity, cloud strategy, or IT asset management, we break down the research so IT leaders, decision-makers, and curious minds can understand what it really means for their business and why it matters now. In about 15 minutes, you’ll be better equipped to lead in a rapidly evolving digital world.
Follow SHI’s Research Breakdown for a dose of clarity, context, and expert commentary—because the tech trends shaping tomorrow deserve more than a headline.
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Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
In this episode of SHI’s Research Breakdown, Victoria Barber, Head of Strategic Insights at SHI, sits down with Field CTO Dave Gruver to unpack one of Gartner’s most thought-provoking reports—the Hype Cycle for Trends Beyond Technology, which we covered in the very first edition of the Research Roundup newsletter.
Unlike traditional Hype Cycles focused on specific tools or disciplines, this one zooms out to examine the broader forces shaping our world: from geopolitical shifts and generational divides to workforce transformation and the erosion of critical thinking in an AI-saturated landscape.
Victoria and Dave explore how businesses can build frameworks for smarter decision-making in an era of information overload and technological acceleration. They touch on everything from the rise of global talent pools to the role of curiosity in future-proofing your career.
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Discussed in this episode
Gartner research that tracks non-tech forces that impact tech decisions
The balancing act between innovation and information overwhelm
How global demographic shifts will redefine work and talent sourcing
Why curiosity may be the most important skill in the AI age
Friday Jul 04, 2025
Friday Jul 04, 2025
Welcome to the first episode of SHI’s Research Breakdown! In each episode, we’ll connect with experts to dive deeper into one of the topics from SHI’s Research Roundup LinkedIn Newsletter.
In this debut episode, Victoria Barber (Senior Director of Strategic Insights at SHI) is joined by Shane Cronin, Head of ITAM Services at SHI, and Jennifer Kuvlesky, Director of Product Marketing at Flexera, to unpack the findings from Flexera’s 2025 State of ITAM Report.
Together, they dive into why audit costs remain stubbornly high, the persistent challenges of IT asset sprawl, and how AI and FinOps are reshaping ITAM practices. The episode sheds light on what’s holding ITAM back and where the opportunities lie for organizations ready to evolve.
Discussed in this episode
Why 45% of organizations paid over $1M in audit costs in the past 3 years
The reactive trap: Why ITAM maturity remains low despite years of effort
30% waste: The true cost of software sprawl and what to do about it
SaaS déjà vu: Why generative AI may repeat past governance failures
FinOps + ITAM: The growing convergence and why it matters
Strategic reporting lines and the importance of business alignment
How AI could both complicate and streamline ITAM practices
The role of partners in supplementing internal ITAM expertise