Sydney, October 7, 2025 / prnewswire/ – Global Management Consultant Company Argon & Co A new white paper exploring the future of enterprise and industry 5.0 predicts that traditional software (SAAS) models may be deprecated in 2028.
White paper, “Iris. AI enlightened with real ROI”Australian companies predict that AI applications agility, customization capabilities and economic pressure will rapidly abandon traditional SaaS models as they force a fundamental reinvention of the entire software category.
According to the paper, Argon & Co's predictions suggest the following trajectory:
Now AI engagement options (“experiments layer”) are evolving rapidly as they can increasingly tune the way users receive AI insights, for example, as a set of interactive charts or in the form of audio descriptions explained via dynamic chatbots.
In the next six monthsthrough a new category called “AI Platforms,” we see the spread of new AI applications that work together more seamlessly. These platforms are “cloud-based” (hosted on cloud infrastructures such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), “on-premises” (deployed within your organization's own infrastructure), or “AI-AS-AS-AS-ASRVICE (AIAAS)” (connected to AI services via pre-built components).
In 12 monthsbusinesses begin to realize that consumers are gaining more benefits than AI, and guide companies to explore ways to better connect their personal use of AI with their own operations.
In 18 monthsthe boundary between human and machine interaction is blurred to the point where we reach Industry 5.0. There, humans and AI work side by side in a more natural and integrated way.
In 24 monthsintellectual “superpowers” such as artificial general information and super intelligence can begin tackling major global challenges in health, economy and society, providing tools that have never been seen before.
In 36 monthsSoftware-as-as-assassassa-sighe's revenues are so rapidly damaged by new AI innovations that the entire industry will need to completely reinvent itself or become obsolete.
This paper explores the power of multiple competing AI in the form of “industrial paralysis” that has now created market disruptions and is stuck in AI proof-of-concept or strategic settings instead of implementation.
As an antidote to current paralysis, Argon & Co released data on AI and Operations Consultancy “Iris” at APAC, which was released with the author of the paper. Aiden Heke He has been appointed Managing Director.
IRIS offers the functionality of a SaaS platform, but with the exponential possibilities of AI and without the punitive licensing regime of legacy providers, it now offers 10x return on investment (ROI) for its clients.
You can strategically inform your enterprise's AI strategy, implement multiple AI and automation solutions already produced with clients, and manage this new category of AI software through your own AI enterprise platform.
In an IRIS case study, one major real estate developer reduced HR efforts by 70% through AI assistants, while the global drink brand reduced ERP processing efforts by 70% and accelerated 5X content creation with Genai tools.
These examples show that what once took months can now be achieved in weeks and weeks at a cost, allowing businesses to maintain their schedules and achieve the profits of their projects well beyond their expectations.
Argon & Co. According to the world as a whole, decisions about enterprise software, especially will become increasingly important, as it adapts to the new AI-based reality.
Paul Eastwood, managing partner at Argon & Co, said: “We are witnessing the beginning of the end of traditional SaaS. Committing to a multi-year SaaS platform rollout could potentially be a career-ending for executives. We gave SaaS until 2028 before phased out, but given the speed at which companies are competing for gaining AI opportunities, it could actually be generous.
“The traditional SaaS model based on punitive licensing regimes and vendor lock-in cannot compete with ROIs that look like highway robberies for unlimited customization, true data ownership, and traditional software investments.
“And by turning a six-month, $1 million project into a nine-week sprint at a quarter cost, the transformation of AI shows that this is happening now, not the future, and that this is happening now, sails.”
Aiden Heke, managing director at Iris, said: “Throughout my career, I have seen brilliant executives paralyze choices when it comes to data management and enterprise software decisions.
“Australia's productivity continues to slow other developing countries as well, and this is the celestial gem around our collective economic neck. Invention is not our problem – technology is here.
“In my new role, I look forward to helping these executives unlock noise and find solutions that will bring about real change. We live in a very exciting time. AI can actually bring immediate business value without the traditional risk of adopting AI, turning AI skeptics into success stories and creating competitiveness for clients in the global market.
Argon & Co.Argon & Co) is a global management consultant specializing in operational strategy and transformation. That expertise spans supply chain planning, manufacturing, logistics, procurement, finance and shared services, working with clients to transform businesses and create real change.
Those people work together and trust from their clients to get the job done.
Argon & Co has 17 offices in Europe, Australia, America, Asia and the Middle East.
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