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6 best practices for better vendor management

CIO

And how well an IT leader deals with and orchestrates vendor relationships can mean the difference between a well-organized and efficient IT operation and a mess that costs an organization millions of dollars without delivering positive results. Here are several key tips for making the most of vendor relationships.

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Travelex leverages cloud-based customer data platform to boost retention

CIO

billion, according to Allied Market Research. It’s bad news for us because we aspire to have repeat customers, and it’s bad news for our customers because they just waste money servicing an inactive or idle card.” Money generated from prepaid travel cards is set to quadruple between 2022 and 2032, from $120.5 billion to $492.80

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Why Ruby Life CISO George Al Koura puts people first

CIO

But when it comes to actual business, George Al Koura, CISO of online dating company Ruby Life, has built a career on how long-term success depends on building team cohesion within the organization, and elevating the relationship with partners outside it. C-Suite, CIO, IT Leadership, Relationship Building, Vendor Management

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Free Migrations Break the Stalemate Between Inertia and Modernization

Infinidat

Migrations consume scarce staff resources; they are time-consuming, create financial and operational risks, and complicate vendor relations. Free migrations are the easiest and safest way to bound the risks and costs of changing storage vendors. VP of Product Marketing at Infinidat. Why are data migrations painful? Let’s talk.

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Free Migrations Break the Stalemate Between Inertia and Modernization

Infinidat

Migrations consume scarce staff resources; they are time-consuming, create financial and operational risks, and complicate vendor relations. Free migrations are the easiest and safest way to bound the risks and costs of changing storage vendors. VP of Product Marketing at Infinidat. Why are data migrations painful? Let’s talk.

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Competency Lost

The Agile Manager

The captive corporate IT department was a relatively early adopter of Agile management practices, largely out of desperation. Years of expensive overshoots, canceled projects, and poor quality solutions gave IT not just a bad reputation, but a confrontational relationship with its host business.

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Don’t Let Strategic Debt Suffocate Your Organization

GreenBar

.” The CEO who said that to me was a successful entrepreneur who had grown his startup into a 25-person marketing company serving hundreds of brands. For example, a marketing person is responsible for technical issues (or vice versa). Your original framework for success drifts from the framework your organization needs today.