A decade after SaaS redefined enterprise software delivery, a new force — artificial intelligence — is resetting expectations for how digital systems should perform. While many headlines frame AI as the next great disruptor, industry leaders increasingly describe the moment as a convergence rather than a replacement.
One example surfaced this week when Vendavo, a global SaaS provider known for powering commercial excellence across industrial sectors, announced a major AI-driven engineering partnership with Ness Digital Engineering. The collaboration aims to embed AI across Vendavo’s product engineering lifecycle to deliver long-term value and improved efficiency for manufacturers and distributors worldwide.
This move comes as the global services landscape shifts rapidly. India, in particular, has doubled its share of global services exports over the past two decades, with a marked pivot from traditional IT services toward engineering and AI capabilities. Ness is among the firms leading this transition, providing intelligent software engineering, data modernization, and cloud-based solutions to enterprise clients.
“As a market leader, our responsibility is to anticipate where commercial platforms must evolve,” said Sharath Dorbala, CEO of Vendavo. “Ness gives us the engineering depth and AI-first approach needed to accelerate this evolution.”
Ness will build the Vendavo Intelligent Engineering Center, powered by its proprietary ATONIS™ AI engineering platform. The center will support automation-first development, reusable software components, and KPI-driven governance — all aimed at increasing engineering velocity and product scalability.
For Ness, the partnership reflects a broader industry shift toward AI-enabled modernization inside enterprise ecosystems. “Vendavo exemplifies the readiness required to adopt AI at scale,” said Ness CEO Dr. Ranjit Tinaikar.
The collaboration will also create a dedicated Innovation Studio for rapid prototyping and Vendavo University for talent development — a signal that both companies view workforce readiness as essential to sustaining AI-driven growth.
Vendavo, which serves more than 11,000 global customers, is positioning itself to compete in a market where enterprise software providers must innovate more aggressively to stay ahead of expectations. The message is clear: SaaS is not being eclipsed by AI — it’s being reengineered by it.