AVANT | State of Disruption | 4 How to Interpret the Term “Growth” Much of the data provided in this report measures “growth.” This begs the question, “What kind of growth?” In the context of this report, “growth correlates to the recent usage reported by respondents as compared to their anticipated level of usage over the near term. This translates to the growth in “disruption” against legacy technologies, the identities of which vary based on the specific technology displacing the older ones. This ultimately refers to shifts in investment, focus, interest, and, ultimately, user seats and general uptake. In other words, this is the “AVANT State of Disruption Report.”