Ascendion Recognized as Leader in Digital Engineering Services
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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- Industry Leadership: Ascendion has been recognized as a Leader in the Integrated Platform and Application Services quadrant of the ISG Provider Lens® Digital Engineering Services 2026 report, reflecting its capability to unlock value from agentic AI in enterprise production, marking a significant position in the rapidly evolving digital transformation market.
- Significant Modernization Achievements: Utilizing its AAVA agentic AI platform, Ascendion reverse-engineered over 900,000 lines of 1980s code in just three weeks, halving the completion time and reducing costs by a third compared to traditional methods, showcasing its efficiency beyond conventional approaches.
- Enhanced Client Impact: For a 200-year-old UK bank, Ascendion mapped the architecture in weeks, protecting 5.2 million customers and achieving 50-75% velocity gains on the platform rebuild, significantly enhancing customer service capabilities.
- Large-Scale AI Deployment: In one of the largest enterprise agentic AI implementations for a Fortune 100 technology company, Ascendion deployed over 4,000 agents across 2,500 workflows, freeing thousands of engineers to focus on innovation, accelerating time-to-market by 40%, and unlocking over $500 million in projected savings.
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Information Services Group, Inc. is a global artificial intelligence (AI)-centered technology research and advisory firm. The Company specializes in digital transformation services, including sourcing advisory, cloud and data analytics; managed governance and risk services, network carrier services, technology strategy and operations design; change management, and market intelligence and technology research and analysis. The Company’s ISG Network and Software Advisory services and its software platforms, including ISG GovernX and ISG Tango. ISG GovernX includes real-time third-party risk management capabilities, including integrated data feeds and real-time alerts. ISG Tango sourcing platform is an AI-embedded, comprehensive solution that enables enterprises and public sector organizations to evaluate their business requirements and identify desired outcomes. Its AI Maturity Index, a data-driven assessment platform designed to benchmark workforce readiness for AI at scale.
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Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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